So many of us define who we are by what we are. Doctors, lobstermen, moms, sons, bankers, soldiers, artists, innkeepers – a parade of skills like the one of tradesmen in 1902 and maybe inspiration for a virtual celebration of Maine’s 200th?

In some cases, what we are defines who we are for a set moment: a bride, birthday girl or college roommate gathered for a reunion. Some ‘whats’ we grow out of; though we’re reminded that being a parent – like a Marine – is for ‘always.’

Here at Spruce Point Inn we thrive on celebrating those moments with you, on curating experiences that forever link us to your role as wedding, anniversary or reunion celebrant.But there are other “whos” that we are. The whos that are defined by where we are. High profile ‘wheres’ become the stuff of monuments, the places like Gettysburg, where, as Maine’s Joshua Chamberlain put it, “something abides.”

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