Migis is where we celebrated my dad’s 90th and last birthday. This is dedicated to you dad – Warren H. Burroughs
By Cathy H. Burroughs, Adventure + Travel Blogger, journeyPod.com
Deep in the woods of south western Maine, 2 ½ hour’s drive from Boston or forty five minutes north of the Portland airport, nestled on the edge of the effervescent Sebago Lake, Maine’s second largest, is a hidden treasure. From mid-June to Columbus Day weekend, travelers, families and friends, year after year and generation after generation find a welcome reprieve from the hustle and bustle of life at the luxurious and rustic 6-room lodge and 35 log cabins of Casco, Maine’s Migis Lodge. www.migis.com/. This classic lodgefirst opened its rough-hewn doors in 1916, nearly 100 years later, the Lodge and its lake are still going strong.
Beyond Serenity: Rambunctious Activities for All!
If its relaxation you’re after, look no further or go even deeper with a massage and sauna. If it’s rambunctious activities you’ve come to the right place: there’ss tennis and every water sport imaginable for the most active family vacation: water ski all day and boat to your heart’s content (motor, canoe, sail or kayak). Hike in the neighboring trails or take a mail boat for candy with the owner who is part Santa Claus and part quiet woodsman. Even the little kids have their own program with arts, crafts and movies that the adults sometimes envy.
Each family or adult couple stays in a stylish solitary log cabin (mine was called Bittersweet) with fireplace, stocked with fire wood and a vase of fresh flowers daily, comfy feather beds for some serious slumber and its own porch, rocker and lake view. You may also book a stay in the Main Lodge’s rooms with high sloping ceilings, fireplaces and balconies with panoramic lake vistas.
The Migis crew know what they’re doing when it comes to ‘made from scratch’ breakfasts, lunches and dinners – all inclusive on the American plan with sublime takes on New England fare and more. Nighttime there are s’mores and marshmallow bon fires and during the day down by the lake is a multi-coursed, not to miss outdoor cookout. The piece d’ resistance is the Saturday night buffet to end all buffets with heaping portions of roast beef, lobster, sushi and a dozen more entrees and homemade desserts.. Each meal can be customized to your liking by the ultra gracious staff who are always willing to pack you a picnic if you plan to be gone all day.
Such is the enchantment of Migis Lodge. Part nirvana, part glocca morra, and part a brand of nearly lost resorts we remember from such films as Dirty Dancing, Migis harkens back to a by gone era. It is the stuff that vintage New England post cards are made of with its picturesque lake and mountain backdrop – all tucked away, nearly lost but never forgotten in the heart of Maine’s innermost 125 acres of Pine forest.
Cathy H. Burroughs is published widely as an international travel writer and adventure blogger.
