Category Archives: Maine destinations

Fog travel

Posted on January 25, 2013 by admin

As night paled the outlines of the trees across the pond became more distinct. It wasn’t sunrise yet, but the dark had yielded. This is camp, where my toes at the foot of the bed are about twenty feet from … Continue reading →

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The people behind the plane

Posted on September 5, 2012 by admin

Fly-in in Greenville this weekend–it’s all about planes. FLY_180 Gary and Maureen Norris The white Cessna 180 bobs and shifts on the sparkling waters of Moosehead Lake. Gary Norris and his wife Maureen pull their canoe off the pontoons and … Continue reading →

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Winter in Winter Harbor

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

Black Friday, and we were up and out early. Our destination was not the sales and bargains the day after Thanksgiving is known for, but Schoodic Peninsula, an odd disconnected portion of Acadia National Park. Our goal was a walk … Continue reading →

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8MY_MNY Kenneth and Christina Beebe

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin

Christina Beebe wanted black, but granite, not metal. She looks at the sleek black Series 8 BMW. “We were renovating the kitchen, and had planned on black granite counter tops, but Ken came home all charged up over this series … Continue reading →

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Spring snow, sweet syrup

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

Boots and shovels then tee shirts and rakes, stoke the stove and open the window, freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw, spring, winter, winter, spring—March in Maine is neither fish nor fowl. “I’m ready for spring,” even the devoted winter fans have … Continue reading →

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Borrowers Aboard!

Posted on November 3, 2010 by admin

What to do in Maine. Downeast weekend, part 1 A devoted Mary Norton fan as a child, I saw implements and opportunities for Borrowers everywhere I looked. The Borrowers are the about six-inch tall imaginary (maybe) humans that feature in … Continue reading →

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Mussels-by-the Sea

Posted on March 8, 2009 by admin

It was 50°, sunny and calm, and the tide was right. Implacable Man, Kym and I went to the shore to pick mussels. They are large, tender, pearl-free mussels. So good I can never order mussels out at a restaurant, … Continue reading →

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Oysters Oysters Oysters

Posted on September 30, 2008 by admin

Maine Destination: Pemaquid Oyster Festival Oyster Festival, cocktail sauce not allowed. Glidden Point Oysters, firm, crisp, as tangy as the water they were raised in– and as many as I wanted to eat! How many was that? About 16, 12 … Continue reading →

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