Pop the Cork 2011 at Cellardoor Winery
We are always on the lookout for events that we think our Hartstone Inn guests will enjoy! WHEN: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 5:30-10PM WHERE: Cellardoor Winery 367 Youngtown Rd, Lincolnville ME 04849 Phone: (207) 763-4478 From their website: “Join Cellardoor Winery and Megunticook Market on June 23, 2011 for its 4th annual Pop The Cork […]
Lobster Fishing in Camden on the Lively Lady Too
What better way to experience Maine then to take a trip on an authentic lobster boat! This is a Hartstone Inn favorite! Their website describes the trip best: “The captain hauls up traps, takes out the live lobsters, bands them and makes comments. You’ll learn whether the lobster is hard shell, soft shell, male or female. […]
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
For our Hartstone Inn guests who enjoy art, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is wonderful place to visit on your next trip to Camden, Maine. It is located right next door, in downtown Rockport. Here are some frequently asked questions from their website: What kind of art do you show? Our specialty is contemporary art of […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure to Tuscany: Pizza Night!
Italy is known for it’s pizza and the guests on our recent Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure to Tuscany couldn’t wait to make their own! Pizza night at the Villa consisted of each guest rolling out their own homemade dough thinly and topping it with some (or all as some did) of the variety of toppings […]
New Restaurant in Camden: 57 Bayview Bar & Bistro
We always want to keep our guests here at The Hartstone Inn informed on what is new in the Camden dinning scene. As we have mentioned in previous blog entries, several new restaurants have opened in Camden recently. 57 Bayview Bar and Bistro, located where Ephemere restaurant was formerly, opened April 9th. Read about the new restaurant in the […]
Camden Bay Chamber Concert: Héctor Del Curto’s Eternal Tango Quartet
We are so fortunate to have the Bay Chamber Concerts here in Camden and Rockport. Since 1961 this non profit organization has provided classical, jazz and world music plus dance events to our mid coast area. They also provide educational opportunities to Maine musicians along with scholarship prizes. The next Bay Chamber Concert is Héctor Del Curto’s […]
Guest Ipads at the Hartstone Inn
We are excited to announce the addition of Ipads to enhance your stay at the Inn! Click here to read about us in Village Soup.
Three Additional Cooking Classes Added to This Seasons Schedule
Due to an overwhelming response to our cooking classes this year, we have added three more to this seasons schedule! Travel to Tuscany Saturday, May 21, 2011 If you can’t join Chef Michael in Italy for one of his Culinary Adventures, then come to Camden and experience some of his favorite Tuscan dishes. We’ll begin […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure in Tuscany – Italian Markets
Written by Chef Michael Salmon, Chef/Co-owner of the Hartstone Inn During my adventures abroad, one of my favorite activities is visiting local food markets. Mary Jo and I just returned from a short trip to Shanghai and Beijing, China where the markets abound with mainstays of lotus root, water chestnuts, bullfrogs and soft shell turtles. […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures- Tuscan Olive Oil
Written by Zeph Belanger, Hartstone Inn Sous Chef Every year during November in Tuscany, olives are plucked from trees and pressed into some of the best olive oil in the world. The recent Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures fall trip to Tuscany fell right at the beginning of the olive harvest. Large nets spread underneath olive […]