Blog
Welcome to our blog about the Benjamin F Packard House Bed and Breakfast, and notes about what’s going on in the Bath, Maine area.
A Classic Recipe
Guests are always asking Amy for recipes and especially for the cinnamon bread (she just finished baking some as I am typing). Her rendition of this comes from the classic Betty Crocker White Bread recipe that has been in Betty Crocker cookbooks for decades. At the...
A Great Weekend
What a fabulous weekend here at the B&B - a house full of dog lovers! All the guests the past couple days just lavished me with attention - lots of rubs, special trips to the patio to say good morning and some even brought me back some special treats when they...
My Favorite Garden Spot
I have a favorite spot in the garden where I hide out on warm sunny days. It is the perfect napping spot - cool and shady - right under the Rhododendron bush. Amy peeked in and took a picture of me napping this morning.
Visiting Bath on a Rainy Day
Our guests who have been staying the past couple days are experiencing some inclement weather so I began thinking of a Rainy Day Ideas list for our guests. Here are some things I came up with. Museums - We have great museums in the area - Maine Maritime Museum right...
A Busy May and an Upcoming Milestone
It appears that I have been lazy with my duties but in reality I have been busy helping Amy and Mark with the spring gardening and with our guests. Yes, the busy season is upon us! The garden is now all in order - new plants planted, mulching done, some vegetables...
An Inside Day
Mark, Amy and I have been working outside in the garden to get everything ready for the busy season but today is looking like an inside day. The rain is falling, skies and gray and, unfortunately, I hear wind is forcasted for later today and lasting through the...
About Benjamin F. Packard
Benjamin F. Packard was a successful and well known shipwright and was a partner in Goss, Sawyer & Packard, one of the most successful ship-building companies in the world during the late nineteenth century. Packard was a junior partner in the firm. He became quite prominent in Bath and was one of the founders of Bath Savings Institution. The bank still uses a picture featuring the ship named after Packard on their logo.
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Benjamin F. Packard House
Bed & Breakfast
45 Pearl Street, Bath, ME 04530
866-361-6004 | 207-443-6004