Reading and Roaming
FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM: PART 1 The Farnsworth Art Museum is in Rockland around two hours north of Portland. It’s noted for its extensive collection of works by three generations of the Wyeth family and its focus on Maine and artists working in Maine. The Chief Penguin and I visit this museum annually; this time our motivation was …
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This week I’m sharing some blog history, an early blog post, and comments on a new favorite restaurant. 10th ANNIVERSARY FOR JAUNTING JEAN! On July 29, 2014, I published my first blog post from Maine. I signed up to purchase a domain name, jauntingjean.com, and set about learning WordPress. The Chief Penguin and I were ready to …
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GETTING TO MAINE Portland and the Maine coast are popular vacation destinations. Flights to Portland, generally on smaller planes, fill up fast and with summer thunderstorms often an issue, travel can be delayed. Getting to Maine took us two days after one cancelled flight, one seriously delayed flight, and then a nonstop flight to Boston. From Logan Airport, …
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FARNSWORTH AT 75 One of our favorite places to visit while in Maine is the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Aside from their extension collection of works by three generations of the Wyeth Family, they have wonderful special exhibitions. We hoped we’d see the Edward Hopper/Andrew Wyeth exhibit, but it was only up for a short time, and we …
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