Reading and Roaming
Seafood, especially lobster rolls and fried haddock, is served everywhere in Maine, but there is a lot of other good food to be had too. For my friends and those who might be traveling to this coast, here are some of the places we’ve most enjoyed in the greater Boothbay region. Harborside Tavern (Boothbay Harbor) A familiar …
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In summer, we’re given permission, as if it’s really needed, to read whatever we want, and to eschew serious tomes. Or to decide that that heavy book you’ve been meaning to tackle is just perfect for long stretches of SSR or “sustained silent reading.” When I was in 4th grade, we did a lot of reading comprehension exercises. …
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When we first get settled into our Maine digs, our pattern is to hunker down for the first few days. We go almost nowhere and we spend hours on end just reading! I have time to read at home, but somehow, this is a change of pace without a fixed routine and so it’s vacation. Here …
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ART In 25 years, we had never been to the Portland Museum of Art before this visit. This time we rectified that with a pleasant walk along Congress Street to the museum. It’s an impressive complex of several buildings and we wandered through the special exhibit featuring Georgia O’Keefe and three other women artists who …
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