We thought it might be helpful to you to have this information before you arrive.
ARRIVAL: You may arrive any time after 4:00 p.m. in Cottage 1 and aftr 5 in Cottage 2. If you plan to get here late, let us know so that we can leave a light on for you. There is a sign in front of each cottage
indicating the number, and the door will be open with the keys on the dining room table.
SHOPPING: The store in Somesville is the nearest
convenience market and garage. There are large
markets in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth. The
cottages is stocked with staples such as flour,
sugar, salt, pepper, and there will be paper towels,
soap and toilet paper.
NOISE: Please do not play a radio, stereo, or
television outside the cottage, and keep the volume
low at all times. Please try to be relatively quiet when
swimming or canoeing - we know this will be difficu
lt if you are having a good time - but your restraint will
be appreciated by your neighbors and the birds and
animals that live around the pond.
FLOWERS, FERNS and BERRIES: Do not pick any flowers, ferns, lichens, or moss. These plants are fragile and will live for only a short time after being picked. We have planted many of the wildflowers for everyone to enjoy. You may pick blueberries (there are lots in season in the upper field) and blackberries (around the fields).
BIRDS and ANIMALS: Each year there are some different birds and animals that come to live here. We have seen otter, deer, fox, mink, fisher, muskrat, beaver, raccoon, groundhog, otter, moose, bear, osprey, eagles, several kinds of hawks and many varieties of smaller birds.
TRAILS: We have built rough trails through the woods and hope you will enjoy using them. Please stay on the trail as you will kill mosses, ferns, and other plants if you walk on them.
SWIMMING and FISHING: the best place to swim is from the floats or the opposite shore of the pond. Acadia National Park owns the outlet, inlet and opposite shore and you are welcome to use any of this land. You must buy a fishing license form the Town Office in Southwest Harbor for anyone over 16 who wants to fish.
BOATS: Please haul canoes out of the water when you leave and turn them over to drain. A sudden wind can easily knock the canoe into the pond so be sure to tie the canoe to the cleat on the dock. If we have to send someone to fetch the canoe we will bill you for the time at $15.00 per hour. Please make sure there is a lifejackets for each person in the canoe and remember that lifejackets are hard to put on when a canoe is turning over.
FIRES: Please use the outdoor grill carefully. Extinguish coals and cover the grill when the charcoal has cooled. Wood in the woodshed is for your use. Do not light a fire anywhere outside.
ELECTRICITY: The rate in Maine is VERY HIGH. Please turn off lights and appliances whenever you leave the cottage.
SATELLITE TV and INTERNET: We've installed satellite TV in Cottage 1 (2-5-2009), and plan to do so in Cottage 2 in early spring. At the same time, we'll also install a satellite for Internet in both cottages. Rents for 2009 do not reflect an increase because it's not all hooked up, and I don't want to promise TV and Internet access in case there's a problem. The good news is that the satellite is working at Cottage 1, and the technician told me that getting service there was likely to be more difficult than to Cottage 2.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: There is a list of numbers to call next to the phone.
DEPARTURE: We hope you have a wonderful vacation. We ask that you leave by 10:00 am Saturday so we can prepare the cottage for our next guests. Please let us know if you are leaving early or if a special situation requires that you leave later than 10:00 am.
INFORMATION FOR GUESTS AT HODGDON POND FARM
