Rockland, ME - Most people choose B&Bs because they offer the ideal place to spend time with the one they love in a luxurious setting. However, those in search of stranger bedfellows may choose to sleep where friendly spirits dwell. And the best news is that ghost busters don't have to wait until Halloween to experience the world beyond.

Many of the Historic Inns of Rockland are home to friendly spirits, including everyone from Rockland's illustrious former citizens to children. When members of the Paranormal Association of Maine visited the region they found the Historic Inns of Rockland a bastion for ghostly activity. The Historic Inns of Rockland, in conjunction with community organizations, will give those seeking interaction with the other world in this bootiful coastal town the chance for a close encounter of the "other-world" kind when they visit around Halloween.

Can't come over Halloween? Have no fear, intrepid travelers in search of spooks and spirits won't be disappointed with their stay any time of year. Captain Lindsey is still hanging around the Captain Lindsey House, along with thirty-five other spirits, according to what he told the "spiritologists" on their visit there.

Included in the band of happy spooks in addition to Captain, himself, are T. B. Severence, the 41-year-old who purchased the inn from George Lindsey in 1857, a dominant spirit named Ensign, a five-year-old named Jeffrey and a four-year-old named Emmy, both of whom are waiting for their father to come and get them.

The majority of the spiritual activity usually takes place in the parlor, where glasses of water slide across tables, and doors have been known to slam on their own. For those in search of the phantom haunted inn, you'll find plenty of spirits willing and ready to commune with those in tune at the Captain Lindsey House.

When paranormal experts visited The LimeRock Inn, they felt the presence of many people in the front parlor # vestiges of the patients that formerly sat in the front parlor waiting room when the inn was home and office to Dr. Lawry.

A number of giggling phantoms played at the top of the stairs, checking in with the visiting paranormals. Many of the presences at the LimeRock Inn gaze longingly out the windows. All are friendly, and it's clear that happy family members are still hanging out here to welcome guests also in search of friendly spirits.

At the Berry Manor Inn, paranormal experts could see ghosts welcoming them through the windows of this Rockland mansion turned B&B. There were three older ladies, dressed in early 1900's garb standing at the window smiling, with their pinkies in the air.

It is clear that the spirits who inhabit Berry Manor Inn are friendly, and sometimes so funny they're a hysterical lot. Says innkeeper and owner, Cheryl Michaelsen, "Our guests who are more prone to "sensing" the presence of ghosts have expressed a feeling of warmth and happiness when they are in the house." According to Cheryl, the friendly spirits are an added bonus for Berry Manor Inn's guests.

While no spirits have been seen by the owners of the Granite Inn to date, co-owner Edwin Hantz muses that with its long legacy as an inn, he's sure there are probably a few lurking in the hallways waiting to be discovered.

Historic Inns of Rockland's members include LimeRock Inn, Granite Inn, Berry Manor Inn, and Captain Lindsey House. For more information, including a press kit complete with a photo library and online availability go to www.HistoricInnsofRockland.com. To book a reservation at any of these "spirited" inns, call 1-877-ROC-INNS (877-762-4667).