Originally called the Cutler Hotel, the lodge was built in the 1880's by the Cutler Land Company, and provided accommodations to both tourists and business visitors.

At this time the principal activities in Cutler were fishing and lumbering, and with its protected harbor, the town was served by coastal steamship service which ran between Boston and St. John, New Brunswick.

The Cutler Hotel in the late 1800's
 

The following passage is taken from Isaac Wilder's History of Cutler, written in 1879:

Cutler - a place more anciently and familiarly known by the name "Little River." A name no doubt bestowed upon its locality by the earliest navigators of the Bay of Fundy or the Aborigines who hunted along the coast, and so called, probably from the fact that a small river discharges itself into the sea near the entrance.

Although many years have past since those early days, you are invited to come experience what is still a tranquil and unspoiled part of the Maine coast, and enjoy comfortable lodging in a scenic, small fishing community. We look forward to your visit.