Fairhaven Inn

     "Come live with me and be my love," said Pembleton Edgecomb to his fiancee, Margaret Main of Woolwich. "YES," she said, "but not until you tear down this log cabin and build me a real house." Thus, in 1790, the house that was to become the Fairhaven Inn was built from posts and beams, cut and hand hewn by Pembleton and his brother, John, from the surrounding forest. They chose the site carefully, on a hillside, overlooking the Kennebec river.

     Fairhaven Inn still commands a lovely view of woods, meadow and river. Located 2 miles outside the city of Bath. it is quiet peaceful retreat. A Maine farmhouse that rambles down the hill, Fairhaven beckons the traveler who seeks a sense of history and nature. Just down the way, Merrymeeting Bay is home to one of the country's largest populations of Bald Eagles.

     In the parlor, you will find many books on Maine, historic Bath, lighthouses, and shipbuilding. Bath, the city of ships, was home to over 85 boatyards, lining the Kennebec. Today, the Bath Iron Works, build the Aegis class destroyers for the US Navy. At the Maine Maritime Museum, you can explore Percy and Small, a nineteenth century shipyard.

     Our eight guest rooms are furnished with a mix of antique and country pieces. The large Tavern room is casual, inviting you to curl up with a book, watch television, or work a jigsaw puzzle. A wood burning stove and a mug of hot chocolate keeps you cozy in the winter. The terrace off the Tavern is a good place to enjoy a cookie and a cool drink on a summer evening.

     We came to Fairhaven as a guest in 1990 while we were interviewing with our son, Ken, at the Hyde school. About an hour after we walked in the front door we decided that, someday, we would buy the inn. After 20 visits, over Ken's 4 years at Hyde, our dream came true in May 1995. There was just something about the house that made us feel so welcome. We hope you will feel that way too.