Special Packages at Goose Cove Lodge:

Some of the special trips and packages enjoyed by our guests at Goose Cove Lodge during previous seasons included:

Wilderness And Wellness Spa Weekend
Monday, September 4th to Saturday, September 30th

Rest and Relaxation is just part of the lure with this combination of invigorating guided hikes, ocean kayaking,walks and/or bird watching, integrated with an end of the day “couples massage” of your choice in The Seaglass Spa and Wellness Center.
We have five types of massage to choose from to sooth the transition from rugged outdoors activities to a romantic candlelit dining in the evening.

Your package includes:
First Ten bookings receive free manicure!!
Three nights lodging in an ocean view suite or room with fireplace
Three full breakfasts in the dining room for two
Two three course dinners for two in the dining room
Two Guided nature walks and hikes by our staff naturalist or guided ocean kayaking
Choice of “couples massage” or other therapeutic massage
See our spa page on this site for descriptions and choices of massage available

When fantastic hiking, kayaking and dining are right outside the door of your cozy room, why go anywhere else? Your getaway includes 3 nights lodging for two, full breakfast each morning, and two candlelit dinners for two in our dining room overlooking Penobscot Bay. Dinners do not include tax, tip or alcohol

Your package includes 3 nights lodging for two, full breakfast each morning, champagne and chocolates in your room and two tickets to the performance of your choice at either the Stonington Opera House (www.Operahousearts.org or 207-367-2788) or Kniesel Hall Chamber Music Festival (www.kneisel.org or 207-374-2203).

Please inquire about show availability and pricing.

Learn the Night Sky with Astronomer Dom Parisi
Monday, September 11th to Sunday, October 1st

Stargazing at the lodge provides an extraordinary nocturnal look at the universe without light pollution to dim its brilliance. The Milky Way blankets us with billions of stars that look nearly close enough to touch when observed through our 10” Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
Naturalist/amateur astronomer Dom Parisi shares his vast knowledge acquired over 40 years of observation to bring Mother Nature's spectacular show right to our doorstep. We'll keep you posted on this site for alternative activities if weather is inclement.

Your “Learn the Night Sky/ Astronomy” package includes:
Three Night Stay in an ocean view suite or room with a fireplace for two
Three full breakfasts for two in the dining room
Guided nightly observations on the deck through the telescope (weather permitting)
Three hours of instruction each morning with amateur astronomer Dom Parisi
Three course dinner for two on one night of your stay

Paddling the Deer Isle Indian Canoe Route
With Archeologist Bill Haviland and
Granite Island Tour Guides
August 27th

Follow the ancient route of the Native American Penobscot and Micmac tribes as they journey from interior Maine to the coast to feast on shellfish during the summer months. Once they cross the Eggmoggin Reach to Deer Isle you will join a guided kayak group to paddle their path across the archipelago that makes up Deer Isle. Your guide will be Archeologist William Haviland who has written extensively on the historical Native American presence here and Dana and Anne Douglass owners of Granite Island Tours.

Puffin Boat Tour to Seal Island
Friday, June 9th - Sunday, June 12th

Join us for a trip to a federally protected breeding ground for the Atlantic Puffin.
We leave from Stonington's Town Landing and head out to Seal Island passing lighthouses, and viewing seals, porpoises, ducks, eagles, osprey and many other sea birds which inhabit this rich part of Penobscot Bay. We will be aboard the heated “Nigh Duck” a 38' closed boat with a “head” that carries 23 passengers with Captain Bill Baker.
Licensed by the Coast Guard, Bill has been navigating the Maine waters for 25 years and is now the owner of Old Quarry Ocean Adventures. Bill eagerly shares his vast knowledge in the Gulf of Maine's ecology and its diverse history of fisheries combined with factual and historical information about the area.

Your Puffin Boat Tour to Seal Island package includes:
Two nights lodging in an ocean view suite or room with fireplace
Two full breakfasts for two in the dining room
Boat trip aboard the “Nigh Duck” with tour guide Capt.Bill Baker
Box lunch for the boat trip
Three course dinner for two on one night of your stay

Annual Deer Isle Lupine Festival
June 16th - June 18th

Deer Isle celebrates its fifth Lupine festival and will feature an expanded driving lupine loop tour that includes a visit to several private gardens with Garden Club members offering advice on the care and cultivation of our state flower the “wild lupine”. The tour will also stop at many local artist and craftsmen studios offer an opportunity to see the work of the outstanding artisans working here. Deer Isle is known as the artistic center of Maine. Water tours are a new aspect of the Lupine Festival for viewing Lupine from the ocean. Evening concerts and contra-dance lessons round out the offerings for the Lupine Festival Weekend. Your Lupine Festival package includes:
Two night stay in a room or suite with ocean view and fireplace
Two full breakfasts for two in the dining room
Two three course dinners on one night of your stay
A free “Sparkling Lupine Cocktail” for two before dinner
Created by our staff just for this weekend

For kids we are including:

Lobster Fishing, guided nature walks for adults and children and a family-style “Downeast” lobster bake.
Horseback riding is offered through the Islewood Farm Summer Riding Camp 9:00 am - 1:00pm on 7/5 and 7/6. It includes a lesson and some sort of horse related activity. Meg Black, camp instructor has 25 years of experience teaching children and has dependable and experienced horses.
In the event of rain fireworks are scheduled for 7/5 and age appropriate indoor activities will be offered at the lodge.

Your fireworks and fun package includes:
Three nights lodging for a family of four in a secluded cabin
Three full breakfasts in the dining room
Three nights dining including one night “Downeast” Lobster Feast
Guided Nature walks for Adults and Children 6 and up
Horseback Riding Camp with Meg Black
Lobster Fishing for _ day or
Guided Island half- day boat tour with Capt. Walter Reed
Kid Camp for children 12 and under each evening 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Other Summer/Fall Family Activities…

Guided Nature Walks for Adults and Children with a Naturalist
Hiking
Biking
Basic Orienteering skills
Field and Beach Games - Soccer, Wiffleball, Volleyball
Butterfly Collection and Identification (summer only)
Kite Flying
Ocean kayaking
Sailing
Outdoor Painting
Seashell and Sea glass Search
Scavenger Hunts
Gnome House Building
Shorebirding and Seabirding
Tidal Pool Exploration
Lobster Fishing
Guided boat tours of the island and Penobscot Bay