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  • A charming white house surrounded by tall pine trees, set against a clear blue sky and a snowy landscape.

Charming Maine Inn

Explore our Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Tripp Lake

Welcome to our vacation lodging in Poland, Maine! Wolf Cove Inn is situated on the eastern shore of Tripp Lake in the Lakes Region of Maine. Resplendent with gardens, pine groves, lawns and a sweeping shoreline, you’ll enjoy beautiful sunsets on our almost two acres with over 560 feet of private shorefront on the lake. Walk more than 40 feet off the porch and your feet will get wet! Now that’s a true waterfront Maine inn. The scenic surroundings at our bed and breakfast are just the start of the wonderful experience you’ll have here.

History of the Property

While the Wolf Cove Inn was born in 1996, the property itself dates back over 100 years. Read on for some of the history we've been able to dig up.

A serene lakeside property surrounded by tall trees, featuring a white house and a small dock.
  • In 1894, the Wolfs of Pennsylvania built a four bedroom "cottage" on the property as a summer home for the family. The Maine dining room and the current Winter Harbor Suite, Casco Bay Room and Penobscot Bay Room made up the rooms contained in the original building.
  • A photo from the Poland Historical Society dating to the early 1940s depicts the original cottage.
A lakeside house surrounded by trees at sunset, with a gathering of people on the lawn.
  • After purchasing the estate in 1950, the Cullens, owners of a lobster shack in Lewiston, converted the estate into a restaurant. Lobster-Land On The Lake operated as a very popular restaurant for over 20 years.
  • In 1963, Lobster-Land provided the locale for the filming of a scene from the episode “Same Picture, Different Frame” of the TV series Route 66. Joan Crawford appeared as guest star. The story goes that Glenn Corbett, one of the co-stars of the series, was a little full of himself vis-a-vis stardom. Joan Crawford took it upon herself, as a real star, to take him down a notch of two.

Rebirth as a Premier Lakefront Maine B&B

  • In 1996, Rose decided she wanted to be an Innkeeper. On July 4th, 1996, the seven-room Wolf Cove Inn was born.
  • Come 2000, Rose raised the roof and added the third floor, where you now find the Sugarloaf, Mt Katahdin and Cadillac Suites as well as the Bigelows Room.
  • Following the terrorist attacks of 2001, the secret service spent much time at the inn for several years. A member of George W. Bush’s staff had a summer home on Jordan Shore Drive, so the secret service used the inn as a base to monitor traffic on the road.
A rustic wooden bench sits beside a serene lake surrounded by trees.

Wolf Cove Inn Gains New Owners

And a Complete Renovation

In December 2013, Sue and Roy Forsberg purchased the inn. Their vision for the inn was to provide guests with a comfortable and quintessential Maine experience. Right away Roy and Sue began an intense four-month-long renovation of the inn. In May 2014, the inn reopened, and Sue and Roy were the Innkeepers! Additional renovations and upgrades have continued each year, including the building of the Eagle’s Nest Cabin in 2016.

A smiling couple stands with their two dogs in a lush, green garden by a lake.

Wolf Cove Inn Enters a New Chapter in 2023

In June 2023, Nicole and Geoff Skidmore purchased the inn. Having just moved across the country from California, we were quite literally living out of our travel bags by the time we purchased the inn. We are so incredibly thrilled to make this inn our own and bring our big dreams and ideas with Wolf Cove Inn to fruition. We look forward to welcoming all our guests – both new and returning!