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Leaving Sugarloaf without having secured a late lunch, we changed direction and headed for Rangeley.
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The town is named after the lake, one of Maine’s largest, and I felt sure we could find a decent restaurant there.
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Blog title aside, we parked next to some very green grass and entered a likely looking spot.
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With a welcoming front porch and some stellar trees..
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It was a bit brisk to sit outside so we ventured in.
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There were tables with nice views…
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So my husband headed straight for the bar.
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Where the view wasn’t as nice but the autumn sangria made up for it.
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The staff wore these shirts…
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But I didn’t, so we moved on to tater kegs with chipotle aioli.
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These were great but my husband wasn’t pleased with the pub food only menu, he wanted more of a meal.
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Next stop.
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The cranberry mule was lovely.
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And though I passed on the banana bread old fashioned? I thought of you Mark.
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Sadly, even though the loon/bear totem pole was interesting … the food was not.
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My fish sandwich was so thin it was flipping itself off.
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And not finding much more in the way of full meals here than he did at the first place, my husband’s chicken tenders were flat, over breaded and clearly frozen. He sent them back and we moved on.
Giving up on a good meal, we headed for home.
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Where it started to rain and pretty much put an end to our leaf peeping.
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River's world..... 
The views are beautiful. Sorry the food wasn’t good. That’s always a disappointment. I’ll have to try a cranberry mule!
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Rain or not, still just lovely. Too bad about the food!
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Well, at least the cocktails looked ok.
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PS If I was a woman I would definitely refuse to wear that bloody T-shirt!
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I don’t think it was optional.
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Last time I was in New England – the Adirondack Mountains for a wedding – we were told that a lot of the hotels and restaurants either close for the season or cut staff and offer a limited menu. The hotel we stayed closed as we were leaving – basically they kicked us out so they could go to Hawaii!
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Some do, though leaf peeling is big in autumn and skiing is huge in winter.
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Leaf peeling?
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Stupid spellcheck.
Peeping!
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Aw, drats. At least it was pretty!
Recently, I’ve had so much tasteless food that I started wondering if my tastebuds changed.
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I always wonder if we’re too critical.
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Nah – you like what you like, esp when paying for it!
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Too bad you can’t eat the scenery.
I love it when they turn grand homes into restaurants. We stumbled upon one in Reno many years ago and had one of our best meals there.
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Good as the Old Fashioned sounds, I’d probably go for the pumpkin apple margarita. That’s a combination you don’t find very often.
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