Our Barn features radiant floor heat — a type of heat that warms you, not the air, which just rises to the ceilings—so that our Maine winters will be much more enjoyable. It’s a silent, efficient heat. Imagine the indoor events you can hold in our 4-season timberframe barn. We hope you’ll consider the rustic […]
We’re excited to show you all our timber frame barn’s progress! The New England grown timbers (pine and hemlock) were delivered from the local Vermont sawmill in February, and are now being sawn, and the mortise and tenon joints cut, at the local timberframe company’s shop. While the barn is being “born” in Vermont, it […]
It’s not too soon for High School Seniors to be planning their senior dances. Most high school proms happen between April and June, or near the end of the semester. So, “prom season” could last from March until June. Barn Lights could be the perfect venue for your special prom night… or Prom day—why not? imagine having a fun, recreation-filled […]
We all know the crazy race to book a wedding venue as fast as possible because they fill up years in advance… it’s not ideal or fair, and wedding couples have to sometimes compromise on their date, location or both. So why should just 12 “prime” weekends a year (out of 52 weekends!) bottleneck […]
About Maine Food & Alcohol Taxes Many of our wedding couples ask about Maine taxes: there are just two taxes that apply to event venues: (1) prepared food & beverage sales tax (catering, bartending) and (2) lodging tax. To quote an official Maine.gov tax document (PDF): The tax rate is 8% on sales of prepared […]
We’ve been remodeling the Cape cottage, enlarging the entry and decks. The Cape is one of our two cottages at the venue. It is a white-on-white themed year-round cottage with 3 bedrooms (one on the ground floor, and two upstairs). It has one full bathroom with a jetted jacuzzi tub! The fully-equipped kitchen is large, […]
