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A week after a March 17 fire destroyed their Chesuncook Lake House inn, owners David and Luisa Surprenant hosted a final ride-in to the site that drew an estimated 800 snowmobile riders. It was at that event when the Surprenants announced they would rebuild.
The owners of the historic inn on Chesuncook Lake in the Moosehead Lake Region that was destroyed in a March 17 fire plan to rebuild on that site.
The Chesuncook Lake House, located in Chesuncook Township and accessible through a 52-mile drive up the Golden Road and another 15 miles on snowmobile trail, was a total loss in the blaze.
A week after the fire, on March 24, owners David and Luisa Surprenant hosted a final ride-in to the site where the Chesuncook Lake House stood for more than 150 years. “The Final Ride,” as it was called, attracted an estimated 800 riders and it was at that event when the Surprenants announced they would rebuild.
“We want to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took the ride out to the land that once housed the Chesuncook Lake House to show their support,” the Surprenants said in a news release announcing their plans to rebuild the lakeside lodge. “The people who have donated and written in with their thoughts and stories of Chesuncook have helped us realize how special it was to so many people. We will continue cleaning and getting the site ready to build a newer, better Chesuncook Lake House. We will keep people updated on our Facebook page and look forward to welcoming people back to this beautiful spot where new memories can be made.”
After the fire, a neighboring business started a Go Fund Me to help with any rebuilding efforts. Until Saturday’s ride-in, the rebuilding plans were hypothetical until the family came to a conclusion about their plans going forward. As of Tuesday, the effort had raised more than $21,000.
The Go Fund Me page can be found here.
The Chesuncook Lake House was built in 1864, originally supplying logging camps in Northern Maine.
It’s been featured by a number of publications because of its uniqueness and special location including Down East Magazine, the New York Times and the Boston Globe and was on listed on the National Historic Registry.
Located 50 miles north of the Moosehead region and 60 miles west of Millinocket, the Chesuncook Lake House was very popular with snowmobilers as a destination on long rides and getaway excursions.
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