SOKOKIS LAKE AND HOSAC MOUNTAIN -Sokokis Lake, sometimes referred to as Holland Pond, is located adjacent to Route 11 in Limerick, Maine. Sokokis is managed for warmwater fish species due to the lack of cool, well-oxygenated water available during the summer. Hosac Mountain, is considered as part of Limerick, Maine. The elevation is 1,313 feet, and it's known for hiking. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 698th highest mountain in Maine and the 53427th highest mountain in the United States.
MEETING A NEW FRIEND FOR BREAKFAST - Rick attended one of my (Rob's) paranormal lectures in April, and I befriended him. He lives near Cornish, and told us about the town and how the restaurant at the historic inn was the best around. He wasn't kidding. It was fantastic, and it was wonderful to make a new friend.
ABOUT CORNISH, MAINE - Cornish is a town in York County, Maine, U.S. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area, although its a good hour away from there!
LINDSAY'S KITCHEN RESTAURANT - Enjoy Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Lindsay's in the historic Cornish Inn. The restaurant takes the entire first floor of the Inn, and has indoor seating and seating on the covered porch. Ingredients are sourced farm fresh whenever possible and locally roasted coffee and Maine maple syrup are staples.
ABOUT THE CORNISH INN -The Cornish Inn was built in the 1820s as a residence for a man named Cotton Lincoln. Calvin Woodbury purchased the building in the 1880s and turned it into the Lincoln House. During this time, it passed through several owners and eventually fell into disrepair. Fred C. Small recovered the building in the 1920s, and hired famed architect John Calvin Stevens. He was tasked with redesigning the interior and exterior at the tune of $30,000 (almost 500k today!). The redesign included hip roof, three story annex, six bathrooms, hot and cold water, piazza, refrigeration, steam heat, plate glass windows and 27 guest rooms. It was at this point that the inn was renamed the New Lincoln. The inn remained the New Lincoln until the 1980s, when it became The Cornish Inn.
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY - According to the Website cornishme dot com, The Cornish area was on the path of the Pequawket Trail. The word “Pequawket” is believed to mean “sandy land." The Almouchiquois (Sokokis) Indians traveled the trail seasonally between Biddeford Pool on the ocean and the Mount Washington Valley in search of food. The Sokokis were members of the highly respected Tortoise Clan of the eastern Algonquins.
SETTLEMENT OF CORNISH, MAINE -During the 1600s French fur traders bartered with the natives, exchanging highly prized fur pelts for blankets, beads and other handicrafts made by the tribe. The French traders respected the Native Americans and the trade arrangements worked well. The Sokokis Indians living in the area were led by chief named Captain Sandy (also called Captain Sunday).
The first white settler in the Cornish area was a fur trader named Francis Small, who operated a small trading post. He became fast, trusting friends with Captain Sandy. The town was incorporated as Cornish in 1794. A stage route was established along Main Street arrived in 1846. Handsome Victorian and Colonial homes were built along Main and Maple Streets and, between the years 1850 and 1860.
TODAY - There's a main street, and the center of the tiny town is the Cornish Inn. There are a few shops there, too, that sell antiques. The rest are residences! Cornish is known for some of its popular attractions, which include: Full Circle Artisan's Gallery Cornish Trading Company Libby's Antiques Evie's Downtown Smith Company Some of the other most popular restaurants in Cornish include: Bay Haven Lobster Two, krista's, Fairgrounds Tavern, Fairgrounds Pizza & Pub, Phat Boys Restaurant & Tavern
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