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.
Welcome Mud Season
We are all ready for the ice to melt and Mud Season to take over our lives here in Maine. Mud Season is an interesting time - that time when winter is over but spring isn't here quite yet. To celebrate this special season, Amy and Mark have developed a Mudder of a...
Cookies and Community
Back in December I told you about Amy's holiday cookie baking for a local food pantry. Well that idea exploded at the neighborhood New Year's Eve Fiesta and our neighbor, Michelle, took the idea and ran with it! Now a new group, Just BEcause, has formed and they held...
Winter Beach
Yet another monster snowstorm is on the way but Amy and Mark decided a trip to Reid State Park and the beach was the order of the day. I stayed home on my warm bed and watched the snow from the window. They did take lots of pictures to share with me which I am passing...
Views from the Windows
Another snow storm today so I am inside but it sure looks pretty outside so I took some pictures to share with you. You can see once the storm passed there was a bit of sun peeking out over the rooftops on Pearl Street.
My Walk Around Bath
A beautiful winter's day and I got to go for a little walk around town. Check me out at all these great downtown Bath spots - the Gazebo in City Park, overlooking the Kennebec at Waterfront Park, by the clock at Front and Centre Streets and in the newest store...
Exploring the Peninsulas
Maine is such a great place to explore and for Amy and Mark this happens in the off season since there just is no time in the summer and fall. Yesterday they took a trip down one of the peninsulas which, in this case, is a series of islands connected by bridges. First...
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