Historic Inns of the Northeast

As travelers are increasingly discovering, historic inns offer charming alternatives to the impersonal and somewhat predictable environments of large hotels and motels. Imagine, for example, sleeping in a high canopy bed made of Honduran mahogany and being surrounded by a huge armoire, an English dressing table, and plush red carpeting. Imagine relaxing on the deck of a 16-room mansion -- formerly a sea captain's home -- and looking out over the quaint harbor of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Imagine dining on J. Albert's Veal (a cutlet in a brandy cream sauce with apples and spices) in one of the few remaining historic inns specifically created as lodging. Or relaxing in a typical 19th-century-style garden with displays of daffodils, peonies, tulips, and sweet william in historic East Berlin, Pennsylvania. Now Historic Inns of the Northeast introduces you to all the charm, comfort, and excitement of the region's celebrated lodging places. Unlike other guides to historic inns, this is a fully illustrated volume with full-color photographs by noted photographer Alan Briere, all of which were commissioned especially for this volume. If you are planning on traveling in the region, Historic Inns of the Northeast will direct you to lodging places in 10 states and will give you the unique chance to view the accommodations of each before your arrival. If you are seeking design ideas for your own home, this book can be a virtually endless source of inspiration, with parlors, dining rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms in a wide range of styles -- from Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, and Victorian to engaging eclectic blends of genuine andiques, reproduction pieces, and contemporary furnishings. Finally, if you are just interested in good old-fashioned stories out of the pages of American history, the inns covered in this book will not disappoint. Here you will find presidents, generals, and literary figures treading the floorboards; ordinary men and women forging homes out of a wilderness; and, yes, even a few ghosts here and there.