Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center in Bridgton, Maine, USA brings to life the world and inspiring works of Rufus Porter, an American artist and inventor with a fascinating history. Rufus designed over 100 inventions, and patented many of them, and was instrumental in designing and airship, constructing his first model in 1833, often ridiculed for his ideas he played an important part in the history of aerial navigation. The Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center has a museum store with books, souvenirs and arts available for shipping, and is housed in a historical building, the Webb House.READ MORE

Tarry-A-While Resort in Bridgton, Maine, USA offers a wonderful stay with spectacular views overlooking the lake and mountain, and accommodation options of cottage rentals from the private honeymoon cottage to standard cottages, the Arnika Apartment and inn room rentals and suites most with stunning lake views which include a fully breakfast and daily housekeeping. The resort offers free use of their kayaks, sailboats, rowboats, bicycles, tennis court, ping pong and pool tables, plus there's a social hall, and they are close to amazing attractions and activities, literally just one hour from everywhere. Tarry-A-While Resort welcomes you to join them on Thursday nights for an incredible catered lobster bake dripping with butter right on the beachfront, so as they say bib up and get cracking. A wonderful stay awaits at a beautiful location you'll return to for a lifetime.READ MORE

Main Street Mercantile in Bridgton, Maine, USA offers beautiful treasures and unique items with something for everyone, and they sell great quality merchandise from large to small. They will soon become your favorite place to shop, with great owners, and literally have everything from antiques to vintage items, collectibles, books, furniture, a large variety of decor, re-finished sewing machines, sportsman items and so much more, it's the way shopping should be. Main Street Mercantile is nestled in the heart of the Lakes Region of Maine, and a stunning antique shop well worth visiting, filled with the interesting and the unique. READ MORE

Beef and Ski in Bridgton, Maine, USA offers a casual dining experience with waiter service and outdoor seating, and they serve exquisite daily specials including prime rib, fish and chips, fresh made salads and their famous roast beef sandwiches. Meals are available for dine in or take out, and there's an incredible menu of choices from the mouthwatering appetizers to the salads, original roast beef sandwiches and Signature Roast Beef Sandwiches with the roast beef cooked in house and sliced fresh daily. They also do wraps and burgers made from certified Grade A Angus beef, other sandwiches choices and a finger licking BBQ and delicious lightly fried seafood choices. Beef and Ski has a kiddies menu and great sides, and the food comes in large portions, come enjoy a fabulous dining experience.READ MORE

Beth's Kitchen Cafe in Bridgton, Maine, USA is a restaurant, bakery and coffee shop serving exquisite breakfast all day, they also do gourmet sandwiches, homemade soups, home style entrees, hand thrown pizza, exquisite cafe favorites and you can even create your own deli sandwiches and there are mouthwatering desserts made from scratch, blackboard specials, homemade breads and more. There's a catering menu for special functions at home or the office, and they will cater your breakfast or lunch beautifully from their kitchen to your venue. Beth's Kitchen Cafe also features a local roaster with Matt's organic coffee woodfired, come for the best espressos and cappucinos, lattes and other specialty drinks, and there's a courtyars, plus they host live music from time to time.READ MORE

Venezia Ristorante offers an exquisite Italian dining experience in Bridgton, Maine, USA and their food is best described as amazing with delicious homemade dishes the highlight. Menu items include pasta choices of fettucine, linguine, tortelloni, ravioli, spaghetti and more and they have salads and appetizers, fish dishes, mouthwatering Italian veal dishes, chicken and steak, side dishes, coffee and desserts. Venezia Ristorante serves the Italian divine and comes highly recommended with friendly hostess Toni on hand to see to your needs, it feels like you're in Italy when dining here, come for an authentic dining experience.READ MORE

Campfire Grille is on-site at the Pleasant Mountain Inn located in Bridgton, Maine, USA and is a family friendly full service restaurant offering a delicious menu of American comfort food in a wonderful atmosphere. There are craft beers on tap in the lounge and they serve creative cocktails, plus there are stunning views of Beaver Pond and outdoor seating is available in summer. Open for lunch and dinner, menus include great specials, soups, entrees, house specialties, burgers, pasta dishes, appetizers, flatbreads and more and there are kiddies choices and mouthwatering desserts to end the perfect meal. Campfire Grille has a function room for private events for up to 50 guests, with a team of talented chefs and party planners ready to make your event a success, or there are pick up party platter packages available for your location and venue, call them, they will guide you every step of the way.READ MORE

The Loft House at Moose Pond is a stunning vacation rental in Bridgton, Maine, USA perfect for a multi family vacation or reunion or even a company outing within close proximity of a sandy beach and the Shawnee Peak Ski Area. This spacious chalet is huge over 3000 square feet with four and a half bedrooms comfortably sleeping sixteen to eighteen people and two and a half bathrooms. There's a large great room with fireplace and fully equipped kitchen, upstairs loft room, and kids recreation room, plus the hot tub is available at an additional charge, and it's perfect for wedding parties, rehearsal dinners, clam bakes and any type of group. While staying at the Loft House at Moose Pond enjoy foosball, skiing, pool and more, and they have two swimming pools, a kayak, paddle boat and row boat, it's the perfect year round vacation destination.READ MORE

Standard Gastropub in Bridgton, Maine, USA is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner offering a new contemporary dining concept with a focus on gourmet takes on everyday street food. They come highly recommended, and their menu changes regularly, they have great daily specials and an all day bar menu, deli style or barbecue house smoked meats served on organic whole grain or sourdough buns with sides, and their wings are lovingly house brined, rubbed, smoked, fried, sauced and grilled with nightly flavors to choose from. Standard Gastropub offers a casual interior with wooden picnic tables and bar, are their burgers are simply delicious served with hand cut fries and dipping sauces, there's outdoor seating and lots of draft choices, and they host live music in summer, come for an unforgettable dining experience where they draw culinary influence from around the globe to support local agriculture.READ MORE

Gallinari's Brookline Cottages on Highland Lake in Bridgton, Maine, USA come with living room and fire place, a screened in porch, picnic tables and grill, complete kitchens and aluminum row boat. They have horseshoes, a childrens playground, table tennis, shuffleboard, dock area and there's swimming at their sandy beach, plus Highland Lake is well stocked with bass, white and yellow perch, pickerel and brown trout for the fishing enthusiast, and lakes and ponds close by also offer excellent opportunities. Gallinari's Brookline Cottages is where you come to make memories with family and friends, and they are close to excellent activities, fine dining, antique shops, golf courses and much more.READ MORE