"By 1873, the Sea Shore Company had purchased nearly 700 acres of land along five miles of coastline, which stretched from Turbat's Creek to Lord's Point in Kennebunk. A map was drawn up for a part of this. Traditional names were changed to appeal to a new clientele. 'Bouncing Rock' became 'Blowing Cave.; And 'Great Pond' became 'Lake of the Woods.' On the site of today's Colony Hotel was built the Ocean Bluff Hotel. The wooden four-story structure could accommodate up to 200 patrons. For a room and board rate of $3.00 a day, guests could enjoy not only 'unsurpassed cuisine' and 'first-class accommodations' but also all of the healthful and varied pleasures that the Maine coast had to offer. "The advantages of its situation are self-evident,' declared an ad for the hotel in 1888, 'and there is ot a better managed hotel in New England.'"
-Tom Bradbury in the “Village Gazette,” 1986