Meadowmere & Ogunquit Fan Hopes to Win A Wedding

One of the great things about being a hotel is you get spend time with so many people. After all, they come live with you for a little bit, right?

So all of us at the Meadowmere have had a lot of fun being on Facebook and Twitter to connect with fans and friends. We learned about Martin and Marginal Way, our hotel has help many through ice storms and power outages, and - we just found out about Nancy and her quest for the Ultimate Wedding.

If any of you are familiar with wedding contests from our Green Wedding Giveaway sponsorship, you know that a little bit of online help goes a long way. Debi and Sean, this year's winners, connected with people all over the world. Who knows? After all, Nancy is a Red Sox fan and an Ogunquit fan - both good reasons to help her!

Here's Nancy plea:

I’m in search of about 500 more votes lol, reaching out anywhere I can . It's one vote per email address, so if you have more than one, just click "logout" and vote again! Could you please forward to co-workers, friends, family, pets, neighbors, etc... lol Also, if you have ever ordered anything from Crate and Barrel.com, all you have to do is log into your account!
 
http://www.ultimateweddingcontest.com/entries/28315
 
Here’s my little story in addition to the one there…
 
In April 2009, we got engaged and we were on top of the world, everything was looking up. But then in mid October my father's health took a turn for the worse and he passed away on October 31st. With all the grieving, holidays, moving and turns of events leading up to now, this has left us little time to plan and finance our wedding. But we're doing it, step by step, but could use a total boost to help us back on our way to a happy future.
 
Thanks for any help you can give to me!

Martin's Love of Marginal Way - Thank you

Awhile back, our hotel's blog shared a story about Martin, a man who always enjoyed Marginal Way. The blog link is: http://www.ogunquitbeachmaine.com/meadowmere/2009/09/marginal-way-more-than-just-a-view-in-ogunquit.html

Just now our good friend and frequent guest Mary shared with us the sad news that Martin has lost his battle today. We are deeply saddened by the loss. Martin's story was touching in that so many of us that love Ogunquit completely understand why he went onto the rocks every year. His story was wonderful. And to share his story so that others may know of how special Ogunquit is and how beautiful Marginal Way is - well that was some of the greatest luck. Mary randomly won our newsletter giveaway and told us about Martin. Perhaps it was meant to happen to bring his love of Marginal Way to others.

It was our pleasure to be a very small part of such a lovely life. Our thoughts are with his family and many friends.

May the tide come in on Marginal Way for Martin always.

Online Reservations are BACK!

Thank you everyone for being so patient! Welcome to our hotel's new online reservations!

With our online system you will now be able to make reservations for any package of your choice. You will be able to see more online, choose your location by building, by in room amentity. You can make your Ogunquit vacation yours.

Please visit us online at meadowmere.com and check out our specials at the packages page

Outdoor Hot Tub in the Winter at the Meadowmere

Sometimes our guests share the best things with us! These cool shots are from our friend Ray - who's very talented and just visited is in Ogunquit for the holidays. His photos are amazing! In fact, he hosts the Worldwide Photo Walk, which is a pretty neat, in July.

So hang onto to this post - cause when the weather outside is frightful (which they say it will be in Ogunquit), the outdoor hot tub and indoor pool are good places to be!

Enjoy!

Marginal Way - More than just a view in Ogunquit

Many of you are familiar with Ogunquit's famous cliffside ocean walk called Marginal Way. With scenic views of Ogunquit Beach and the Atlantic Ocean, this mile and a quarter path has long been one of Ogunquit's main attractions. Easily in the top 5 things to do when in our town.

Every now and then, a guest shares a story with us that is just remarkable. Perhaps not so much that our hotel had much to do with the story (though often enough that is why the guest is sharing). Today, a guest shared a great story about Marginal Way - a story that shows how this little place by the sea can have a lasting touch.

Our friend Mary has been coming to the Meadowmere for many years and sharing us with friends, family co-workers and we'd venture to guess a few strangers along the way. Today Mary shared the story of the last time she walked Marginal Way. As she came along the point in the path where the rocks jut way out into the sea and waves crash against the edge, she noticed a man edging further and further out along the rocks. In his profile, she spotted something familiar - oxygen tanks. The gentleman was elderly and needed such assistance in his coming and goings. Concerned, Mary sat down on the nearest bench, next to an elderly woman, and stared at the man. Commenting "well, that certainly is something. Do you think he needs help?", the woman on the bench replied "Oh no, that's my husband."

Puzzled, Mary say for a moment, then struck up a conversation with the wife - why would her husband, oxygen tanks and all, be heading out to such a point? The wife explained that Marginal Way had been a favorite place for longer than they could remember - and for her husband, that point had been a particularly important part of each visit to Ogunquit. She explained that he was heading for a place where he would sit and watch waves. Since he wouldn't be able to do to make the journey for much longer, he had steeled himself to go out there one more time. To take in the view, to feel the waves, to be on Marginal Way.

Moved, Mary asked if the woman had a camera for this event - it seemed so important. The wife shook her head - "No" she replied. "Of all the things, I forgot it." Mary reached in her bag and pulled out her camera. Taking pictures of the man on the point, she remembered that she could also video tape this moment. Mary and the wife exchanged emails and a little while later, Mary went on her way.

To this day, Mary stays in touch with this elderly couple and sent them a beautiful video and wonderful pictures of this touching moment. Long after the day - perhaps long after the husband can visit his special point on the rocks - these images remain.

Marginal Way is many things - geologically important, scenic, historic. On that day - and for every visit made to Marginal Way that brings you to a special point - Ogunquit's ocean walk is so much more.

Thank you for the story and sharing a memory of Marginal Way.

Amazing Images - They're Wild!

One of our regular guests at the Meadowmere just shared these amazing images of painted hands. Ogunquit, one of Maine's most well known art communities, has some pretty amazing art - but we have yet to see anything like this.

Gotta hand it to the artist - Definitely deserves a round of applause! (hee, hee)

If you know the artist, please share! And thanks for sharing!

 

 

 

New April Ogunquit Getaway Print N Clips are here!

April Print & Clip Specials for our Ogunquit hotel are here!

Check out the specials by clicking here

It's Mud Season Madness and time for an Ogunquit getaway deal. Spring's here - Kick it off with Ogunquit's first festival - Patriot's Day and spend a few days with the family on school vacation . Or try out your cooking skills with our Make Me A Chef! Culinary/Spa escape - it's easier than you think!

The snow is melting in Maine - into marvelous mud!

Still Feeling the Ice Storm . . .

Today an ecomment appeared from a guest who was scheduled to join us during the December ice storm and just had the chance to visit Ogunquit. Though it was not brought up during booking or during the stay, the comment card had harsh words for us since we did not call this guest during the ice storm back in December. Indeed, the guest had driven up to the resort that day and found out that they could not stay because of the power outage (no lights, no hot water - not much of a vacation and a bit of a safety issue).

This is now March and it is unfortunate that this guest is still upset. We would have been happy to call all of our guests that day - however, without any power due to the ice storm, there was simply no way to reach everyone. The regular phones do not work without power and cell phones are not a solution - the phone numbers are in the reservation system (also requiring power). No one had any idea that the worst storm in over 20 years was headed our way.

Certainly we apologize for the inconvenience - and we also hope one day this guest will understand things can happen beyond one's control (perhaps they just needed to get it out). It really was too bad so many people had their vacation plans change - we certainly wished everyone could have stayed! And appreciate those guests who were good sports about the dark days of December!

We're back! Let the reservations begin!

Our new toy is complete (fingers crossed - there's always a few twists with these things)!

We are ready for reservations and the system is up. Thank you for your patience!

Go Live Day! Let the upgrade begin!

Today (actually right now) the computer system at the Meadowmere begins it's upgrade.

Should you have a question or wish to make a reservation at our hotel, please call - we'll do our best to help you and will be happy to contact you with more information if we cannot immediately answer your needs.

Hang in there while we get our new bells and whistles!