Sometimes, particularly during the off season, we like to take a short trip along Highway 1 to Camden and stay overnight at the Hartstone Inn. The rooms are comfortable and clean, the staff is welcoming.Most everything in town is in walking distance which is not so important in the off season but is really nice…
Monday, 2/13/17, winter storm Orson blew into New England. Here in Freeport, Maine it dropped about a foot and a half of snow. Other places may have received up to 3 feet but it’s a little hard to tell from the news because the meteorologists get so excited about extreme weather. No matter how deep…
12/30/2016 – Last night it was raining when we headed for bed but at some point during the night the temperature dropped; it started snowing; and the very wet snow froze to the tree branches and started accumulating. Around Freeport I think we only had about 8 inches or so but other places hit the…
After the leaves turn to rust and the night temperature hits freezing there’s not much enthusiasm for an outdoor Farmer’s Market. Several communities find ways to move the markets inside and that’s the case with this one held in the Exhibition Hall at the Topsham Fairground each Friday from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM starting…
A short drive from Lubec, Maine along the Lubec Channel takes you to West Quoddy Head State Park and the West Quoddy Head Light. This lighthouse is the easternmost lighthouse in the United States. The light is an operating light facing the Quoddy channel dividing the United States from Canada. Across the channel is Grand Manan…
Walking down Main street in Freeport it would be easy to miss Coffee by Design unless you’re going into the LL Bean building at 95 Main Street. While it’s inside the LL Bean building it’s actually a separate business. It’s a comfortable coffee shop serving good coffee and and speciality options including hot and cold tea.…
A cafe diner near Waldoboro, Maine
Driving North along Highway one into the town of Wiscasset you will almost always encounter a slow down. As you pass through this picturesque town you’ll find Red’s Eats on the left just before you start across the bridge over the Sheepscot River. There’s always a line waiting to order and it doesn’t move fast…
This post is a bit of a side trip for me but I just had to get it out. I took up sailing after moving to Maine and this, of course, necessitated a place to keep the boat during the season. I ended up with a mooring which necessitated a dinghy. So I purchased a…
Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park occupies 200 acres on a neck of land between the Harraseeket and Casco Bay. There are several trails through the woods and along the water. The park is home to a pair of Osprey who return each year to Googins Island to nest and raise their young. In the spring…
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