Category Archives: Maine

Wrap up New England at “a beautiful place by the sea”

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Betsy

There’s a three-mile stretch of sand and dunes at Ogunquit, Maine, so named by the Abenaki Indians as “a beautiful place by the sea.” It curves alongside the Atlantic Ocean’s rugged coastline and continues past 70 oceanfront acres atop Bald … Continue reading →

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“I turned and looked another way, and saw three islands in a bay.”

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Betsy

The scrapbook my mother made for me reminded me that when I was there in 1973, I played chess by the fire, was fascinated by a glass-topped table that displayed shells, had “superatious” blueberry pancakes for breakfast, and stayed in … Continue reading →

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“One of the greatest views in the world.”

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Betsy

We had one more “lagniappe” to experience, and I had figured out exactly both what and where it would be. I knew that this place was going to be just “the place” for me. Before we jump to conclusions, let … Continue reading →

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“Here was an Acadian scene of the richest character.”

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Betsy

Maine has thousands of coastal islands, but the largest one has peaks so tall that they are said to catch the first rays of sunlight each morning. The earliest residents of this isolated island were the Wabanaki, or “the people … Continue reading →

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“We always have the whispering pines.”

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Betsy

When fourteen-year-old Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered Bowdoin College in 1821, he joined fellow future author Nathaniel Hawthorne in the Class of 1825. The student who aspired to a profession in literature honed his skills as a member of the Peucinian … Continue reading →

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