The write one: Essay contest winner wins Maine country inn

A woman who ran a Maine country inn for more than two decades can retire now that she’s found a new owner through an essay contest. Janice Sage from the Center Lovell Inn & Restaurant announced Saturday that a winner had been picked from among hundreds of 200-word essays on the subject: “Why I would like to own and operate a country inn.” She said she’d be revealing the winner’s name in about a week. Sage, 68, took ownership of the inn the same way — by winning an essay contest 22 years ago. The 210-year-old inn with seven guest rooms, two dining rooms, a barn and a wrap-around porch overlooking the White Mountains will be transferred to the new owner within 30 days, according to the rules of the contest.

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