Truth in Advertising - RAINY day adventures

OK, it's still RAINING....so.....things to do on a rainy day:

1. Go to a movie, we have a movie house that only shows independant films, the Majestic and you enter through the cafe. You buy your food in the cafe, they give you a tray for the movie house.
2. Go shopping at Settlers Green Outlet Center. There are around 50 outlet stores within 3 miles of the Eastman Inn
3. Go Kayaking..hey you are already wet and the river is pretty quiet. No large groups drinking beer to compete with
4. Go the Weather Museum in town. It is a good way to kill 2 hours looking at all the exhibits.
5. Go to some Antique or Consignment stores in the area. We can give you directions.
6. Stay in your room and play naked twister.
7. Go for a spa treatment at local spas
8. Read a book from our Library
9. Play a game from our Library
10. Sleep

The Rain has stopped (for the most part)

Check Accuweather, our incessant rain has stopped and now we are getting just the ususal evening thundershowers that last an hour or so. We are full this weekend (Parents weekend at the summer camps). But mid - week there is plenty of room and our rates are adjusted downwards mid week. The rivers are flowing slower so Kayaking is great and the price for mid week Kayaking is just $20 for any boat. You can't beat that. Of course hiking is still a good bet. With all the rain the forests are brilliant green and our guests have been seeing moose every day along the Kanc scenic by way. So get off the sofa and come up to the wilderness and enjoy the scenary. A wet day in the White Mountains is better then a dry day in front of your TV

Something to Do

Guests that only have a short overnight stay or for those who cannot do hikes, there still is an opportunity to view some awesome sights. A quick trip up to Cathedral Ledge on the West side of the Valley is a short 10 minute drive up the hill. You come to the end of the road, and park anywhere along the turnaround. Then walk about 50 meters EAST through the woods, following the well worn trails. Watch for bare roots as there are quite a few of them from all the foot traffic. As you get near the cliffs, you will notice a chain link fence that stands about 3 feet high. High enough to provide safety to the regularly intelligent person, altho I have witnessed young adults playing frisbee up there and climbing over the fence and walking the precipice. You may get a chance to see the Rock Climbers coming up or getting ready to rappell down. The views are awsome. Sometimes I come up here to watch a sunrise and get away from the crowds. You get a view of the entire valley from this vantage point.

Pile of Dirt

This pile of dirt was ordered in May...I used about 1 Yard of the 5 Yard dump truck... The supposedly 'screened' loam, (I believe they used a football sized screen) has too many boulders to put on the lawn..it tore up the lawn mower...so every day I wake up and look at it and it is still there. It is not locked, I was hoping someone would make a 'midnight' shopping trip and take it away...but alas today I started to move it from the Lawn to the shady 'shade' garden of wild briers that holds rabbits, squirrels,chipmunks and 2 cats. I was only able to work it for 1/2 hour before my lower back gave out and now I have consumed a Vicodan, Naprosyn and 3 Advil..starting to feel better.

Sunday-Kayak Days

It may be a Kayak Day..the sun is out and guests are going home....time to get outside. By the way, I am looking to trade for a Kayak for a 2-3 night stay at the Inn. If you have an old Kayak lying around, I am willing to barter!

North Conway Summer Concert Series

Every Thursday all summer you can attend some very nice Outdoor Concerts in the park. Held at Cranmore Mountain at the base of the ski slope on that outdoor stage you can hear a variety of music. This past Thursday, it was Livingston Taylor (James brother) and it was a great concert. I started out at the outdoor bar for a pint of Tuckermans and sat with some lovely people I met there. A couple who own the Toy Chest in town and a motorcycle rider from Conway who was about to start a cross country ride to Port Angeles and back.

Dan and Davey did the warm up with some nice Celtic/Irish music. It was the perfect warm summer evening.

GingerBread Sponsors Needed

We are getting ready for the Xmas Inn to Inn Cookie tour in December. Yesterday I went to the Whitney's Inn in Jackson where a bunch of us put together the 28 Cookie Post Card Recipes..It took about 3 hours for the 10 of us to put them together. Now we need to figure out how to deal with the Gingerbread House contest. Of course you may remember that we WON last year's contest. The 300+ guests each had a vote and we received around 200 of those votes. Sherry did a MAGNIFICENT job. Here are some pictures.

So now I am looking for a Sponsor for this years contest. Sponsorships are $50 and go to help defray costs for the various charity give aways. The winning Inn gets to choose the Charity of our choice for $500. Plus if you are a business, your business is displayed on the Country Inns Web page. Plus it's fun and you get 2 tickets to the Inn to Inn tour yourself. So if you are interested, let me know

The 4th of July - Pizza, Bear, Fireworks, Wind

A lot happend on the 4 of July weekend, where to start ?

So Alicia and Chris came up for the weekend, it is always great to see them and have them visit. Cali was forced to go to the Dog Jail for the weekend as our Dog friendly room was reserved by Kevin and Cynthia and of course Porter the black lab. The 3 of us took a drive on Friday way up to northern NH looking for trout. We ended up just north of Errol NH, and Chris fished the Pontook Dam and caught 3 fish, here is the largest one he caught.

On Saturday we poked around town, there was a craft fair and we took in all the sights, we were on a search for a "Dog on a Stick" but there were none to be found. The 4th was a rainy day but by nightfall, it was windy and cold....not at all like a summer holiday. We just about filled up the Inn for the Night. About 1/2 of the guests were return guests who came up to North Conway to celebrate the holidays and watch the fireworks from the front porch. Kevin and Cynthia and Porter from Southern NH were here. They are our skiing regulars and have become good friends. Jane and John our resident Quilt Crafters were back for both the craft fair and the fireworks. Mary and her husband showed up on our doorstep around 5pm on Saturday. Mary A. is a repeat guest and they and their cooler and friends were having a grand celebration. Patty and Terry who have been here the past 5 years on the 4th made it also...it has not been a good year for them, they lost a son and their jobs...it was good for them to get away for the weekend, they did some hiking and reading on the Porch. Terry loves to sit outside room 4 with his railroad magazines. They are good people !

You can see as we waited for the evening to progress, the sky cleared up a bit and we actually were able to see the fireworks pretty good from the porch.

BUT..we had some excitement. I was not a witness as I was inside eating Pizza, we heard a screech of tires outside, thought Oh No, someone got in an accident...I went outside to investigate and everyone was up and looking around the parking lot and lawn. Apparently a juvenile BEAR had crossed the road from the Muddy Moose Parking log (which was full of course) and crossed to our lot. It almost got hit, some of our guests were witnesses..then it crossed our lawn towards Peggy where she was sitting having a cigarette up on the Owners Quarters porch...we all heard her yeallig "Bear Bear Bear"...and she was wide eyed....I missed it all, but that kept the excitement up for a while !

Stay the Summer, Win a free Stay at the Eastman Inn

So here is the deal, go out our lodging packages page and read all about our great deals this summer. I think the best ones are the 2 drawings we will hold in September. We have 2 drawings, the first is for a Gift Certificate for 2 nights at the Eastman Inn ! All guests who stay 2 nights MID WEEK this summer until Sept. 14th are eligible to win.

The second drawing is for 2 tickets to the Cookie tour in December. You must stay at the Eastman Inn this summer for 2 nights and you are entered into this drawing automatically. The drawing will be held on Sept 15th. The Cookie tour is officially called the 14th Annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie tour. Visit 13 Valley Inns all decked out for the holidays. Sample delicious cookies, warm chocolate and other refreshments. You don't want to miss this great Holiday Event ! Ask us about it during your stay this Summer !

Fishing In New England

The White Mountains have some of the best fishing on the East Coast. Alicia and Chris Michaels come to North Conway every 3 day weekend. They stay at the Eastman Inn and head out to the rivers/streams right after breakfast. Chris says that besides his mothers cooking, the food at the Eastman is the best he has ever had ! (No offense to Alicia). Ok I am prejudiced here, Alicia is my daughter and Chris is her husband. Both work in NYC and visit often and for that I am very glad. These pictures were not taken around North Conway, probably in Upstate NY or Conn. Anyway I wanted to show them off a bit. What a beautiful girl, even in waders (not sure who the guide is ?). Chris is a fly fishing addict and it's hard to tear him away from the rivers. We do see him in between streams or when he is hungry. We have some great fishing streams in the area and Chris enjoys the Fly Fishing only streams.