For more than a century, Blenheim Park has been a place of celebration, beauty, and belonging. Today, we continue that legacy by welcoming our community to gather under cherry blossoms, beside quiet ponds, and within the timeless charm of our 1924 estate.
From intimate picnics and workshops to photo shoots, elopements, and jazz-age lawn parties — our events are designed to stir the soul and spark connection. Whether you’re joining one of our signature gatherings or planning something uniquely your own, we’re here to help bring your vision to life in a setting unlike any other.
Orchard Picnics • Photography Workshops • Elopements • Retreats • Film & Editorial Shoots • Seasonal Celebrations
Let the orchard work its magic — one unforgettable moment at a time.
Experience unique, handcrafted gifts from local makers, enjoy tastings and warm roasted chestnuts. Whether you’re searching for the perfect gift or a warm cozy drink by the fire, there’s something for everyone at our farm store and lakeside tea house. Come celebrate the season in midcoast Maine!
In this deeply supportive 4-week online workshop with Kerry Payne Stailey, you’ll learn how to craft and share meaningful photographic projects, capture intimacy with sensitivity, and use visual storytelling as a path to healing—for yourself and those who witness your work.
Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of cherry blossoms ("sakura"), and celebrating the fleeting beauty of life, itself.
HANAMI PICNIC RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2026
We’re inviting reservations for 2026 picnic dates and are excited to welcome guests to Hanami Days. Please join us Sunday May 17, 2026 to picnic with the cherry blossoms.
Creative Renewal: A Maine Retreat with Cig Harvey
Join us at Blenheim Park Maine for an extraordinary photography workshop with the acclaimed Cig Harvey. Known for her lush, cinematic imagery and evocative storytelling, Cig’s work transforms the everyday into the extraordinary. This immersive workshop offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the most poetic visual artists of our time, as she guides participants in discovering their unique photographic voice. Against the stunning backdrop of Maine’s only ornamental cherry blossom orchard, attendees will explore creative techniques, personal narrative, and the magic of light. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or an emerging artist, this experience promises inspiration, growth, and a deeper connection to your craft. Don’t miss this chance to refine your vision, explore new perspectives and capture the extraordinary in everyday life, in an unforgettable setting.
Step into a world of imagination at Blenheim Park Maine, where the ethereal meets the extraordinary in The Secret Garden of Lily la Palma. Join legendary National Geographic photographer and Guggenheim Fellow Maggie Steber, alongside Sarah Leen, National Geographic’s Director of Photography (Emeritus), and Lucie-awarded photographer Kerry Payne Stailey, for an immersive four-day workshop that will transform the way you see and create. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Maine’s only ornamental cherry blossom orchard and private lakeside estate, this experience will push your storytelling beyond limits, guiding you to explore photography as fiction, as poetry, as dreamscape.
Simon Lewis: Breaking Into Commercial Photography
Learn to pitch, price, shoot, and deliver high-impact commercial work in this hands-on workshop with acclaimed NYC-based photographer Simon Lewis. Students will collaborate with real Maine businesses to create compelling brand-ready assets and gain confidence working with commercial clients.
Celebrate the prohibition era and the gilded age with a jazz era lawn party on the grounds of beautiful Blenheim Park. Dust off your glad rags, pack a picnic basket, use the secret password and join costumed dancers, purveyors of vintage fashion and eye-candy classic cars. Join us for our second annual lawn party - it’s the bees knees, the cat’s pajamas, the cat’s meow!
Access All Areas: Photographing Musicians On Stage & Off with Pamela Springsteen & Rob DeMartin
From quiet portraits to electrifying performances—learn to tell a musician’s story in a single frame.An immersive, hands-on experience with two masters of the craft.
This October 5–9, join Pamela Springsteen—renowned for her portraits of music icons like Keith Richards, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen—and Rob DeMartin, longtime tour photographer for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, for a 5-day immersive workshop at Blenheim Park Maine.
Together, they’ll guide you through the art of music photography—capturing intimate musician portraits and the electrifying energy of live performances at venues and events in Maine’s vibrant music scene. From the quiet anticipation backstage to the rush of the encore, you’ll hone your skills with access to real musicians in authentic settings.
Join legendary Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 5 day Fine Art Nude and Portraiture Masterclass. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons over the past 4 decades, and is known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability for getting inside the heads of some of the entertainment industry’s most complex personalities.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate hands-on workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph professional models under Greg’s guidance.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.
Dress up your best friend, don a costume yourself, or bring friends and compete as a pack. Let’s see how creative you can get at the 1st annual Hounds Halloween Parade in the orchard at Blenheim Park.
Join legendary Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 5 day Fine Art Nude and Portraiture Masterclass. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons over the past 4 decades, and is known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability for getting inside the heads of some of the entertainment industry’s most complex personalities.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate hands-on workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph professional models under Greg’s guidance.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.
Access All Areas: Photographing Musicians On Stage & Off with Pamela Springsteen & Rob DeMartin
From quiet portraits to electrifying performances—learn to tell a musician’s story in a single frame.An immersive, hands-on experience with two masters of the craft.
This October 5–9, join Pamela Springsteen—renowned for her portraits of music icons like Keith Richards, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen—and Rob DeMartin, longtime tour photographer for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, for a 5-day immersive workshop at Blenheim Park Maine.
Together, they’ll guide you through the art of music photography—capturing intimate musician portraits and the electrifying energy of live performances at venues and events in Maine’s vibrant music scene. From the quiet anticipation backstage to the rush of the encore, you’ll hone your skills with access to real musicians in authentic settings.
Creative Renewal: A Maine Retreat with Cig Harvey
Join us at Blenheim Park Maine for an extraordinary photography workshop with the acclaimed Cig Harvey. Known for her lush, cinematic imagery and evocative storytelling, Cig’s work transforms the everyday into the extraordinary. This immersive workshop offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the most poetic visual artists of our time, as she guides participants in discovering their unique photographic voice. Against the stunning backdrop of Maine’s only ornamental cherry blossom orchard, attendees will explore creative techniques, personal narrative, and the magic of light. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or an emerging artist, this experience promises inspiration, growth, and a deeper connection to your craft. Don’t miss this chance to refine your vision, explore new perspectives and capture the extraordinary in everyday life, in an unforgettable setting.
Spend five days with photographer George Nobechi. George will travel to Maine from Japan to once again teach his highly regarded Japanese Sensibilities in Photographic Practice at Blenheim Park. In this course, George will teach participants the basics of several Japanese artistic concepts with applications to photography. The objective of this class is for participants to hone their eye for quiet, deeply meaningful photography, to learn the basics of a number of Japanese concepts that can be used in their artistic practice, and crucially, to be able to use them in settings almost anywhere in the world. George has chosen Maine as the first place to teach this course outside of Japan because of its natural beauty, but also its rich history and the great potential of photography it holds at the intersection of the human and natural conditions.
*Photo Credit: Fernanda De Icaza
Step into a world of imagination at Blenheim Park Maine, where the ethereal meets the extraordinary in The Secret Garden of Lily la Palma. Join legendary National Geographic photographer and Guggenheim Fellow Maggie Steber, alongside Sarah Leen, National Geographic’s Director of Photography (Emeritus), and Lucie-awarded photographer Kerry Payne Stailey, for an immersive four-day workshop that will transform the way you see and create. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Maine’s only ornamental cherry blossom orchard and private lakeside estate, this experience will push your storytelling beyond limits, guiding you to explore photography as fiction, as poetry, as dreamscape.
Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of cherry blossoms ("sakura"), and celebrating the fleeting beauty of life, itself.
HANAMI PICNIC RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2025
We’re inviting reservations for 2025 picnic dates and are excited to welcome guests to Hanami Days. Please join us Sunday May 18, 2025 to picnic with the cherry blossoms.
Unleash your inner artist in a cozy lakeside cottage with our Maker's Workshop series at Blenheim Park. The perfect Maine winter ‘Cabin Fever Reliever’, these hands-on mini-classes will spark your creativity and expand your skills, in a fun, friendly environment.
Experience unique, handcrafted gifts from local makers, enjoy tastings and warm roasted chestnuts. Whether you’re searching for the perfect gift or a warm cozy drink by the fire, there’s something for everyone at our farm store and lakeside tea house. Come celebrate the season in midcoast Maine!
Join legendary Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 5 day Fine Art Nude and Portraiture Masterclass. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons over the past 4 decades, and is known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability for getting inside the heads of some of the entertainment industry’s most complex personalities.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate hands-on workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph professional models under Greg’s guidance.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.
Spend five days with photographer George Nobechi. George will travel to Maine from Japan to bring his highly regarded Japanese Sensibilities in Photographic Practice online class to an in-person setting for the first time. In this course, George will teach participants the basics of several Japanese artistic concepts with applications to photography. The objective of this class is for participants to hone their eye for quiet, deeply meaningful photography, to learn the basics of a number of Japanese concepts that can be used in their artistic practice, and crucially, to be able to use them in settings almost anywhere in the world. George has chosen Maine as the first place to teach this course outside of Japan because of its natural beauty, but also its rich history and the great potential of photography it holds at the intersection of the human and natural conditions. George visited and photographed Maine in 2014 and 2016, and has been eager to return.
*Photo Credit: Fernanda De Icaza
TAP INTO YOUR INNERMOST WORLD & CREATE IMAGES YOU’VE ONLY IMAGINED YOU COULD
The Secret Garden of Lily la Palma is happening for one weekend only, August 30-September 1, 2024.
Your instructors will be Guggenheim grant recipient & National Geographic photographer Maggie Steber, with Lucie awarded photographer Kerry Payne Stailey, and Sarah Leen, National Geographic Director of Photography Emeritus, and multi award winning photographer / editor.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to address personal stories, how to create portraits that go far beyond the ordinary and to explore new ways to express yourself visually. It’s about discovery and how your story can represent topics beyond what we normally do with photography.
We’re thrilled to continue our annual harvest tradition by inviting friends, family and neighbors to help us pick our cherries in return long lunch to celebrate harvest and all things deliciously cherry.
In this intimate online program, you’ll learn how to tell your most personal stories and harness the power of them to help others.
Join Kerry Payne Stailey for a 5 week workshop that will show you how to plan and develop projects, photograph intimate subjects with sensitivity, capture vulnerability, and understand how personal storytelling can be used as a tool of connection and healing.
Join legendary Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 6 day Fine Art Nude and Portraiture Masterclass. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons over the past 4 decades, and is known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability for getting inside the heads of some of the entertainment industry’s most complex personalities.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate hands-on workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph professional models under Greg’s guidance.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.
Celebrate the prohibition era and the gilded age with a jazz era lawn party on the grounds of beautiful Blenheim Park. Dust off your glad rags, pack a picnic basket, use the secret password and join costumed dancers, purveyors of vintage fashion and eye-candy classic cars. Join us for our second annual lawn party - it’s the bees knees, the cat’s pajamas, the cat’s meow!
We’re delighted to welcome you to our orchard and farm store apothicaire! Stop by any Saturday between 12 noon and 4pm or make an appointment for private shopping weekday experience by appointment.
TAP INTO YOUR INNERMOST WORLD & CREATE IMAGES YOU’VE ONLY IMAGINED YOU COULD
The Secret Garden of Lily la Palma is happening for one weekend only, May 20 — 21, 2023.
Your instructors will be Guggenheim grant recipient & National Geographic photographer Maggie Steber, with Lucie awarded photographer Kerry Payne Stailey, and Sarah Leen, National Geographic Director of Photography Emeritus, and multi award winning photographer / editor.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to address personal stories, how to create portraits that go far beyond the ordinary and to explore new ways to express yourself visually. It’s about discovery and how your story can represent topics beyond what we normally do with photography.
Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of cherry blossoms ("sakura"), and celebrating the fleeting beauty of life, itself.
HANAMI PICNIC RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2023
We’re inviting reservations for 2023 picnic dates and are excited to welcome our first guests to Hanami Days. Please join us Saturday May 13 and Saturday May 27 for our only two picnic dates this Spring.
In this intimate online program, you’ll learn how to tell your most personal stories and harness the power of them to help others.
Join Kerry Payne Stailey for a 5 week workshop that will show you how to plan and develop projects, photograph intimate subjects with sensitivity, capture vulnerability, and understand how personal storytelling can be used as a tool of connection and healing.
Join legendary Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 5 day Fine Art Nude and Portraiture Masterclass. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons over the past 4 decades, and is known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability for getting inside the heads of some of the entertainment industry’s most complex personalities.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate hands-on workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph professional models under Greg’s guidance.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.
Escape everything you were told about photography with Guggenheim grant recipient/photographer Maggie Steber and take a deep dive into the magical forest of creative imagery.
Spend a week with Maggie, in the Maine woods, by a lake, and leave both reinvigorated and thinking differently about telling any story, whether it’s about how you see the world or something conjured up from your imagination in a single photograph or as a series.
Our goal for this week together is visual liberation. Join us for an inspiring week and fall in love with photography again.
Join legendary Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 5 day Portraiture Masterclass. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons over the past 4 decades, and is known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability for getting inside the heads of some of the entertainment industry’s most complex personalities.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate hands-on workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph world class models under Greg’s guidance.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.
