Bainbridge is not just for summer visitors… one of the best kept secrets of the Island is that it’s a great place to getaway to all year round. Fall is incredible, with long  warm  days and summer’s crowds a fading memory. Winter usually arrives as grey leaden skies and rain, but those fast moving storms quickly give way to bright blue skies and crisp starry nights. It snows on Bainbridge, but not too much nor very often and its always gone in a day or three.  And spring…. spring on the Island is like spring in paradise….golden yellow daffodils sprout along roadsides, in gardens, everywhere and the fruit trees bud, then blossom, and spring bursts forth with the promise of paradise….

Another little secret is that Bainbridge Island is home the most wonderful bed and breakfasts to be found anywhere. Some offer beachfront access and water views, others are islands of light and solitude in the middle of the tall trees, most have fireplaces and kitchens and the hosts make you feel like you have come back home. If you want a more uptown and intown experience, there are inns  and a hotel in Winslow. Island lodging in the summer can fill up quickly, but from fall thru sping, there is plenty of room at the inns and cottages for everyone…and at reduced rates.

p.s. the video was shot and edited by long time Islander Terry Moyemont of Mesogeo Gardens.