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A short history of our hotel...
Kathy Caswell, originally from Boston, Massachusetts, moved to Maine
in 1986, worked as a real estate broker and opened an agency with
three partners. An entrepreneur, she began to look for a business
of her own and soon found and purchased the Ocean's Edge Motel
(it formerly had been the Bay Motel). In 1991, Kathy married David
Caswell, a Newport, Rhode Island native who served in the Air
Force during the Vietnam war. They became business partners as
well as husband and wife. After acquiring several lots near the
Ocean's Edge Motel, the Caswells tore down the old property and,
in 1996, built the 52-room Comfort Inn Ocean's Edge. David, who
holds a heating and plumbing license, supervised the construction,
worked alongside the contractors and did much of the plumbing
for the project. A 31-room addition and restaurant/lounge were
built in 1998.
As the business prospered, the Caswells purchased a home near
the shore adjacent to the hotel property. They also renovated
two cottages and made them available for seasonal rental.
The Caswells were very directly involved in the day-to-day management
of the hotel and are responsible for its success. They worked
on the front desk, cleaned rooms and did maintenance. They hired
excellent people and gave great service. Kathy's influence was
evident in the beautifully decorated and impeccably clean rooms.
The Ocean's Edge restaurant offered one of the finest dining experiences
in the area.
The Caswells have a reputation for being honest, hardworking business
leaders who have been active in the community. Kathy has served
on the Belfast Chamber of Commerce board of directors and was
selected as the Chamber's Business Person of the Year in 1997.
David served on the school board. The couple has been involved
in a variety of other business ventures including the Franconia
Village Hotel in Franconia, New Hampshire and the Gull Motel here
in Belfast.
We thank the Caswells for the great job they have done and we
wish Dave and Kathy great success and happiness as they move to
their new home in Florida. It was their vision that made this
hotel possible.
History of Belfast
Belfast, Maine, formerly a prosperous shipbuilding center, is a community resplendent with restored
Federal and early Victorian homes built by former sea merchants.
The city, located on Penobscot Bay, is becoming a cultural center
with artists, writers and craftspeople adding to the economic
revival of Waldo County.
•Belfast Historical Society and Museum
•Maine Historic Preservation Commission
•Maine Archives and Museums
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