Reading and Roaming
LIGHTHOUSES Maine is home to more than 70 lighthouses, nearly all of them built in the 19th century. That number is not surprising when you consider the state’s rocky coast which zigs and zags in and out creating harbor after harbor, some very narrow. I’ve been pondering why lighthouses have such an appeal and why we like …
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One of the pleasures of being in midcoast Maine is visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden just outside Boothbay Harbor. It’s a glorious place and in high summer is a riot of color, shapes and scents.
I’m not a water person, not really. But I do like to look at the water and prefer a house with a water view. And I go on boats, but quite selectively–on calm waters, with certain friends, not too long in duration, and you get the general idea. Given all of that, I can wholeheartedly …
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