Come try your hand at baking and enjoy one of Scott's newest recipes this fall

Jumbo Maple-Pecan Scone

2 ¼ cups flour
¼ cup sugar
1 Tbls baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp orange zest
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 ½ sticks butter cut into small pieces
¾ cup buttermilk (plus a bit for brushing)
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup chopped pecans

Glaze:

¼ cup confectionary sugar
3 Tbls maple syrup
Pinch of salt

Combine buttermilk & vanilla and set aside. Combine all dry ingredients in large bowl. Cut butter into dry mixture until is like fine meal. Mix in pecans, add buttermilk until mixture is just moistened. Knead mixture gently several times until it forms a ball.

Place on a greased and floured baking sheet, and pat into an 8" round circle about 3/4" thick, and brush with excess buttermilk. Bake in preheated 375 oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Let cool 2 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool fully.

Drizzle glaze over cooled scone, cut into wedges.

From: The Food Network Magazine - May 2011

Tuck Inn's Mentors

As Liz and I very happily discovered, after purchasing The Tuck Inn, innkeepers in Rockport are highly supportive of one another and it is quite rare to have one inn bad-mouth or undermine another inn.

When we began our new careers operating the inn, we were complete "babes-in-the-woods" with no inn-keeping experience or hospitality background for us or within either of our families, so we had no one to turn to for help. But fortunately, there was a wealth of help within town. There were 3 key people who helped us tremendously on our way.

First and foremost was the indomitable director of the local Chamber of Commerce, our friend and ongoing supporter, Janice Ramsden. I think Janice really took pity on Liz and I at our first meeting when she realized how unprepared we were to take on the massive renovations of the derelict inn. Knowing it's recently poor reputation and the uphill battle ahead of us to re-establish it's name and business along with all the local town quirks (and some quacks) to work around. Her help and ongoing friendship has proved invaluable to us. To help us with the "nuts and bolts" of inn-keeping, she introduced us to the "Mother Hen of Inn-keeping ", Penny Olson and the affable yet formidable, Leighton Saville.

Penny and husband, Larry Olson ran the Linden Tree Inn in town and had developed a wonderful reputation throughout the area. Following Janice's introduction, posthaste, Penny invited us over for our first class of "inn-keeping 101", where she generously proceeded to offer us advice on housekeeping and laundry, advertising and marketing, reservations and general paperwork, who to know or avoid, and damage control! More importantly though, she shared her exuberance with the business and stressed how important it was to keep everything light and laughable.

Leighton, along with his partner, Dwight who ran the Seacrest Manor, also took us under their wings offering us similar advice and help. Leighton made sure we advertised in the appropriate books, magazines, brochures, etc. He even called editors and writers on our behalf to get some free publicity. He made it a point to introduce us to other individuals or organizations throughout town as well. When our renovations were nearing completion, he called us up one day to come get 4 rooms of furniture for the taking to outfit our rooms. Then, lastly, he and Dwight went out of their way to send us any number of guests to help fill our rooms and add something to our coffers.

We are indebted to these individuals who helped us find our way towards successful inn-keeping. To express our thanks to them, we've always tried to treat any incoming innkeepers with our help "in-kind" and hope others will be as helpful to our eventual replacements as well. (Not to worry though...as we're shooting for a 30 year stint!!)

To Janice, Penny, Leighton and Dwight...thank you for everything!!

Lighthouses on Cape Ann

Lighthouses are a very unique attraction along the coastlines. They are sought out by photographers and painters for their artistic value, and their curiosity factor to many mid-land dwellers who've not had any access to a lighthouse before. They are found in abundance on Cape Ann and can be viewed as follows:

In Rockport:
On Straitsmouth Island - most visible from the tip of Bearskin Neck.
Dual lights on Thacher Island - visible along Eden Road and Good Harbor Beach.

In Gloucester:
Annisquam Light - can be accessed by foot off Leonard Street to Norwood Heights.
Eastern Point - can be accessed by foot off Eastern Point Boulevard West.
Ten Pound Island (Winslow Homer's home for a year) in Gloucester Harbor.

If you'd like more information about them please consider the following:
For interested guests, there is also a 2 1/2 hour boat tour of the lighthouses from Gloucester, or pick up a brochure on lighthouses at The Chamber of Commerce. Then also, one of the previous Thacher Island Lighthouse keepers lives a few doors up the street from the Inn, and they'd welcome your visit. If you would like to lend your support to help maintain and renovate our own Thacher Island, the Thacher Island Association encourages all interested parties to become a member of the association at www.thacherisland.org.

Rainy Day Adventures During Your Rockport Holidays

Rainy Day Adventures During Your Rockport Holidays

Yes, the skies do have a habit of opening up on occasion in Rockport, unconcerned by the fact that you are on your holidays, but there are things to do here regardless. Many of our guests decide to lounge around in their room for hours after breakfast, oblivious to the weather forecasts, but when you do resurface, here are some suggestions.

For the hardy soul, if you are equipped with rain gear or umbrellas, we love to enjoy the wild seas along the coast, Bearskin Neck, at Granite Pier, or along Bass Rocks in Gloucester. You can also have a nice lunch or dinner downtown while enjoying the surf through the window. During the winter, we have a nice cozy fire going in the living room, if you like to cuddle up with a good book and a hot cup of tea...you are always welcome.

Of course, the draw of shopping (or threat, depending on your perspective) is always available downtown as well, because most of the shops and galleries will be open. We enjoy meandering through the Rockport Art Association and the North Shore Art Association in Gloucester to view some of the multitude of Cape Ann artists. Then we love the Cape Ann Museum for its vast collection of Fitz Hugh Lane paintings, along with its collection of maritime artifacts. You should check out Beauport and the Hammond Castle in Gloucester as well.

For the children , you might check out the Gloucester Marine Heritage Center. There are 20 lanes of candlepin bowling to be had in Gloucester as well...over near the first rotary. For theaters, there is a triple-plex in West Gloucester, as well as Hollywood Hits and a huge Loews Cinema 15 miles away in Danvers.

If you're up for a brief drive or train ride (station is just 3 blocks away), you could go to Salem, to see the House of Seven Gables, various witch related attractions, or tour the wonderful Peabody-Essex Museum or the Phillips House, all of which are readily accessible. Then a longer ride away (about an hour) will open up all the museums and attractions of Boston as well. Our favorites being the Aquarium, the Children's Museum, the Science Museum and the glass flowers at the Fogg Museum.

If you are a dedicated shopper (one of my least favorite things to do) then you'll be in your glory here, with antiques galore in Essex, two huge malls in Danvers and Peabody (25 minutes away), or an easy drive to the outlet stores in Kittery, Maine (1 hour and 15 minutes from us).

You'll find all of the above along with a multitude of other things to do here on a rainy day and we'll be happy to give our recommendations and directions. Or you're welcome to sit back with that book by our fire and just relax a bit as well, because that's one of the reasons for you to get away also!

Tuck Inn's Innkeepers

The Tuck Inn has been owned and operated by 4 families since it began in 1949. Many of the inn's guests assume that the inn's name was just a cute play on words, but the inn was actually named for Edie and Albert Tuck, the local residents who first purchased and converted the 2 family house and started the inn with the purchase of two abutting properties. Over the next 30 years, the Tuck's expanded their operation eventually to 18 rooms for lodging and full dining. From all accounts, the Tuck's had an extraordinary operation and an exceptional reputation, but in 1979 Albert passed away, and Edie sold it the following year to couple from Sudbury named Carlson.

The Carlson's ran the inn for a few years, but soon discovered that inn-keeping was not for them and sold the inn after a few years to a family named Tranos.

The Tranos' briefly ran the inn as well for another few years, parceling off one of the buildings and eliminating the full dining, until, they too discovered inn-keeping was not to their suiting.

The local bank took back the building in 1989. The then vacant building fell into a terrible state of disrepair until your current starry-eyed inn-keepers scooped it up (or as some of our family members have suggested, were scooped by the bank) and we embarked on our new career in 1991!

Fast forwarding us by 20 years, we've reclaimed the Tuck's prominence within the town and run a comfortable, hospitable and affordable inn. You'll find us to be a bit older, grayer and broker, but still just as starry-eyed, for there is nothing we would rather be doing than running the Tuck Inn B&B.

Come visit and meet Tuck Inn's current owners and your caretakers: Liz and Scott Wood.

Online Guest Reviews!

While our inn has received numerous highly complimentary guest reviews on www.tripadvisor.com (60+ reviews) and www.bedandbreakfast.com, those numbers pale in comparison to our in-room guest books which we've now transferred to the on-line guest book page on our site. We welcome you to read a bit more about us from our satisfied guests. We conservatively estimate that over the years, we have had at least 6,000 in-room guest reviews. For your reading pleasure, we've included about 300 of them here, which we think you'll enjoy.

Also, as part of this new site upgrade, going forward, our guests can add their own guest book comments to our site via the link on this page or on Tripadvisor at www.tripadvisor.com or on www.bedandbreakfast.com.

So please take a few minutes now to look at this page on our site: Inn Guestbook, and when you next come to visit with us allow a bit of time to read the books within your room. The guest books are generally light and funny and isn't that what you are hoping for when you go away, to have some fun?

Hollywood Comes to Rockport

Did you know that Cape Ann in general and Rockport in particular has become a huge draw for the movie-making industry? In part due to Massachusetts' favorable tax breaks but more so due to the quaint feeling of our town along with its natural beauty, Rockport is a huge hit with the studios, directors and actors alike.

The last movie which was shot in town was "The Proposal" in 2009, starring Sandra Bullock, Betty White and Ryan Reynolds. This was the movie for which Sandra was nominated for an Oscar, by the way. For the movie, our downtown area was transformed into Sitka, Alaska, with a totem pole erected downtown in our "Dock Square". Many of the retail shops changed their names for the duration of the shooting, and the town magically received a mountain range as its backdrop. All the cast were courteous and very down-to-earth, but Sandra and Betty in particular were favorites among the townsfolk. (Your author didn't get to meet any of the stars, unfortunately, but I did get to see the back of Sandy's head in a truck going the wrong way down School Street, which I thought was pretty special.)

Some of the other stars and movies shot in town include Matt Damon in "Stuck On You", Cher in "Mermaid", Hal Holbrook in the classic I'll Be Home for Christmas" and McCauley Culkin in "The Good Son". For a complete list of all the movies shot in Rockport and throughout Cape Ann, please link to Cape Ann Films.

So the next time you come to stay with us or just come to visit the town, keep your eyes peeled, because who knows, you may be hobnobbing with the stars!

Tuck Inn's recipes! Tasty treats!!

As part of our new website, we redesigned our recipes page at the Inn and included the recipes for each and every one of our baked goods that we serve our guests. The page is fairly extensive as we serve about 75 different baked goods at the Inn. Along with pictures of each item, you'll discover a few different features on this page as well. You'll be able to print a blown up picture of each recipe, and we've even set it up so you can e-mail any recipe to your friends or family as well!

The file includes about half a dozen gluten-free recipes as well and I've been able to adapt several of my other recipes for gluten-free flour. We will continue to expand on our gluten-free section along with a lactose-free group, and should eventually have a small sub-file of them as two of our grandchildren have gluten sensitivities.

So we invite you to page through these files and then roll up your sleeves and break out the spatula! Of course, if you don't want to bake yourselves, you can always come visit us here at The Tuck Inn for the treat...and no dishes to clean!! Happy Baking!!

Come View Tuck Inn's New Web-Site!!

Following months of development, we are thrilled to unveil our new web site today. Although we had done preliminary work on the site in 2010, we had an intense winter of editing while redesigning and proofing the entire site over the last few months. The new site is comprised of roughly 200 pages of useful information for visitors & vacationers alike to The Tuck Inn B&B, or to Rockport MA, or throughout Cape Ann.

Some of the new features include the use of a "flash" presentation on several of the main pages in the site. We have updated our Cape Ann Visitors Directory Pages to include approximately 1,000 visitor related listings along with links. We have vastly expanded our Guest Comments Page, including approximately 300 out of an estimated 6,000 of our guest reviews. Then we've completely changed and updated our Recipes Page, and offer all of our favorite recipes for you to try (about 75 of them), along with an expanded Staff and a new Innkeepers "Bio" page. These and more have all been included in the new site!

Then with urgings from John Richards (our new website mastermind), our children and others, we will be making regular additions to our Blog. We now have a Facebook Page as well and incorporated computerized availability and reservation forms within the site.

Lastly, the photography has all been re-vamped and re-sized to give Clark Linehan's extraordinary artistry it's just due - wait until you see the new pictures!

So please, do yourself a favor and jump right into the site to spend some time reviewing it - because you're going to love what you'll find here!!

Thank You,
Liz & Scott Wood (owner/innkeepers)
John Richards (web-designer)

What to do on Cape Ann - Whale Watching

Perhaps the most popular attraction on Cape Ann is our whale-watching and the sight of one of these magnificent animals just feet from your boat is incredible!

My wife and I have gone several times and had a spectacular time with a dozen whales just a few yards from the boat, submerging and resurfacing near us, some with their calves and some breaching. A truly once in a lifetime experience that you must do when you get here.

There are 4 whale watch companies operating our of our neighboring town of Gloucester, 4 miles away. Each company has a naturalist on board to help you name and spot the whales, give a narrative about them and to answer your questions. The rates this year run $45 for adults, $38 - $40 for seniors, and $29 -$30 for children per person. Based on the time of year, they will run once or twice daily, 7 days a week, especially in the summer, weather permitting.

All 4 companies run good operations and we can't recommend one over the other, although I have been partial to Captain Bill's simply because "Jodie" has always been so pleasant to deal with. To learn more about them or to see their schedules, rates, or to make a reservation, please click on their sites below:

Captain Bill's Whale Watch @ www.captbillandsons.com
Cape Ann Whale Watch @ www.seethewhales.com
Seven Seas Whale Watch @ www.7seas-whalewatch.com
Yankee Fleet @ www.yankeefleet.com

If you choose to reserve with Captain Bill's, tell Jodie The Tuck Inn says "hello" and she may give you a slight discount!

The Tuck Inn, of course, is happy to accommodate you when you come to Cape Ann to see the whales and we'll always prepare an early breakfast for any guests taking an early morning trip. Come and enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime trip, which is truly a humbling experience.

Breakfast at the Tuck Inn - Ooh, la, la!

The one thing that makes Rockport's Tuck Inn stand out from nearly any B&B that you'll ever visit is our home-baked buffet breakfast! Breakfast is truly an extraordinary event and unfolds thusly:

Scott typically begins his baking around 3:00 - 3:30 a.m. every day that we have guests. Depending upon the number of breakfast diners, he'll generally bake 5-8 items with everything made from "scratch"; no packaged goods or store-made stuff warmed up - all from the individual ingredients, to our oven to our dining room for you to savor and enjoy.

With an ever expanding repertoire of recipes for baked goods (currently about 75 of them), you'll seldom get the same item served over the course of your stay. For all the bakers or neophytes among you, all of our recipes are available online on our website, so feel free to print them out and take a stab at them yourself!

Liz enters the picture around 6:30 - 7:00 a.m. When she'll prepare either stewed rhubarb or applesauce from scratch as well to serve piping hot that day. Then she will prepare the huge fruit bowl, again all freshly cut that morning. We'll put on freshly brewed coffee as soon as our first guest comes in, usually around 7:00 a.m., but sometimes as early as 4:00 a.m. once the baking aromas begin wafting into your room.

After our prep work, Liz, often with the help of Wendy or Margie, will begin serving breakfast which lasts usually from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., during which Scott will usually come to your table with the final baked good fresh out of the oven, before helping with serving. (Although often Scott will prepare a few items quite early for departing guests who need to catch an early flight or who are going fishing or whale-watching at some ungodly hour.)

To complement the baked goods, fruit compotes and fruit platters, we also include our home-made granola (again from scratch), a variety of cereals, yogurts, preserves, honey, and a never ending cup of coffee, tea, cocoa or juices.

Our extensive breakfast is a culinary feast and, although we may take exception to being pigeon-holed as serving a simple continental breakfast, that's how we are categorized withing the town. Consequently, our victualer's license restricts us from serving egg dishes, bacon, or pancakes and the like. That being said though, rest assured that you will not leave our breakfast table hungry!

A growing concern from our guests are an increase in food sensitivities and allergies for which we can happily accommodate you. We have a handful of gluten-free recipes along with some prepared without milk and we can even prepare vegan baked goods, so please remind us when you arrive, should you have any food restrictions.

We go through an enormous amount of food each day and to insure that we never run out, we bake and prepare every breakfast in abundance and usually have quite a bit left over each morning. Guests often inquire about what happens to the remainder, which we don't re-serve? Any excess after breakfast usually becomes our parting gift to you before you start your day, so don't forget your "to-go bag" folks!!!

Inns of Rockport

If we can't serve you, someone else can! That's our intent at The Tuck Inn and the other inns of Rockport. In our town, we have a very close-knit organization of 25 inns, including B&B's, apartments, cottages, hotels, and motels as well. Collectively, we represent about 350 rooms for lodging and we should be able to handle anyone's accommodation request, from small, intimate B&B's to larger complexes with full dining, handling wedding venues or medium size meetings.

As every innkeeper has discovered, there are often times that we are unable to fill a reservation request, and we work with each other and are happy to refer you to another inn. So if The Tuck Inn is full, please view The Inns of Rockport site, because, most likely, one of our other member inns should be able to accommodate your lodging needs.

Our group site, where all our members are listed is: www.innsofrockport.com. Please feel free to explore your other options for lodging in Rockport, MA, but wherever you stay, come enjoy our little village on Cape Ann and stay at one of our inns.

Easy Day Trips From Rockport

Rockport is located on the tip of Cape Ann (Massachusetts' other Cape) and is just 35 miles north of Boston. Some of the day trips that we suggest to our guests are as follows:

Gloucester: drive to Gloucester to whale-watch, visit the Cape ann Historical Museum, walk along the boulevard and visit the famous Gloucester Fisherman's Statue.

Essex: Drive to Essex (20 minutes away) to go antique shopping at over 40 shops.

Ipswich: Drive to Ipswich (30 minutes away) and visit the Crane Estate, or go to Crane's Beach with 8 miles of coastline and sand dunes to explore. You can also visit the Audubon sanctuary for some glorious walking or great bird watching. A point of interest is that Ipswich has more 1600's homes than any other town in America!

Salem: Drive or take the train (25 minutes) and visit the House of Seven Gables and the Peabody- Essex Museum, and the Phillips House.

Boston: Drive or take the train to Boston (1 hour) and visit the museums, take the Boston Harbor water taxi, visit the Public Gardens or take in a baseball game.

Drive to Rowley for Todd Farms Flea Market on Sundays with over 200 dealers. Go to Newburyport to bird watch along the sand dunes of Plum Island and Parker River Estuary, and Maudley's State Park.

You can also visit the Lexington and Concord area in just over an hour if you're a history buff. You can also visit the famous Walden Pond, where you can re-walk Thoreau's famous paths. While there, pop over to the Wayside Inn in Sudbury for a memorable meal. Pilgrim Plantation, the Mayflower and the famous Plymouth Rock are about a 90 minute drive away. In Quincy, John Adams' homestead can be visited in a little over an hour as can the J.F.K Library as well.

Then there is always the shopping lure of the outlet stores in Kittery, Maine, about 90 minutes away as well. We've also had guests that have driven to Cape Cod, the Sturbridge area in Western Massachusetts and some of the scenic towns in Maine a bit farther up the coast all for a day (though they're all a bit farther than I'd undertake, about 2 - 2 1/2 hours away).

You'll find that there really is a multitude of readily accessible historic, scenic or interesting things to do within a short drive from Rockport. We suggest the you consider making The Tuck Inn your home base while visiting the area, as you can still return later in the day and relax in our quiet little village before more exploring during your holidays.

Rockport Music Performance Center

Everyone in Rockport is thrilled about our new Performing Arts Center on Main Street. The 20 million dollar Shalin Liu Center was just completed in June 2010, with special acoustics, a seating capacity of 330 and an extraordinary backdrop of Sandy Bay. It is quite a jewel for our town. The center offers Chamber Music, Classical, a new Jazz series and simulcasts of the operas from the MET, along with a number of productions for our local high school plays. The Center even has a fully catered function room, which can be rented for weddings or meetings to boot!

The Tuck Inn is conveniently located just two blocks away from the Shalin Liu, and as we are open nearly year-round, we would be happy to accommodate your lodging if you come up for a performance.

To look at a complete list of their upcoming performances, ticket prices, or to purchase tickets, please click to their website at www.rcmf.org.

Come enjoy the music in our beautiful little village!

What to Do In Rockport - The Innkeepers Picks!

The following is just a list of things that Liz and I like to do in town and often recommend to our guests. It's in no way complete, but just our personal favorites.

Walking:
1. The Headlands - (2 blocks away)
2. Marmion Way / Garden Path - (3 1/2 mile loop)
3. Halibut State Park - (60 acres of coastal park - 3 miles away)
4. Dogtown - off Curtis Street (over 3,000 acres of woodlands)
5. Kelly's Pond & Cape Pond - (2 hour woods hike just 3 blocks from the Inn)
6. Atlantic Path - (2 mile coastal walk from Emerson Inn to Halibut Point)
7. Throughout the residential neighborhoods to enjoy the gardens and architecture
8. Granite Pier
9. Steel Derrick Quarry Walk

Beaches:
l. Front Beach - ( 2 blocks away with grandkids)
2. Back Beach - (2-3 blocks away with grandkids)
3. Old Garden Beach - (3-4 blocks away with grandkids)
4. Long Beach - (2 miles away - great body surfing without grandkids!)

Train Rides: (Rockport train station is just 3 blocks away)
1. To Salem - (20 minute ride to museums, House of Seven Gables)
2. To Boston (1 hour ride to museums, sporting events, Boston Pops, and "ugh"-shopping)

Retail Stores:
1. Shopping - (150 plus shops/galleries to chose from - 2 blocks away) (window shopping only for Scott and the real deal for Liz)
2. Art Galleries / Studios - (approximately 20 - 25) (window shopping only for both Scott and Liz)

Dining:
1. Roy Moore's Lobster Pound - (boiled lobsters - freshly caught and boiled, yummy and inexpensive)
2. Brackett's Oceanview - (nice full-service menu with great views)
3. Nate's at Front Beach - (best lobster roll around)
4. My Place By The Sea - (exceptionally prepared food, a bit on the expensive side, but we suggest you go for lunch for the same wonderful food at a significant savings over the supper menu)
5. Fish Shack - (good hot meals, mainly fish and a bit less expensive than other)
6. Lograsso's - (4 nights a week, Wednesday - Sunday, Italian food...mmm, mmm, good!)
7. Emerson Inn - (in Pigeon Cove, 1 1/2 miles away, exceptional dining and setting for a special meal)
8. Ellen's Harborside - (great prime rib and lobster bisque...dee-lish!)
9. Molly's Sweet Tooth - (Richardson's ice cream - decadent!)
10. Top Dog - (the best hot dogs around!)
11. Bean & Leaf - (great coffee and dessert shop)
12. Hula Moon - (soups, wraps and take-out orders)

Playgrounds:
1. Behind school complex on Jerden's Lane (1/2 mile away)
2. At Millbrook Meadows - (2 blocks away for swings and to feed ducks)
3. Pigeon Cove on Story Street - ( 1 1/2 miles away)

Museums & Attractions & other:
1. Rockport Art Association - (1 block away)
2. Sandy Bay Historical Society - (3 blocks away - local history)
3. Local Library - School Street - (2 blocks away - we've spent lots of time in Children's department).
4. Shalin Liu Performance Center - (2 blocks away, extraordinary setting with multiple productions). (The last one we saw was Chad & Jeremy - "Who, you say?")
5. Little Art Cinema - (1 block away - old time movie house with equally old seats - ouch!)
6. Visit the Paper House in Pigeon Cove - 1 1/2 miles away (historical oddity).
7. Walking the grandkids to school, or the park or reading to them, whenever possible.
8. Bird-watching along the shore or local woods (without binoculars, because with them we never spot a thing!)
9. Our in-ground pool - (40 feet away for my daily 10 minute dip and then back to the salt mines!)

When you come to visit with us, Liz and I and our staff will gladly cover all of the above with you and give you some suggestions of things to see and do or eat within town or throughout Cape Ann. We are all fairly knowledgeable about our town and will be glad to handle any of your other requests as well...just ask!

Spring Has Sprung In Rockport & Here At The Tuck Inn!

We had one tough winter in Rockport this year along with most of New England. We’re relieved though, that the snows have finally melted, that we could put away the shovels, and can now happily turn our attention outside to the gardens around the inn.

You’ll find that our fall plantings are now in bloom, and that although the squirrels had a feast at our expense last year, it appears that the majority of our bulbs escaped our hungry adversaries. Thank heaven, as I planted 1,000 tulips along with 200 each of crocuses and daffodils along the front, the sides and lots of both of the buildings – What a Show!

While we may still be in the midst of our spring clean-up outside, our comfortable rooms and hearty breakfasts still await you inside, so come visit us and our beautiful little town this spring to enjoy the annual re-awakening!

Towards that end, to entice you at this time of year, we invite you to take advantage of our Spring Mid-Week Special (Mon-Thurs) which will be run from May 1st to June 23rd. The rate is $199 + tax for 2 people for 2 nights lodging (including breakfasts of course)!!

So shake off your “winter doldrums”, and come enjoy Rockport with us this Spring!