Lobster, beaches - Ahh Summer in Maine! Get your vacation deal here! Ayuh!

August Print & Clip Specials for our Ogunquit are here at our Maine Resort!

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It's the Summer of the Deal at the Meadowmere -  hurry to book your Ogunquit vacation at the Meadowmere!

Use an August Deal and plan a trip to Ogunquit. Kids Stay Free or take advantage of our popular Summer Bucks. Get a full list of Ogunquit events and summer happenings in our newsletter and don't forget - Labor Day in Ogunquit is just around the corner! Rumor is fireworks return to Ogunquit on Friday September 4th to kick off the holiday and special sidewalk sale will follow. Visit our Maine hotel's package and special page to plan you Maine vacation!

Top 10 Best of Southern Maine Restaurants - For Groups!

  Finding the perfect Maine restaurant for your group or tour theme should never be a challenge... so to make this step as easy as 1-2-3, we've put together a list of the Top 10 Best of Southern Maine Restaurants - for large groups just like yours!  Hope you enjoy, and remember you can always e-mail us with any added questions.

1.    Foster's Downeast Clambake - "No tour of the Maine coast is complete  without experiencing a genuine Maine Clambake" - Foster's is the only way to go fora clambake.

2.    Jonathan's Restaurant - Located adjacent to the Meadowmere Resort, Jonathan's offers your group a perfect location paired with innovated and deep-rooted Maine cuisine.

3.    Wild Blueberry Cafe - Specializing in group breakfast and lunch, the Wild Blueberry Cafe offers a bright and cheerful dining room.

4.    Mike's Clam Shack - Where the Maine focus is Maine Seafood!  The ideal stop for you fried favorites!

5.    The Old Village Inn - Set in the heart of the village, the Old Village Inn brings fine food and easy comfort to Ogunquit!

6.    West Meadow Pub - Bringing you on-site continental breakfast served with warm hospitality and homemade treats. (Available weekday year round)

7.    Amore Cafe - Ogunquit's most famous breakfast location where your group will enjoy home cooking just like mom used to make!

8.    Cape Neddick Inn -  Conveniently located on Route One enjoy American Gill cuisine in a historic setting.

9.    Stonewall Kitchen - Looking for a fresh idea? For the group that loves to eat and wants to have a great time Stonewall Kitchen's Cooking School is just the thing.  Where you can learn, eat and shop - all in one spot! Culinary tours are heating up as a popular way to experience the local flavor!

10.    Jackie's Too - There's nothing like the rock coast of Maine... your group is bound to enjoy a casual lunch at the start of Marginal Way!

For bookings at the Meadowmere Resort (Ogunquit's Finest in Motorcoach Accommodations) please contact us by phone at 1-800-633-8718 or e-mail.  The resort is open year round - "Bringing you Maine, one season at a time." - so we can always accommodate every Ogunquit festival, Southern Maine event or season!

Top 10 Ogunquit Maine Destinations and Group Activities

So what do you do in Maine with a Motor Coach filled with around 50 people?  If you've never been to Southern Maine - you may be pleasantly surprised!  Lobsters and Lighthouse’s may be the first to pop in head - but Maine's not called Vacationland for nothing... here are the Meadowmere Resort's Top 5 Day Trip Destinations followed by Top 5 Activities that are sure to fill any itinerary!

Top 5 Ogunquit Day Trip Destinations

1. Perkins Cove/Marginal Way - Enjoy a visual translation of the village named "Beautiful Place by the Sea".  Stroll along the 1 1/4 mile foot-path winding along the rocky coast of Maine and connecting the Ogunquit Beach with Perkins Cove.
2. Kennebunkport - A picturesque seacoast village including Walker's Point, the Wedding Cake House, Dock Square and the Kennebunkport Historial Society.
3. Portsmouth, New Hampshire - A stimulating mix of historic buildings, great restaurants, art galleries with distinctive artisans' and boutique shops.  Points of interest include Strawbery Banke and the Isle of Shoals.
4. Portland - Discover the beauty and excitement of Maine's largest city.  Points of interest include Portland Art Museum, Old Port with its cobble stone streets and Downeast Duck Adventures allowing your group to enjoy Portland by land and by sea.
5. Freeport - Visit a village rich with history, much of which is preserved today.  Points of interest include Wolfe's Neck State Park, Mast Landing Sanctuary and Desert Dunes.

Top 5 Fun Maine Group Activities         

1. Scenic Cruise - FinestKind departs from Perkins Cove and combines the scenic beauty of the village shoreline with a first hand lobstering experience!  They offer a wide array of themed cruises including breakfast, lighthouse and cocktail cruises.
2. Cooking Class - Experience culinary expertise prior to diving into a divine meal!  The location offers a Company Store and a viewing room of the production lines for their most popular products.
3. Freeport Shopping  - Home to the favorite L.L. Bean enjoy a leisurely stroll along sidewalks lined with Brand Name Outlets in the quaint and charming village of Freeport, Maine!
4. Whale Watch Cruise - Deborah Ann departs from Perkins Cove.  Explore the vast Atlantic with a 4 1/2 hour adventure.  Journey twenty miles out to sea to view whales, dolphins and marine life of the gulf of Maine.
5. Kittery Outlet Shopping  - Experience the fun of shopping 120 Famous Designer and Brand Name Outlets as well as the ever so popular Kittery Trading Post.  As an extra bonus the Kittery Outlets off VIP Savings Booklets to Group Tours!

Green Tourism & Group Tours

Going green is more than just a fad – thousands of businesses around the country are taking responsibility for the effect each of us have on the environment.  As the Meadowmere team takes in advice and makes the steps to ensure that our Ogunquit and ourselves are doing our part both at work and at home, consider traveling green. 

Staying with the Meadowmere, an Environmentally Friendly Resort is one way to achieve an eco-friendly vacation.  Enjoying a Motor Coach Tour at the Meadowmere Resort is another.  A few facts on how Motor Coach Tours are earth friendly brought to you by www.buses.org:

           

1.      Motorcoaches achieve 206.6 passenger miles per gallon (MPG) in comparison to commuter rail which gets 92 .4 passenger MPG, transit buses achieve 31.4 passenger MPG, domestic airplane achieve 44 passenger MPG, personal automobiles average 27.2 passenger MPG and hybrid cars 46 passenger MPG.  Talk about reducing gas consumption.

2.      Each full motorcoach has the potential of removing 55 autos from the highway, reducing congestion, cutting energy use, and reducing emissions.

3.      Motorcoaches emit the least carbon dioxide per passenger mile when compared to other forms of transportation

Combine green transportation with green accommodations and green Ogunquit Attractions and you’ve got a vacation empowering you to make a difference.

Taste's Top Ten Maine & New Hampshire Restaurants for July

  Congratulations to The Green Monkey in Portsmouth, NH - #1 for July 2009!

1. The Green Monkey , Portsmouth, NH
2. The Black Trumpet , Portsmouth, NH
3. The Wellington Room , Portsmouth, NH
4. Jumpin’ Jays , Portsmouth, NH
5. Anneke Jans , Kittery, ME
6. Ristorante Massimo , Portsmouth, NH
7. Agave, Portsmouth, NH
8. Roberts Maine Grill , Kittery, ME
9. Brazo , Portsmouth, NH
10. Café Mediterraneo , Portsmouth, NH

Seems to be a lock for Monkey! Completely understandable since Deb & company does a wonderful job - and who can resist a place that gives you a little trinket with your drink!

However, if you haven't checked out #3 - the Wellington Room - time to give it a go. You'll overlook the bustling river front and feel like you're dining in a speakaway. The dining room is small (tiny really) so reservations are a good idea. The menu is not overwhelming and features clean cooking. Overall, a nice option for a romantic outing if you are headed up to the Seacoast area for dining.

Going Green In Ogunquit - Little or Big, Every Step Counts

As this is being written, it is once again raining. And not just any rain - pouring. With thunder rumbling in the background. A reminder that Mother Nature runs the summer show.

Being an ocean front community, Ogunquit is a destination of choice for many summer vacations. The village, set on Maine's beautiful southern coast, is idyllic - with miles of sandy beach, tidal pools, rocky cliffs, lobster boats, a real walking draw bridge and quaint museums and buildings dotted along the town. However, as an ocean front community, its businesses and residents have a real responsibility to care for Ogunquit. And luckily Maine has great programs - like the Environmental Leader certification - and resources to make a hotel green and vacations more environmentally friendly.

Many people ask us - so what happens after the hotel is certified? Is that it? Nope- there's more. Part of the program is on going green efforts, continuing to increase a hotel's score and random inspections. One of the best experiences of our Ogunquit hotel going green is that our staff and guests have embraced the efforts and become a huge source of information.

A great example of this just happened. One of our front desk team went on a trip and really liked the key cards at the hotel (we're a little funny this way when we travel - we notice EVERYTHING). Not only was the hotel key card pretty, but it had a little note that it was made from recycled material. And that was actually the reason the card was brought it us - the fine print. She thought to herself, while on vacation, 'hey- this is a great green idea for the Meadowmere!'

And she was right! The card is a great fit as one more way that our Ogunquit hotel is helping the environment. Once our new cards arrive, our room key cards at our Ogunquit hotel will feature eco messages and be made from 100% biodegradable, renewble crops and plant materials. Which means our key card will be compostable - even better than recyclable (which guests would have to remember to put in the blue bin). We get excited about these things at the Meadowmere - it's adding something new and making our hotel better!

So when you check in and pick up your keys, consider this - over 12,000 key cards are programmed each year at the Meadowmere. Combined with all of our hotel's enivronmental efforts, it's one more little step to help make a big difference in Ogunquit.