Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 207-824-4224;
www.betheloutdooradventure.com
; 121 Mayville Rd/US 2; per day kayak/canoe
$46/67; 8am-6pm)
This downtown outfitter rents canoes, kayaks and bicycles, and it
arranges lessons, guided trips and shuttles to and from the Androscoggin River.
Grafton Notch State Park
HIKING
( 207-824-2912; ME 26)
If you're ready for a hike, head to this park north of Bethel for
pretty mountain scenery, waterfalls and lots of trails of varying lengths.
Sunday River Ski Resort
SKIING
( 800-543-2754;
www.sundayriver.com
;
ME 26; full-day lift ticket adult/child 13-18 yr/child under
12 yr& seniors $87/69/56, half-day $63/55/45; )
Six miles north of Bethel along ME 5/26,
Sunday River has eight mountain peaks and 132 trails, with 16 lifts. It's regarded as one
of the region's best family ski destinations. It also offers summer activities, including
chairlift rides, canoeing, ATV tours and a mountain-bike park. Two huge lodges have
more than 400 rooms.
Sleeping
Chapman Inn
B&B$
( 207-824-2657;
www.chapmaninn.com
; 2 Church St; dm incl breakfast $35, r $89-129; )
Run
by a friendly globe-trotting retiree, this roomy downtown guesthouse has character in
spades. The nine private rooms are done up in florals and antiques, with slightly sloping
floors attesting to the home's age. The cozy common space is stocked with Monopoly
and other rainy-day games. In winter, skiers bunk down in the snug dorm, complete with
a wood-paneled game room presided over by a massive mounted moose head. Breakfast,
a lavish spread of homemade pastries and made-to-order omelets, will keep you full for a
day on the slopes. And, oh, if you feel a cold draft, it's probably just the ghost of little
Abigail Chapman, the daughter of the home's 19th-century owner.
Sudbury Inn & Suds Pub
INN$$$
( 207-824-2174;
www.sudburyinn.com
; 151 Main St; r incl breakfast $99-159; )
The choice
place to stay in downtown Bethel, this historic inn has 17 rooms, a pub with 29 beers on
tap, pizza and live weekend entertainment. It also has an excellent dinner restaurant
serving Maine-centric fare (mains $18 to $26).
