Category: Penobscot Bay

Local Lodging: Fireside Inn & Suites

Local Lodging: Fireside Inn & Suites

Much like our views at French’s Point, every room at this award-winning inn and restaurant has a view of the beautiful Penobscot Bay. Their double rooms boast 2 queen beds, air conditioning, a coffee maker, iron and ironing board, data ports, hairdryer, color cable television and voicemail. Their suites include all the amenities of their… Read more »

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Recommended Local Lodging: Belfast Harbor Inn

Recommended Local Lodging: Belfast Harbor Inn

French’s Point wants to make choosing your overnight local lodging accommodations easy and accessible to you and your guests looking for a place to stay in Midcoast Maine. One of our favorite Inn/Hotels near French’s Point, which we recommend to our guests, is the Belfast Harbor Inn. “One of our favorite Inn/Hotels near French’s Point,… Read more »

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A Weekend Winter Wedding Itinerary for French’s Point

A Weekend Winter Wedding Itinerary for French’s Point

Winter Weddings at French’s Point are always a favorite of ours. Enjoy a weekend wedding celebration with family and friends, fireplaces and warm drinks! Go snowshoeing on our backyard trails, sledding, or relax on a sleigh ride with your newlywed! Whatever your favorite winter activity is, enjoy it here at French’s Point for your weekend… Read more »

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A French’s Point Family Celebration

A French’s Point Family Celebration

This weekend, we celebrate and honor family members that have made the sacrifice of service to our country. In reflecting on this, my mind wanders back to this past Veteran’s Day Weekend, when almost 60 of our family members came from near and far to French’s Point for an epic, three-day family reunion. This was… Read more »

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Living Legacy: Bernadette Tilton Douglas

Living Legacy: Bernadette Tilton Douglas

When you visit French’s Point, you will pass a little cottage just before Beach Rose Farm. You may see a pretty older woman wearing a wide brim hat and a beautiful smile sitting on her bench. Likely, she will give you a friendly little wave as you pass. This sweetheart is my maternal grandmother, Bernadette… Read more »

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French’s Point Family Pirate Treasure Hunt

French’s Point Family Pirate Treasure Hunt

Over Veteran’s Day Weekend, our family had the opportunity to bring together almost 60 of our family members for an epic family reunion here at French’s Point. As part of the festivities, my father and mother, long-known by our family as the Pirate King and Queen, orchestrated a 2-hour pirate treasure hunt around French’s Point…. Read more »

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Living Legacy: Bonnie Brooks

Living Legacy: Bonnie Brooks

Meet my mother Bonita Tilton Brooks! I wanted to tell you about a very special person here at French’s Point… my mother, Bonnie. She’s a big part of what makes French’s Point so beautiful. Read on to find out how. Mom grew up in Sidney, Maine. She was the oldest of six children born to… Read more »

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Living Legacy: Bob Brooks

Living Legacy: Bob Brooks

My father, Robert Nash Brooks turns 70 years old today! As a child, I have many vivid memories of time spent with my family here on the shores of Penobscot Bay. To me, my dad has always been a larger-than-life hero of our adventures together… our safari leader as we cut trails through the woods… Read more »

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Gorgeous Estate Wedding of Kaleigh and Carlos

Gorgeous Estate Wedding of Kaleigh and Carlos

We had the pleasure of hosting this amazing wedding this past weekend! Everything from the floral arrangements to the catering was perfect. Check out the photos from Great Tucker Photo below. A special thank you to the vendors: Bar Harbor Catering Company, Media Northeast, Flora Fauna, Jo Louise Beauty,  Love Affair Suite

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