Reading and Roaming
CHARMING CAMDEN Earlier this week, we drove up to Camden, another pretty town on the Maine coast. Incorporated in 1791, Camden is on the Penobscot Bay and running through it is the Megunticook River. Early industries took advantage of power from watermills and included shipbuilding and textiles. Beginning in the 1880’s, Camden attracted wealthy folks from Boston, Philadelphia, …
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SAMPLING BRUNSWICK’S DELIGHTS Indian Lunch The Chief Penguin and I made the trek down to Brunswick earlier this week for lunch with my cousins. We met at our now favorite Indian restaurant, Shere Punjab, for some spicy curries. You can pick your level of heat from 1-10; two of us stuck with level 4 (plenty hot for …
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THE JOY OF FAMILY About once a year, I indulge in a paragraph or two about our granddaughters. They come to Maine with their parents for a week each August, and it’s a fun time. Filled with favorite activities from swimming in the cove to competing at miniature golf to several trips to the local bookstore. Add in …
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MAINE’S SUMMER GREENS Inland a bit from its rocky coast, Maine has stretches of woodland with lots of green. Green trees, conifers of several types, including long-legged cypresses, and also oak and maple trees. Thick ferns line the roadside and, if you time it just right, you might see the local family of turkeys crossing the road. The …
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