Highland Cottage: Nestled Between the Atlantic Coast and the White Mountains

Highland Cottage
Nestled Between the Atlantic Ocean and White Mountains. Still, WiFi Internet Service is available at Highland Cottage.

Picturesquely situated in the highlands overlooking the Saco and Ossipee River Valleys, this cottage offers a phenomenal mountain view with rolling hills and open fields. The winding country road, bordered by long stretches of stonewalls, provides a partial panorama of the foothills of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. A three-minute stroll brings one to an impressive overlook.

Highland Cottage is located one-half mile off the Pequawket Trail (Route 113), a Maine Scenic Byway. It is a two-story structure with lovely woodwork and is attractively decorated; the artistically-designed stairway is accentuated by morning sunlight. There are two bedrooms: one with a full-size bed, the other with a set of twin beds. The living room has a futon that opens to a full-size bed. Thus the cottage sleeps six. An eat-in kitchen with special country charm seats six diners. There is one bathroom with a shower as well as a washer and dryer laundry center.

The kitchen has a microwave, toaster oven, coffee pot, and full-size cook stove as well as a dishwasher. Pots, pans, dinnerware, and utensils are provided.

In addition…
• A screened-in porch with table and chairs
• A TV and DVD player (no cable)
• A CD player
• Small library collection, including general interest books, cookbooks
• Games and puzzles
• Portable electric fireplace and electric heat
• Stainless steel BBQ grille
• Washer and dryer
• Outdoor furniture

Make Highland Cottage your home base to explore some of Maine and New Hampshire’s most spectacular attractions. Whether you love to bike, hike, swim, fish, shop, dine, or view… Whether you most love spring’s blossoms and blooms, summer’s lush greenery, or autumn’s inferno of foliage color, the location of this hideaway is perfect to realize your vacation plan.

Highland Cottage is within approximately one hour of numerous “must see” attractions! Centrally located between the Atlantic Coast and the White Mountains, a small sampling follows:

• Old Port area of Portland, ME (50 min) (cobblestone streets, gift shops, museums, fine dining, theater, lighthouses, home of DeMillo’s Floating Restaurant, Children’s Museum, Portland Museum of Fine Art, Longfellow House, Portland Observatory, Merrill Auditorium… SO MUCH MORE!)
• Casco Bay Lines, Portland, ME (50 min) (Ferry System Cruises, including the popular Casco Bay Islands Cruise, which covers eight islands)
• Odyssey Whale Watch, Portland, ME (50 min) (Whale Watching Tour Agency, ADVENTURES YOU WON’T FORGET!)
• Old Orchard Beach, ME (55 min) (a premier mile-long, fun-filled Maine beach, an international attraction)
• Mount Washington Auto Road, NH (1 hr) (nearly eight miles long with incredible vistas)
• Mount Washington Cog Railroad, NH (1hr) (WHAT AN HISTORIC TRAIN RIDE!)
• Kancamagus Highway, NH (40 min) (legendary highway through White Mountain National Forest, mountain views, waterfalls, hiking trails, covered bridge…)
• Fryeburg, ME (25 min) (one of Maine’s oldest towns, [home of the Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s largest Agricultural Fair “1851” (September 29 - October 6, 2024), “The Coach Exhibit-- including Gypsy Caravans--a “must see”]), kayaking, canoeing, biking, an exercise community trail that follows the old “Mountain Line” Railway Road)
• Freeport, ME (1 hr & 20 min) (home of the original L.L. Bean Retail Store, outlet stores, dining…)
• North Conway, NH (35 min) (major shopping destination near Mount Washington, dinner train, hiking, theater)
• Sebago Lakes Region, ME (20 min) (recreational destination [boating, fishing, dining…])
• Scarborough (45 min) to Kittery, ME (“Antique Alley”, Route 1 drive, time depends on traffic flow)
• Hiram, ME (15 min) (Ossipee Valley Music Festival with musicians (and fans) from all over the United States (July 25-28, 2024)
• Douglass Mountain, Sebago, ME (15 min) (a low energy hike with super energizing mountaintop views from a stone tower)
• Sand Pond, East Baldwin, ME (7 min) (spring-fed pond for swimming and recreation)
• Saco River, Cornish/West Baldwin Line (5 min) (kayaking, canoeing…)
• Yarmouth Clam Festival, Yarmouth, ME (1 hr) (GREAT food! Fun for the whole family! July19-21, 2024)
• Cornish, ME (7 min) (voted one of New England’s most charming villages, “The Crown of York County”, Home of the Apple Festival [2024 Dates are Not Yet Determined], part of the Maine Antique Trail)

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