Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge, Maine
February 12, 2020
PHeymont shares memories of a favorite spot in Maine and some thoughts on its role in our lives.
PHeymont shares memories of a favorite spot in Maine and some thoughts on its role in our lives.
KOA is jumping into the ‘glamping’ business by converting a Mount Desert Island Campground into what it calls a ‘luxe outdoor resort.’
Smaller ports share the same concerns as some larger ones over how many cruise ship visitors they can handle at a time.
Perfect choice for a pleasant sunny day: a 3-hour cruise on the Maine cargo/passenger ferry that serves as a lifeline to Portland’s islands.
Portland’s population isn’t huge, but its big history and its current foodie importance make it a great place to visit.
Ubiquitous, sometimes noisy, heralds of the seashore, gulls soar with great beauty…and don’t look bad on the ground.
Today’s picture is doing double-duty; it served as a clue in one of the earliest Where In The World is TravelGumbo puzzles, and is
This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.
The furthest east that I reached on my drive across the country was a little town called Wells. On the map since 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine, has a population of around 10,000 and is a popular vacation spot in the summer…
Its promoters claim Mt. Cadillac, in Acadia National Park, sees the first sunrise in the U.S. from its perch on Maine’s Mt. Desert Island—and while that’s true only in fall and winter (other parts of Maine get the rest of the year) climbing or…
PHeymont shares memories of a favorite spot in Maine and some thoughts on its role in our lives.
KOA is jumping into the ‘glamping’ business by converting a Mount Desert Island Campground into what it calls a ‘luxe outdoor resort.’
Smaller ports share the same concerns as some larger ones over how many cruise ship visitors they can handle at a time.
Perfect choice for a pleasant sunny day: a 3-hour cruise on the Maine cargo/passenger ferry that serves as a lifeline to Portland’s islands.
Portland’s population isn’t huge, but its big history and its current foodie importance make it a great place to visit.
Ubiquitous, sometimes noisy, heralds of the seashore, gulls soar with great beauty…and don’t look bad on the ground.
Today’s picture is doing double-duty; it served as a clue in one of the earliest Where In The World
This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.
The furthest east that I reached on my drive across the country was a little town called Wells. On the map since 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine, has a population of around 10,000 and is a popular vacation spot in the summer…
Its promoters claim Mt. Cadillac, in Acadia National Park, sees the first sunrise in the U.S. from its perch on Maine’s Mt. Desert Island—and while that’s true only in fall and winter (other parts of Maine get the rest of the year) climbing or…