The Camden Windjammer Festival takes place every year on Labor Day Weekend, and is a real celebration of this beautiful harbor on the Coast of Maine.   Billed as the place where the mountains meet the sea, this is a really spectacular spot to enjoy a late summer getaway. 

The Windjammer Festival celebrates the great sailing schooners which are a part of Camden’s maritime history.  The Maine Windjammer Fleet sails into the picturesque harbor and all of the ships are available for visits.  The festival itself is in the waterfront parking lot right behind all of the shops and restaurants of Camden and in the waterfront park overlooking the Harbor.  The Festival is replete with many exhibitions and performances throughout the Labor Day Weekend.  Schooner rides are available throughout the period, and many of the shops have specials for just this festival.  All of the restaurants gear up for this very popular weekend.

This Windjammer Festival is truly a celebration for this seaside community, and should be on everyone’s list of things to do and see in Maine this summer.  Luckily, one of our fantastic Distinctive Inns, the Camden Maine Stay Inn, is located right in the heart of Camden in the High Street Historic District, just a few blocks from this Festival.  So make your reservations as soon as possible, because both Camden and the Inn will fill up quickly.  Best of all, enjoy the Windjammers, as they are a spectacular treasure of Maine!

If you are traveling on the Coast of Maine, one must see is Camden, a quintessential Maine village “where the mountains meet the sea.”  This acclaimed “Jewel” of the Coast, became a famous tourist destination in the 1950’s when the classic movie “Peyton Place” was shot there.  It has never looked back from that time and is replete with wonderful shops and bed and breakfast inns, many converted from 18th and 19th Century Sea Captains houses.  It is also one of the epicenters of Maine’s resurgent restaurant explosion.  Some of the finest eating establishments in New England are located right in the village,  just a short walk from one of Camden’s award-wining Bed and Breakfast Inns, the Camden Maine Stay.  Of course, this is also one of our great Distinctive Inns of New England.  For your culinary delight, here are our favorite eating establishments in this wonderful village, aptly put, “The Best Restaurants in Camden, Maine.”  A visit to the Camden Maine Stay Inn gets you to your choice of any of these fine eateries. (more…)

The Camden Opera House hosts a thrilling occasion for the musically enthused. Scheduled for the summer of 2008 are several showings varying from Deathtrap! to Seussical the Musical! The atmosphere is equivalently pleasurable as the highlighted shows. What additionally makes the opera house exquisite is the recently renovated Victorian style together with grand chandeliers, a horseshoe balcony, and antique moldings. The 500-person capacity and three distinct function rooms cater to all performers any size. And better yet, a quality seat stands at a sheer $16.00 per person; so don’t hesitate to see more than one show. Settle down after a show to elegant and romantic ambiance not even a half a mile down the road.