Tag: Maine
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Pemaquid Rocks
We think we’re off to see a lighthouse, but it is the ROCKS that steal the show at Pemaquid Point, at the south end of Maine’s Route 130. Formed hundreds of millions of years ago, these beauties were once deep sea sediments. Hoisted by heat and pressure within the earth’s crust, they changed into the metamorphic combinations…
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In search of the Marinesque
It is summer and for our family that means some time in our Maine cottage. The first thing I see when I open my eyes each morning there is a beautiful watercolor print from John Marin’s Deer Isle series. It speaks to me in so many ways, but is particularly striking because of its perspective.…
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Color, fabulous blooms, coastal trails, and fine artwork makes this 250 acre garden in Boothbay, Maine an outstanding place to wander about.
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Monhegan Island
It’s just ten miles off the coast of mid Maine, a jewel in the Atlantic, reachable only by boat. And when you get there, there are no paved roads and cars and very spotty telecommunications. The 65 or so brave souls who live year-round here depend on bulletin boards to find out what’s happening in…
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East Pond Sunsets
Evening fishing was particularly rich this year – not just because we saw plenty of action but also because of the gorgeous sunsets on East Pond. We fished in waters bathed in melting pink, purple and all shades of flaming orange. The memory stays with me still.
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Crazy for Lighthouses
I have always been drawn to these beacons of light on rocky shores. While their purpose is critical to seafarers, it’s their location that always attracted me. I must be a real romantic at heart. The salt sea air, pink granite rocks, brooding fir trees, craggy cliffs, an imminent sunset – cast your cares to…
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A Maine Picture Book
The trouble with digital photography is that we inevitably take many more photos than we possibly need and then file them on a computer only to be forgotten — that’s my experience. I would not be surprised if many other people do the same thing. In any case, I was motivated to pull these photos…
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