The Craignair Inn offers bed and breakfast lodging as well as casual fine dining on four acres of shorefront within the 3,500 odd miles of bays, peninsulas, inlets, and headlands which form a Maine coastline unmatched anywhere for its beauty and coastal activity. Set on a granite ledge rising from the sea and surrounded by flower gardens, Craignair was built in 1928 to house workers from the nearby quarries.
Little has changed here since the turn of the century, and you can still feel the mood of a once lively and active working town. The houses lining Clark Island Road are mainly former quarry workers' homes. The Union Hall still stands, as well as the old general store and post office. The chapel, where the stonecutters and their families once worshipped, is now an Inn annex. Also, one may walk along any of several stone wharves still standing and imagine the granite being loaded aboard the coastal schooners for shipment to market. Clark Island granite was used in the construction of the Central Park bridges and gatehouses and in the Brooklyn Battery tunnel, both in New York City and the Library of Congress in Washington, just to name a few.
The New England boarding house was converted to a country inn in 1940. Downstairs is an exceedingly warm and cheery parlor-library, a sunny dining room that looks out on the sea, and an old-fashioned kitchen. Upstairs, the bedrooms are furnished with comfortable beds, antique dressers, and inviting decor, and most have beautiful ocean views. There are six rooms with private baths and six with shared baths. The Vestry Annex has eight accommodations, all with private baths, and is furnished with antiques.
The Inn's dining room is a special find! The cuisine is prepared to order using fresh local seafoods, meats, homemade sauces, pastas, and pastries. The dining room atmosphere, along with the view of the sea, will add to your dining pleasure while you enjoy the outstanding food and wine list.
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