Monday, June 26, 2017

Snapshots: Maine Streets

BATH, ME

How could it be that Maine has never made it to The Size of Connecticut's Not Connecticut category before? I don't know! But I'm very happy to finally add it by sharing a few pics I snapped last week as I explored some small towns and cities along Route 1 in the Pine Tree State. I drove south from Ellsworth through Belfast (maybe my favorite if I had to choose, which I definitely can't), Camden (the most touristy), Rockland (another possible contender for favorite), Damariscotta (the most crowded), Wiscasset, and Bath (the only one of these places I'd been to before.)

This is my favorite kind of lazy road trip, because it requires virtually no planning or preparation (except possibly for hotel reservations; this is summer in New England after all.) Just get yourself on Route 1 and drive until you see an adorably old-fashioned downtown retrofitted to accommodate all the dining, shopping, and sightseeing needs of a modern traveler. (You'll encounter one of these something like every 20 to 40 minutes.) You don't need an itinerary or a list of must-sees, because it's all a must-see, and whatever you end up doing will be perfect. Maine is calming that way. In fact, it occurred to me on this trip that Maine is very similar to Connecticut, it's just calmer, and there's more contentment and pride.

There is one downside to this trip, which I should probably warn you about: no matter how much you cram in, you will pass 1,000 other things you'd like to see if you had more time, so as soon as you get home - if not before - you'll want to go back again.

CAMDEN, ME
BELFAST, ME
BATH, ME
BELFAST, ME
BELFAST, ME
CAMDEN, ME
BELFAST, ME
CAMDEN, ME
CAMDEN, ME
ELLSWORTH, ME
ROCKLAND, ME
ELLSWORTH, ME
ROCKLAND, ME
ROCKLAND, ME
CAMDEN, ME
ROCKLAND, ME
BATH, ME

3 comments:

  1. You took a photo of the building I used to live in in Rockland! I miss living there.

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  2. Came to your blog after reading your article about Abrom Kaplan. I worked for Mr. Connie Kaplan at the Herald as a boy, folding papers and later in his dark room. Some summers I spent shoveling rice at the Kaplan Rice Mill. I was always curious to know more about the founder and now I feel I have found what I wanted to know.
    Nice pictures you have posted here in your blog. I would love to visit some of these places soon.
    Great article.
    Randy

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