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DECORATING FOR A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS
Berry Manor Inn offers Mantles in the Mansion and other tips for celebrating
the holidays with Victorian customs
Rockland, ME – Berry Manor Inn owner, Cheryl Michaelsen wouldn’t admit it, but with all the
research she’s done on Victorian tradition for the inn, many consider her an expert especially
when it comes to celebrating a Victorian Christmas. Her Victorian-style inn offers the ideal
backdrop to showcase venerated Victorian traditions throughout the year. However during the
holidays the pomp and hospitality of this bygone era is resplendent in what Down East
Magazine has referred to as “The WOW House” and TripAdvisor named Berry Manor Inn
among the top 10 inns in the U.S. in 2008. . Visit Berry Manor Inn during Historic Inns of
Rockland, Maine’s Holiday House Tour held each year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving
(November 30, 2008, November 29, 2009), where among other ideas, you’ll learn first hand all
about many Victorian traditions of yesteryear. The Holiday House Tour is part of Rockland’s
Festival of Lights. During the Holiday House Tour, held from 1-5pm, Historic Inns of Rockland
will feature workshops including Gingerbread House Making, Victorian Customs for Christmas,
and Package Wrapping Workshops, along with refreshments, cooking demonstrations and tours
of lovely historic inns during this event. Additionally, this year, turn to the Historic Inns of
Rockland for tips on how to easily feed a crowd on Christmas morning and not miss the
presents and fun.
During the Victorian era, commonly considered from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s, strides
were made in communication and industrialization making it possible for traditions from other
countries to be popularized and even mass-produced in the United States. Embedded in the
Victorian psyche was the need to keep up and sur