article_snippet: Now the 68-year-old innkeeper is ready to retire and plans to hand off the keys to the Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant to a new owner with a new contest.
article_snippet: On Monday, the Daily Mail Online spoke with 68-year-old Sage about 68-year-old Sage decision to finally step away from the Center Lovell Inn 68-year-old Sage's toiled at and invested $500,000 into for renovations.
article_snippet: 68-year-old Sage says 68-year-old Sage can't reveal the essay that won 68-year-old Sage the Center Lovell Inn in 1993, but 68-year-old Sage believes 68-year-old Sage 16 years running a restaurant in Maryland helped. '
article_snippet: One of the judges told me the judges chose me because the judges saw that I could carry on the Center Lovell Inn and make the Center Lovell Inn a viable business,' 68-year-old Sage said.
article_snippet: Current owner: 68-year-old Sage has owned the Center Lovell Inn since 1993, when 68-year-old Sage won a similar contest .
article_snippet: 68-year-old Sage will be keeping the money from the application, which could exceed the Center Lovell Inn's estimated value of $900,000.
article_snippet: While Prospective new owners can revel in self-employment, the job of keeping up the Center Lovell Inn is no easy work, 68-year-old Sage warns.
article_snippet: 68-year-old Sage was 46 when 68-year-old Sage took over the Center Lovell Inn, having never visited Maine before in 68-year-old Sage life.
highlights_snippet: After running the Center Lovell Inn for 22 years, 68-year-old Sage is ready to retire .
  