The
Cabin in Maine
is a friendly Hostel providing lodging and dining for those seeking an
outdoor
experience. We are set up like any AYH or HI place and open year-round.
People come from all over the world to use The Cabin
as their headquarters for outdoor activities. We will arrange shuttle service
from train, bus and plane connections.
Accommodations:
You stay in the lower floor of the three story log home. Your area has
a modern, complete kitchen, full bath room, laundry area, 8-bed bunk room,
one private room, social area includes CATV, VCR, phone and e-mail. All
linens and blankets, extra Cabin clothes and shoes are included. Fee; $14.00
per person per day tax included.
Meals, served
family style. Fees;
Breakfast $5.50 and dinner $7.50 tax included.
Activities:
Downhill skiing at Sunday River, Mt. Abram, Saddleback and Black Mt. Cross-country
skiing facilities are nearby. Snowshoe out the front door. Canoe on nearby
rivers, ponds and lakes. Fish for native and stocked trout. Rockhounds
take day trips to mines and quarries. They can visit gem and mineral shops
and the local museums. Bicyclists enjoy our quiet country roads and backcountry
logging roads. The nearby mountains provide opportunities for rock climbers.
Backpackers hike into mountain lean-tos. Our daily shuttle service to four
trail heads, on the Appalachian Trail, lets thru hikes “go light” and come
home each night for good food- all they can eat.
Services:
For Appalachian Trail hiking in Maine; planning, food and mail forwarding,
shuttles, maps, knowledge of the whole trail in Maine including road crossing,
places to stay, people to see, how to prepare for the “one hundred mile
wilderness”and help spot your car. Daily shuttle service to Appalachian
Trail trail heads at Grafton Notch, the north end of the Mahoosuc Range,
East “B” Hill Road, South Arm, and RT. 17. Help with reservations at AMC
Huts and Lodges and Baxter State Park. Assist AT “thru hikers” in our
area, and provide a place for friends and / or spouses to be together for
a few days. Help section hikers spot their vehicle where they plan to
finish. Make available recreational equipment as needed.
Location:
We are located ten miles north of US Hwy 2 between
Bethel and Rumford in East Andover-Andover, an historic pioneer village
in the foothills of Western Maine. The White Mountains are just minutes
away. Nearby are rivers, lakes, The Appalachian Trail, ski slopes, gem
quarries, maple sugar sites, state designated bicycle route and a covered
bridge.
Reservations
recommended
Shuttle
Service available
Tent or
RV space, or Tipi
Some recreational
equipment available
Listed
in the AT Companion and
The Thru-Hiker’s
Handbook
Travel
Time from:
Boston 4 hrs
Portland 2 hrs
Gorham, NH 1hr
Sorry no
dogs No drugs
Map
of Andover area
Margie
and Earle Towne, owners “Honey & Bear”
The
Cabin in Maine, Post Office Box 55, 497 East Andover Road,
East Andover,
Me. 04226 (207) 392-1333 voice mail 392-1233
thecabin@megalink.net
http://www.thecabininmaine.com
