Toast 2023 by the beautiful sea.

By Colin W. Sargent

What a place to say goodbye to 2022: oceanside at the romantic Union Bluff Grill at The Union Bluff Hotel in York Beach. 

After the Civil War, tourism was in its infancy. But in short order, rail travel headed directly to Short Sands Beach. It defined Maine. Offering windswept views of the sandy crescent, the Union Bluff House rose to rave reviews in 1868. 

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