| About the Brookside House |
| The Brookside House is a historic property in Locke Mills, a village in the town of Greenwood, Maine. Formerly the Brookside Inn, this comfortable house sits next to a brook with a waterfall. Year-round activities are nearby at Mt. Abram Family Resort, Sunday River Ski Resort, and the many local ponds. Come stay and enjoy the Brookside House in any season. The oldest part of the Brookside House dates to the 1850's. Several additions and some recent renovations give the Brookside House a comfortable, campy character. In its early days, it was a rooming house with carriage service, serving the nearby railroad station (long ago closed and demolished) and the old local mills (Mr. Locke's Mills). More recently, in the 1980's and 90's the Brookside House was operated as an Inn by the previous owner. LL Bean was born nearby in 1873 (in Greenwood) and in 1912, he started the company that bears his name. LL Bean's parents owned and operated the Mt Abram Hotel. Unfortunately, the Mt Abram hotel burned down long ago. Visit the local Historical Societies in Greenwood and Bethel. Visit LL Bean in Freeport, a little more than a 1 hour drive to the coast. BROOKSIDE HOUSE: 6 bedroom, 3 bath unit. Fully equipped kitchen, large dining room & living room. Each bedroom has 1 double bed. 1 bedroom has an extra single bed, 1 bedroom has a crib. House sleeps 13 adults in beds. Please bring your own sheets, pillow cases and towels. We provide pillows, comforters and extra blankets. OWNERS APARTMENT: 1 bedroom, 1 bath unit on street level. Fully equipped kitchen/dining room, bedroom with 1 single bed, living room with sleep sofa. Please bring your own sheets, pillow cases and towels. We provide pillows, comforters and extra blankets. ACTIVITIES: ALL UNDERLINED ITEMS ARE INTERNET LINKS! ALPINE SKIING, Mt Abram Family Resort is about a 3 minute drive. Sunday River is about a 20 minute drive. Wildcat and Shawnee Peak are about a 1 hour drive. Cannon Mt and The Balsams are about a 1.5 hour drive. Sugarloaf USA is about a 2 hour drive. NORDIC SKIING, typically from December to April. The Bethel Inn & Country Club Nordic Center Carter's Cross Country Ski Center Sunday River Inn & Cross Country Ski Center MT BIKING, Sunday River has accessable trails, usually from Memorial day weekend through Labor Day. Check out bikerag.com for info on other riding areas too. BOATING, typically from May to September. A public boat ramp is about 200 yards from the Brookside House, providing access to Greenwood's three interconnected Great Ponds. Personal Watercraft are prohibited on all of Greenwood's ponds by State Law. SWIMMING, The public Greenwood Town Beach is on South Pond, two miles south of the Brookside House on the Greenwood Road. Or try Littlefield Beaches Campground on ME Rt 26 in Greenwood. HIKING, the Appalacian Trail is about 20 miles north on ME Rt 26 in Grafton Notch State Park. Mt Washington and White Mountain National Forest are about 30 miles west of Bethel on US Rt 2. Check out the Appalacian Mountain Club and the Maine Chapter of the AMC. FOLIAGE, typically at its peak in late September or early October. DINING, my favorite is The Sudbury Inn in Bethel. Excellent meals at moderate prices. If you are looking for the best, and are willing to pay a little extra, try Bistro L'Auberge. Lower priced options are Sud's Pub in the basement of the Sudbury Inn, Pat's Pizza and Finish Line pizza, all in Bethel. RAIL BUFFS, The Grand Trunk rail line is nearby, operated by the St Lawrence and Atlantic Railway. A few trains roll by almost every day! Check out the Mt Washington Cog Railway, about a 1.5 hour drive. ROCK AND MINERAL COLLECTING, the local area of Maine, Oxford County, is famous for Tourmaline, Beryl, Topaz and other semi-precious gems. Gems from Maine are on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. There are several mineral collecting sites in the area. Check out The State of Maine Geological Survey Or, visit Perham's in West Paris on the corner of ME Rt 26 & ME Rt 219. Visit Mt. Mica Rarities on Main St in Locke Mills. MORE YEAR ROUND ACTIVITIES, listed at the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce. CONTACT INFO: Justin Wilk, owner e-mail: [email protected] |
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| REMAINING HOLIDAY PERIODS FOR THE 2005 SUMMER SEASON ARE : MEMORIAL 3 DAY WEEKEND JULY 4TH WEEKEND LABOR DAY WEEKEND |
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| AS OF APRIL 16, 2005, BOOKED DATES FOR THE BROOKSIDE HOUSE DURING 2005 SUMMER SEASON ARE: NONE |
| AS OF APRIL 16, 2005 BOOKED DATES FOR THE OWNERS APARTMENT DURING 2005 ARE: MONTH OF JUNE |
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