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Jeremy D'Entremont and Malcom Rouse at Owls Head Light Station in 1988. Photo by Charlotte Raczkowsi. The three interviews heard in this episode date back to the summer of 1988, when Light Hearted host Jeremy D'Entremont traveled up the Maine coast to visit lighthouses. The first interview is with Maurice Babcock Jr., at his home in Lubec, Maine. His father, Maurice Babcock Sr., was the last civilian keeper at Boston Light. He was the prinicipal keeper there from 1926 to 1941 after about a decade as a keeper at other Massachusetts light stations. Maurice Babcock Sr. inside the lens at Boston Light, circa 1941 The second interview is with Larry Baum, the last Coast Guard keeper at Fort Point Light Station in Stockton Springs, Maine. The last interview is with Malcolm Rouse, the final Coast Guard keeper at Owls Head Light Station in midcoast Maine. The light stations at Fort Point and Owls Head were in the process of being automated when these interviews were conducted. Malcolm Rouse was also the final Coast Guard keeper at West Quoddy Head Light Station before it was automated earlier that year. Fort Point Lighthouse in Stockton Springs, Maine, near the entrance to the Penobscot River. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.
Talk of the Towns | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Producer/Hosts: Ron Beard and Liz Graves Theme music for Talk of the Towns Theme is a medley from Coronach, on a Balnain House Highland Music recording. Talk of the Towns: Local Community concerns and opportunities This month: – What do B&Bs uniquely contribute to the mix of options for visitor accommodations in Maine? – How do innkeepers serve as host to their guests and ambassadors for their larger communities? – What skill sets are important in operating a bed and breakfast or inn? – What are some of the finer points of successful connections with guests? – How do innkeepers interface with other businesses and groups like Hospitality Maine and the Maine Office of Tourism? – What advice might be helpful to listeners who dream about operating a Bed and Breakfast in Maine Guest/s: Teri Anderholm, author of “Inn Mates – An Innkeeper's Memoir” and former owner with Jeffrey Anderholm of Bass Cottage Inn, Bar Harbor. Jim Hoffman, co owner with Mary Beth Hoffman of Peacock House, Lubec. Greg Soutiea, co-owner with Laurn Soutiea, of Craignair Inn, Spruce Head. FMI: terianderholm.com/book/ (link to Teri Anderholm's book: Inn Mates- An Inkeepers Memoir, 2024). craignair.com (link to Greg and Lauren Soutica's Craignair Inn, Spruce Head, Maine). www.peacockhouse.com (link to Jim and Mary Beth Hoffman's Peacock House in Lubec, Maine). About the hosts: Ron Beard is producer and host of Talk of the Towns, which first aired on WERU in 1993 as part of his community building work as an Extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant. He took all the journalism courses he could fit in while an undergraduate student in wildlife management and served as an intern with Maine Public Television nightly newscast in the early 1970s. Ron is an adjunct faculty member at College of the Atlantic, teaching courses on community development. Ron served on the Bar Harbor Town Council for six years and is currently board chair for the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, where he has lived since 1975. Look for him on the Allagash River in June, and whenever he can get away, in the highlands of Scotland where he was fortunate to spend two sabbaticals. Liz Graves joined Talk of the Towns as co-producer and co-host in July 2022, having long admired public affairs programming on WERU and dreamed of getting involved in community radio. She works as the Town Clerk for the Town of Bar Harbor, and is a former editor of the Mount Desert Islander weekly newspaper. Liz grew up in California and came to Maine as a schooner sailor. The post Talk of the Towns 8/14/24: Maine's Bed and Breakfasts first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
The St. Petersburg Museum of History in St. Petersburg, Florida holds in its collection a set of binders containing details and clues about an incendiary tale of a woman who met a bizarre and combustible fate. Akron, Ohio's Center for the History of Psychology has a simple box with a few knobs, dials, and buttons that was used in a shocking experiment that tested the bounds of human nature. And the Lubec Historical Society in Lubec, Maine displays an oversized iron pot with metal rods that once held the promise of unimaginable wealth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alessandra Vittorini"Effetto Cultura"LuBec 2023LuBeC 2023 | 28 e 29 settembre www.lubec.itLuBeC è l'incontro annuale organizzato da Promo PA Fondazione e sostenuto dagli enti del territorio, dalla Regione Toscana e dal Ministero della Cultura, che si svolge annualmente a Lucca per promuovere lo sviluppo a base culturale per la crescita, la competitività, l'innovazione del Paese e dei suoi territori.Nel 2023, giunto alla sua XIX edizione, LuBeC sarà EFFETTO CULTURA e punterà un faro sulle ricadute che la cultura può generare in ogni ambito della crescita socio-economica, come potente motore di politiche, processi e servizi che rinnovano la capacità del Paese di produrre sviluppo sostenibile, in risposta alla necessità di affrontare pressioni e bisogni economici, sociali ed ecologici crescenti.Dal benessere delle persone a quello delle comunità, alla coesione sociale, dalla crescita civica a quella professionale, dall'innovazione del sistema imprenditoriale, alla sostenibilità dell'economia creativa ed artistica: un'edizione che intende evidenziare le caratteristiche di un settore i cui confini sono in continua evoluzione, e che grazie alla sua osmotica natura può dare vita ad ibridazioni cognitive e produttive che – se rinforzate e promosse adeguatamente -, rendono possibile il raggiungimento di grandi obiettivi collettivi.Cardine dell'iniziativa è, come sempre, il dialogo pubblico-privato, approfondito in termini di policies, competenze, modelli di governance, processi, servizi e prodotti. Più in generale le organizzazioni culturali e creative con il loro sviluppo, il lavoro, l'interazione tra diversi ambiti e sistemi produttivi, cui la cultura apporta capacità creativa, cura, resilienza, competenze.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement
Grand Manan is a Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, about seven miles east of West Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine. Swallowtail Lighthouse was built on a peninsula at the northeastern corner of the island in response to a number of shipwrecks. The lighthouse began service in 1860 and is one of the oldest wooden lighthouses still in operation. The light station was automated and destaffed in the 1980s. In 2012, the property was turned over to the Village of Grand Manan. A community group called the Swallowtail Keepers Society has a long-term lease to care for the light station. The interior of the lighthouse has been converted into a museum. Swallowtail Lighthouse, New Brunswick, Canada. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Machias Seal Island Light Station Long Eddy Light Station Ken Ingersoll Marine biologist Laurie Murison and her husband Ken Ingersoll spearheaded the initial fundraising for the Swallowtail Keepers Society and the formation of the museum in the tower. Ken Ingersoll is now the volunteer keeper for Swallowtail and also Long Eddy Light on Grand Manan. He's also one of the country's few remaining keepers still working for the Canadian Coast Guard, at Machias Seal Island Light Station. Listen to the podcast with this player:
i haven’t been making it to shows so much recently. i regularly check the listings and add the ones i’m interested in to my calendar and then inevitably remove them. part of the reason has been the cold and rain, the distance to sac, but i think a lot of it is that i’m having a nice time just hanging out with friends. back in santa barbara the friend group was always pretty centered around music, among other activities obv, but shows were paramount. you knew you could show up and everyone would be there. it was the place to be.the group i’ve landed in in davis has not been focused on shows, though we do play music together and there’s always music playing on a speaker somewhere, it’s just different. and while they’ll check out a show with me once in a while, i’ve been going to most shows by myself. i was doing it for three years when i wasn’t living with friends, but now that i’m living with people i like, it’s even harder to leave the house, or leave the group, to do something else. but in any relationship - friend, romantic, otherwise - it feels so important to not stop doing the things you love doing just because you found some new things you like to do. obvious statement of the week but i’m going to keep saying it to myself.hunkering down with the group was essential to my survival through that atmospheric river. but shows are going to be essential to my thriving through the atmospheric river of life, of whatever, lol. and i know that i’ll never be able to be in two places at once, and that friends will hang out without me and i’ll miss out on some things sometimes. it’s so easy to get lost in what i’m missing out on that i don’t get to fully experiencing the thing that i’m doing. a thing that i love doing - a major through-line for me - going to shows. working on releases myself from that fomo mentality!.DOWNLOAD/STREAM RECORDING00:00 (intro by omar)00:20 Nervous Twitch “Should’ve Come By” Get Back In Line02:26 Surface to Air Missive “Phases” Surface II Air Missive05:44 WOLF GIRL “Middlesexy” We Tried08:38 Program “Program” Show Me11:41 No Vacation “Out of Place” Phasing14:59 Docks “Roses” Terracotta Ladder18:16 Corridor “Junior” Junior21:13 Black Pus “LAND OF THE LOST” ALL ABOARD THE MAGIC PUS24:26 Basement Revolver “Romantic At Heart” Wax and Digital EP27:22 Hovvdy “Cathedral” Heavy Lifter30:27 Beret “How Many People” Jesus White33:01 Blacker Face “I Know More Things Than You Do” Distinctive Juju27:53 Guerilla Toss “Moth Like Me” What Would The Odd Do?40:55 Foxes in Fiction “Antibody” Trillium Killer44:11 HXXS “Year Of The Knife” Year Of The Witch46:37 Emma Russack & Lachlan Denton “Love For Myself” Take The Reigns49:01 The Kiwi Animal “Flesh And Time” Mercy51:00 Shelf Life “Avril” Everyone Make Happy53:04 Barrie “Drag” Happy To Be Here (Ext)55:13 Lubec “Against Nature” Against Nature
Charles Kniffen served in the US Marines, was wounded in Vietnam, and has used writing and communion with nature as a mean to cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. In his second Sunbury Press work, Kniffen takes the reader through a world very different from the camaraderie of a military unit. Speaking with host Lawrence Knorr, Kniffen pulls no punches about his experiences, social concerns and fear of betrayal, which lead to his getting in touch with himself, with the help of the animal world. Kniffen's recollections of contact with animals, wild and domestic bring the reader closer in "Rude Awakenings: Making Peace with the Beast Machine." Self-described as a lifelong blue-collar essential worker, Charles Kniffen lists authors such as William Meredith, Jon Anderson and Michael R. Brown as his influences. He is also the author of "50 Years in a Foxhole." He lives in Lubec, Maine.
Alessandra VittorinDirettore della Fondazione Scuola dei Beni Culturali e delle Attività Culturalihttps://www.fondazionescuolapatrimonio.it/LuBeC - Lucca Beni Culturali | XVIII edizione6-7 ottobre 2022, Real Collegio, LuccaMissione Cultura La XVIII edizione di LuBeC – Lucca Beni Culturali, l‘incontro internazionale di Promo PA Fondazione dedicato a cultura e innovazione, si terrà il 6 e 7 ottobre al Real Collegio di Lucca, con la direzione di Francesca Velani (lubec.it). Due giorni intensi di appuntamenti, tutti gratuiti e disponibili anche in streaming sul canale YouTube di LuBeC, con partner nazionali e internazionali, che vedranno direttori dei principali musei d'Italia e del mondo, economisti, scrittori, filosofi, artisti, amministratori, dirigenti, operatori ed esperti del settore confrontarsi in quello che, da 18 anni, è l'appuntamento cardine, a livello nazionale, del dibattito tra pubblica amministrazione, impresa e terzo settore, luogo di aggregazione e accumulazione culturale, generatore di azioni per lo sviluppo territoriale a base culturale.LuBeC è un laboratorio di idee nel quale l'incontro tra pubblico e privato favorisce la nascita di progetti condivisi in campo socio-culturale ed economico e strategie d'intervento concreto, necessarie per far fronte alle sfide sociali ed ecologiche del presente. LuBeC dà il via alla sua riflessione con un incontro sul tema Cultura, metacultura e nuove alleanze, aperto da Eugenio Giani, Governatore della Regione Toscana con Angela Acordon, Soprintendente Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio Lucca e Massa Carrara, e introdotto da Gaetano Scognamiglio.Cultura e metaverso: scenari e competenze è il focus affidato a Christian Greco, Direttore del Museo Egizio di Torino, che si confronta con il pioniere della Data Science e dei Big Data Dino Pedreschi, direttore del KDD LAB (Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory), centro di ricerca congiunto fra l'Università di Pisa e l'Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione del CNR; e con l'architetto Alessandra Vittorini, Direttore della Fondazione Scuola dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali, cui è affidato il rinnovamento delle competenze del sistema culturale nazionale. Il punto sugli investimenti del PNRR per le città sarà fatto dall'economista Gustavo Piga, co-founder di OrEP-Osservatorio sul Recovery Plan; insieme a Rocco De Nicola, Rettore della Scuola IMT Alti Studi di Lucca; Angelantonio Orlando, Responsabile Unità di Missione e attuazione del PNRR del MiC; Francesco Profumo, Presidente di ACRI, e Matteo Ricci, Sindaco di Pesaro, Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2024.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
Francesca Velani"LuBeC Lucca Beni Culturali"LuBeC giunto quest'anno alla sua XVIII edizione, è l‘incontro internazionale dedicato allo sviluppo e alla conoscenza della filiera cultura – innovazione, che dal 2021 ospita ISIE, il primo summit internazionale sull'immersività.Partecipato da un pubblico qualificato di amministratori, dirigenti e funzionari pubblici e privati, professionisti ed operatori del settore, LuBeC è momento cardine del dibattito tra pubblica amministrazione e impresa, luogo di aggregazione e accumulazione culturale, generatore di azioni concrete di sviluppo.https://www.lubec.it/La manifestazione metterà l'innovazione – dei processi, dei prodotti, delle tecnologie e della società – al centro delle riflessioni sul presente e sul prossimo futuro, approfondendo il ruolo della cultura come motore della transizione e l'attuazione del PNRR in tutte le misure che interagiscono con la cultura. Saranno presentati e messi a confronto progetti, visioni, strumenti e risultati su temi che vanno dal rapporto tra cultura e metacultura al ruolo dei musei nel futuro, dalla rinnovata alleanza con il design e l'industria alla rigenerazione sociale e culturale dei borghi, dall'accessibilità all'ibridazione dei generi per la crescita delle imprese culturali e creative, fino ai nuovi autori e nuovi pubblici per lo spettacolo dal vivo.«LuBeC è la vetrina del cambiamento – dichiara Gaetano Scognamiglio, Presidente di Promo PA Fondazione – Fruizioni e valorizzazione dei beni culturali si evolvono velocemente e così anche tutto il mondo che ruota intorno alla cultura. La scorsa settimana, per fare un esempio, la settima edizione di wop art a Lugano ha accolto accanto alle opere su carta opere su NFT, aprendo un dibattito su rapporto fra carta e digitale in un futuro assai vicino. I musei ormai sono aperti al digitale e la fruizione delle opere avviene attraverso percorsi esperienziali con tecnologie immersive. Ai riferimenti tradizionali dei grandi attrattori culturali lentamente si stanno affiancando opere e beni culturali che vengono riscoperti anche grazie alla valorizzazione dei borghi che diventano neo-luoghi dove addirittura andare a vivere e poter lavorare a distanza. Di questo e di altre “mutazioni” si parlerà nella diciottesima edizione di LuBeC che ospita nuovamente ISIE, il summit internazionale su quanto c'è di nuovo nel mondo in materia di immersività».Per accompagnare il cambiamento, gettare solide basi per il futuro e per il lavoro dei giovani, occorre conoscere a fondo il potenziale del binomio cultura-digitale. Durante la due-giorni torna, dopo il successo della scorsa edizione, ISIE - International Summit of Immersive Experience, dedicato alla pluralità delle esperienze che possono essere vissute a livello intellettuale e sensoriale tra mondi reali e digitali. Tema della seconda edizione del Summit sarà Musei del futuro, una riflessione con le voci più importanti del panorama italiano e internazionale su come le istituzioni museali adatteranno la propria offerta culturale al linguaggio digitale, sulle possibilità offerte dal metaverso e la nuova produzione creativa che in tale ambiente si sviluppa, su rischi e opportunità di questo nuovo paradigma. Nato in ambito cyberpunk e tornato al centro delle discussioni in tempi recenti dopo gli annunci di Facebook e di altre aziende tech, il metaverso apre a una pluralità di esperienze da vivere a livello emotivo, fisico, intellettuale e sensoriale: in termini di edutainment, le soluzioni per i musei sono pressoché illimitate.«L'evoluzione è una sintesi fra progresso e tradizione, è spingere in avanti la storia attraverso tecnologia e creatività, veicolare la comunicazione nella logica della diffusione del sapere – afferma Mario Pardini, sindaco di Lucca. La sfida del nostro tempo sta nella valorizzazione e capitalizzazione del nostro immenso patrimonio culturale attraverso mezzi digitali e metodi scientifici, per raggiungere una fruizione più ampia abbattendo le tradizionali barriere analogiche, ma senza abbandonare il valore aggiunto dell'esperienza classica. Tutto questo è LuBeC, l'evento che ci insegna quanto sia importante ripartire dalla cultura, intesa come humus fondamentale e motore di crescita primario della nostra società».«La cultura è oggi riconosciuta dai policy makers come driver per lo sviluppo sostenibile e fattore determinate per affrontare le pressioni e i bisogni economici, sociali ed ecologici del nostro tempo, stimolo da un lato all'innovazione e alla competitività, e dall'altro alla partecipazione e alla coesione sociale – aggiunge Francesca Velani. Per mettere a terra questa visione servono politiche e progettualità dedicate allo sviluppo a base culturale, fondate su di una reale collaborazione pubblico-privato, e LuBeC rappresenta il luogo in cui è possibile condividere le idee e le soluzioni per vincere questa sfida. Ciò che saremo in grado realizzare oggi, insieme, sarà il nostro patrimonio dopo il Recovery Plan, e potremo considerarlo davvero un investimento se avremo investito nelle persone e costruito modelli produttivi mettendo in dialogo la cultura e creatività con ambiente, sviluppo locale, salute e coesione sociale, occupazione e benessere».IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
We take you on our trip through New England and Nova Scotia. While many RVers were complaining about the summer heat, we were visiting beautiful areas with cool temperatures. In Massachusetts we visit Plymouth, Gloucester and Rockport, plus an amusing sight in New Hampshire. In Maine we turn you on to Kennebunk, Boothbay Harbor and Bar Harbor where we load our 38-foot RV onto the CAT high-speed ferry to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. We tell you the cost and all the places to go in Nova Scotia including Wolfville, Halifax, Truro, Havre Boucher and Cape Breton Island. We return via Saint John and St. Andrews with a stop in the most eastern town in America, Lubec, Maine. Learn about a great RV internet system and how to avoid high cellphone bills if you leave our country.
We take you on our trip through New England and Nova Scotia. While many RVers were complaining about the summer heat, we were visiting beautiful areas with cool temperatures. In Massachusetts we visit Plymouth, Gloucester and Rockport, plus an amusing sight in New Hampshire. In Maine we turn you on to Kennebunk, Boothbay Harbor and Bar Harbor where we load our 38-foot RV onto the CAT high-speed ferry to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. We tell you the cost and all the places to go in Nova Scotia including Wolfville, Halifax, Truro, Havre Boucher and Cape Breton Island. We return via Saint John and St. Andrews with a stop in the most eastern town in America, Lubec, Maine. Learn about a great RV internet system and how to avoid high cellphone bills if you leave our country.
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Hey! It's a special bonus episode. We had so much stuff for Episode 116 that we had to leave some out, but still wanted you to hear it. We talk about Maine's first murder of 2022, the alleged domestic homicide of Eva Cox, of Lubec. We also catch up on the recent and startling sentence […]
Hey! It's a special bonus episode. We had so much stuff for Episode 116 that we had to leave some out, but still wanted you to hear it. We talk about Maine's first murder of 2022, the alleged domestic homicide of Eva Cox, of Lubec. We also catch up on the recent and startling sentence […]
We're going on a trip! This past weekend, we traveled to Lubec, Maine (the easternmost point in the US) and you get to come along with us! To fill the hours in the car, we caught up a bit and Emily reads some of Maine's Spooky Stories and urban legends! We check in along the way and reflect on the experience to wrap up. You can listen to a previous episode like this one called Take A Hike With Us if you enjoy this style of episode! Have a good listen :-) Each week, we want to recommend a book, video series, podcast, an online account, or a product that is adding value to our lives.This week we both recommend you try/go somewhere new like we did this past weekend! Enjoy a change of scenery all on your own or with a pal! We post highlights weekly along with other content over on our Instagram, @lifecomesfastpod so make sure to follow us there! Click here to follow our personal accounts → Savannah + EmilyContact us through DM or email: lifecomesatyoufastpod@gmail.comHow to support our show:- Snag a sticker by clicking here! - Leave a rating, a written review or become a patron of our show! We have topic reveals before the episodes come out, sticker, bonus episode each month and more on Patreon!- Subscribe to The Life Comes At You Fast Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to make sure you never miss an episode on Thursdays!- Tell a friend about our show if you think they'd like it!Photo in artwork by Alivia Sobey PhotographyArtwork by Scribbles By Savannah
This week we dive into Tamara's recent Maine road trip and explore how to get off-the-beaten path in the Downeast Acadia and Maine Highlands regions. ABOUT SAFE TRAVELS KIT Our sponsor this week is Safe Travels Kit. Founded by New York fashion executive and avid globetrotter, Adriana Martone, the Safe Travels Kit is a patent pending, first-to-market travel and airline bedding kit that launched in December 2020. After a horrific experience with a dirty airplane seat, Adriana thought something more needed to be done to create more sanitary, comfortable travel experiences for all. Hence, the Safe Travels Kit brand was born. Now, when travelers set off on a vacation or business trip, instead of worrying about encountering unsanitary surroundings, they can journey in comfort and serenity, resting on the Safe Travels Kit super-soft seat covers and pillowcases, made from high-tech fabric that prevents germs from penetrating. Each kit costs $39.95 and contains: One lightweight, washable, compact travel pouch (weighs .7 ounces) one seat cover that fits planes (economy and business class seats), trains, and cars; One standard size pillow case (made of the same material as the seat cover); 10 individually wrapped sanitising wipes; and One surgical face mask. How to Get Off-the-Beaten Path in Maine Read Tamara's post on 7 must-try adventures in the Maine Highlands Read Tamara's post on things to do near Acadia National Park Read Tamara's Maine road trip itinerary When visiting Acadia National Park, visit the Schoodic Peninsula and the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park. You will not find the crowds that are on Mount Desert Island. If you do stay in Bar Harbor and visit Acadia National Park to see Cadillac Mountain, you do need reservations to drive up the mountain at sunrise. Tamara stayed in Winter Harbor, which is very close to the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park and you can take a ferry to Bar Harbor. Visiting Schoodic Point is nice at high tide when the waves crash against the rocks. When visiting less touristy towns, be prepared to be flexible and patient when eating out and recognize that many restaurants close by 8pm. Fogtown Brewing in Ellsworth is a great stop at the beginning of the trip. Drive the Schoodic National Scenic Byway east of Ellsworth and stop for KidsQuest interactive learning activities along the way. Renting a cottage or vacation home is a good option for families. Tamara stayed at MainStay Cottages & RV Park in Winter Harbor. You can take a puffin boat tour from Winter Harbor or Milbridge. Many trails in Schoodic are family friendly including the Alder Trail. Make sure to have lunch at Lunch on the Wharf in Corea. The oldest winery in Maine is Bartlett Maine Estate Winery, which is also a distillery. You can take a puffin tour from Milbridge with Robertson's Sea Tours and Adventures. Have a picnic at McClellan Park in Milbridge with great water views. Hazel with Maine Outdoor School leads guided hikes and paddles to help you find new places and learn more about the area. Be prepared for flies, mosquitos and ticks when you are hiking or spending a lot of time outside. You can spray your clothing and gear/shoes before you go outside. Lubec is the easternmost town in the USA and people like to visit West Quoddy head Lighthouse for sunrise. When the border is open you can visit Campobello island where the Roosevelt's summer home was and they have fun events like Tea with Eleanor. You must stop at Monica's Chocolates when in Lubec. Bangor is a nice small city with a vibrant downtown and great history and architecture. The Bangor Historical Society offers walking tours to learn more about the history of the town and the region. The Hollywood Casino Hotel is a good place to stay in Bangor even if you aren't interested in gambling. The Hirundo Wildlife Refuge is located close to Bangor and has good walking and hiking trails, many of which are wheelchair or stroller accessible. You can also borrow canoes or kayaks for free. The Orono Bog Boardwalk is also a nice and easy trail for families Tamara stayed at the New England Outdoor Center (NEOC) on Millinocket Lake, which offers cabins and lodges to rent. At NEOC you can borrow canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards as well as rent fat tire bikes or take a wildlife tour. From Millinocket Lake, drive the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Scenic Byway to the town of Patten. Tamara stayed at Shin Pond Village near Patten, which also offers both cabins and camp or RV sites. Shin Pond Village rents out Polaris side-by-side vehicles and there are hundreds of miles of trails to explore nearby. Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument is a new national monument that is also a Dark Sky Sanctuary. There are not any facilities like a visitor's center or bathrooms, but it is perfect for backcountry camping, hiking, and star gazing. For more information on star parties and events, visit Dark Sky Maine and Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters. Baxter State Park is very popular, especially in the southern entrance. Parking reservations are required for trails that lead to Mt. Katahdin. Sandy Stream pond is very popular early in the morning for moose and wildlife viewing. Driving all the way through the park is on a gravel road and it could take 3-4 hours to drive through the entire park. Shin Pond Village is close to the northern entrance to Baxter State Park. From there, the South Branch Pond area offers many hiking trails and you can also rent canoes. Full Episode Transcript [00:00:00.120] - Kim Tate From Rocky Coasts to Mountain Lakes, today, we're talking about Maine. [00:00:16.460] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens, a family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel. [00:00:31.700] - Tamara Gruber Today's episode is brought to us by Safe Travels, Kit, Safe Travels Kit is a travel and airline bedding kit that helps travelers create a more sanitary, comfortable travel experience. Now, when travelers set off on a vacation or business trip, instead of worrying about encountering unsanitary surroundings, they can journey in comfort and serenity, resting on the safe travels, super safe seat covers and pillowcases made from high-tech fabric that prevents germs from penetrating. You can purchase one for your upcoming travel safetravels.com or on Amazon or at many airport Brookstone locations. [00:01:02.750] - Tamara Gruber So, Kim, we've been talking about Safe Travels Kit for a little bit now. And, you know, I was just on this road trip that we're going to talk about on this episode, and it made me think about the number of times that I've rented cars and maybe from, like, budget kind of places. and I've gotten in and be like kind of smells in here, like what's been going on in here. And so I was thinking you could put the seat cover on your rental car probably as well. [00:01:28.730] - Kim Tate Yeah, of course. I'll never forget that time that we rented a car. And I remember it was pretty stinky, smelly. I don't remember where we were, but for some reason it stayed in my head. [00:01:38.640] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, we had that. I feel like we took out the like they had they had one of those that room fresheners, like a car freshener, air fresheners. Oh, that's in there. And we took it out and then we realized why it was in there. [00:01:50.810] - Kim Tate Like, OK, it needs to be here. Yeah. Especially now, you know, I, I saw somebody who's a frequent traveler sharing that he was rented a 2018 vehicle recently at the rental car lot. The rental cars are not many left. So there's getting whatever they can. So now what am I going to get when I go to California? [00:02:14.750] Yeah, well, I'm bringing I'm packing my Safe Travels Kit, so I will have it for the plane and I'll have another rental car, so and I'll have an extra pillowcase. [00:02:26.390] - Kim Tate Yeah, that's a long flight for you. You guys might try to, you know, use the time on the plane wisely and [00:02:32.600] Yeah, I think actually my time on the plane is going to be writing about Maine. [00:02:37.280] - Kim Tate Oh nice. That's good. Well we will jump right in then and get talking about your trip to Maine, because I was I have to admit, I was so jealous and wished I was there with you, especially because it was a solo trip for you. And I was thinking, man, I could have just flown out there and, you know, spent some time. We could have had our our fun little hiking and, you know, Maine time together. [00:02:57.380] - Kim Tate But it seems like you had a lot of fun. You were definitely ready to get back to your family, but you were gone for a while. So we're going to jump right in and talk all about your your time exploring, you know, all the rocky coasts and lighthouses all the way to the lakes. And I know you saw a few moose, so we'll talk about that. [00:03:13.190] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, definitely. I was thinking about you, too, especially since, you know, two summers ago we went to some of these areas, not the same exact area, but similar. And so I was definitely I was missing you and thinking of you. But, yeah, I spent I think it was about twelve days in Maine, which is such a long trip. But the state is so huge, you know, like people tend to think of more of the the Maine beaches, which is kind of like the southern coast. [00:03:39.620] - Tamara Gruber And then there's the Portland, of course, and then like the mid coast. And then they kind of look at Acadia National Park is super popular. But to go beyond that is, you know, much more off the beaten path. And so I made my way up the Maine coast and maybe we'll talk about that actually in a different episode, because I think if I covered all twelve days, it would be like way too much. [00:04:01.160] - Tamara Gruber But I was working with two different tourism boards. They had hired me to do a campaign with them because they're trying to say, hey, there is so much more to Maine than just, you know, these parts that people tend to gravitate towards. And so I was working with Downeast Acadia Regional Tourism, which is kind of the region from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, all the way to the the Canadian border along the coast and then the Maine Highlands, which is Bangor, and then up into kind of that Moosehead Lake area that we've been before and Baxter State Park and that, you know, mountains and lakes type of area. [00:04:38.540] - Tamara Gruber So it's a lot to cover. When I was driving along and meeting and talking to different people, I mean, one thing about traveling by yourself is I become a little bit more extroverted. I mean, there's no one else to talk to you. Right. And it's really nice because you get to, like, make more conversation with locals. And and there were hardly any visitors at the time, which is great. So I was really able to kind of get a sense of the real thing. [00:05:02.180] - Tamara Gruber But somebody was saying, like just one county in Maine is bigger than Connecticut, I'm sorry, Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. So it's like people just don't understand the scale. Like they get calls like, you know, places to stay and things like that. They get called. They're like, well, we're going to do like a day trip to, you know, they'll name a place I like, you realize it's like a five hour drive away, you know? [00:05:22.230] - Tamara Gruber So, yeah. So it is a really big state. There's a lot to cover. But I think what I did with this road trip was kind of a little bit like the best of both worlds, because everyone loves that quintessential rocky coast with the lighthouses and the lobster and all that. But then, you know, the idea of seeing moose and getting out and hiking and seeing the lakes and the rivers like, you know, that is really appealing too. [00:05:48.240] - Tamara Gruber And so I feel like for especially for this summer, it's going to be a great trip for people to do because you are trying to be outside still, but you're also trying to get away from people. And we've talked about before the summer is going to be really, you know, it's going to be really busy. Yeah, especially in national parks. And I saw a headline when I was there saying that Acadia is expecting record breaking numbers this summer. [00:06:12.780] - Tamara Gruber I think that record breaking last summer and they expect to break that again this summer and they are requiring reservations. If you want to drive to the top of Cadillac Mountain and see the sunrise there, which is a very popular thing to do. So it's something you where again, like you really have to plan ahead. You don't really expect that as much on the East Coast as much as you might. And like Zion and, you know, some of the other parks where it's a little bit more known that you might need to take like shuttles and reservations and things. [00:06:40.510] - Tamara Gruber So I really focused on areas outside of that. So I guess I'll just kind of start off with talking about what I what I did on the trip. And I did stay one night in Bar Harbor and that was at a glamping resort that I've just wanted to check out on my own. And that was like before I started this campaign portion of the trip. And so, you know, if you do want to start in Bar Harbor, that's fine. [00:07:03.840] - Tamara Gruber And I think what Acadia National Park is most well known for is like the town of Bar Harbor and then the part of the park that is on this island called Mount Desert Island. And so that's where you're going to find the popular Cadillac Mountain and Jordan Pond and the Beehive Trail, things like that. But there are actually two other parts of the park in different locations and no one really goes to those. So you can still see some of the really beautiful parts of like why this is a national park without all of those crowds. [00:07:33.610] - Tamara Gruber And so I stayed in a town called Winter Harbor, which is kind of just across the the bay or, you know, as you would imagine, like, you know, different harbors. And I was maybe five minutes outside of a section of the park that's called this Schoodic section of Acadia National Park, because it's on the Schoodic Peninsula, because if you think about the coast of Maine, it's kind of like all these fingers coming down. There's all these peninsulas coming off of the coast, which is why you have all that great coastline. [00:08:01.290] - Tamara Gruber And so this is just, you know, right across there is actually right next to where I stayed. You could take a ferry that would bring you over to Bar Harbor, but the area, the Schoodic section of the park was empty. I went on a Friday night, my first time there, a Friday night for sunset. And you think, oh, it's going to be busier. There is no one on the right like the whole time. [00:08:21.870] - Tamara Gruber I think it's of maybe a 14 mile loop. You know, I should probably look that up, but it's a one way loop through the park with different viewpoints and different trails and things that you can stop at. And the end point is called Schoodic Point. And that's where, especially at high tide, the waves are crashing on the rocky shoreline and the sunset is like, you know, going down right over there. So it's a popular spot to go for sunset. [00:08:46.530] - Tamara Gruber And I saw, I think, to other people when I was there. Wow. Yeah, it was amazing and great. It's early June, but still it was like Friday. It was a weekend, you know. Yeah. So it was really it was it was quiet. So if you want to kind of get all of that national park ness with your. Yeah. Beautiful coastline and hikes and mountains and all that, without the crowds, you just have to go across over to this peninsula part of it. [00:09:13.390] - Kim Tate So that's a great tip. I think that's what people need to be looking for, especially I think this is the last year that we'll have a lot of because there's even though international is coming back, people I think are still staying domestic. And so all those people who are eager to travel are all looking. And I've seen Maine coming up quite a bit. It's kind of it's kind of been funny. [00:09:32.010] - Tamara Gruber So I have to yeah. I think it's you know, maybe people are thinking about alternatives to like the Southwest, knowing it's going to be high and. Yeah, maybe alternatives for some of the the other Western. Well, I think yeah. [00:09:44.970] - Kim Tate I think people forget that Maine is up there and it offers I mean, it's kind of like they think of New England and they forget about everything else. That's like even upper state New York and, you know, all of that. They kind of forget that there's all that beautiful nature up there. [00:09:59.130] - Tamara Gruber And yeah. Yeah. And I will say, like, last summer I went to the Adirondacks and granted it was in the middle of summer, but it was you know, things are really crowded like there. You really have to get to trailheads by six a.m. and, you know, expect like you might have trouble parking and all that and. I just don't see that in this part of these parts of Maine that I'm going to talk about, it is, you know, it is further, but if you're flying, you can fly into Bangor and then everything like from Bangor to Acadia is like an hour and 15 minutes. [00:10:31.880] - Tamara Gruber And then from Bangor up to like where I was on Millinocket Lake. And like some of the Highlands area is, again, like an hour and a half, you know. So it's really. Yeah, you can even use that as a, you know, like a home base and do like a hub and spoke kind of trips you wanted to as well. So it's really and from it is it is up there. But even from Boston, like if you drove highway and not coast, you can get up there in like five hours. [00:10:59.540] - Tamara Gruber So, you know, it's really not too bad. But again, I will say, though, the one thing to think about is that it is a little bit further out. And so you're not going to find all of the same tourist infrastructure that you find like a little bit further south or in some of the towns like Kennebunkport or Portland or whatever. And just I think everywhere is kind of experiencing a bit of a labor shortage right now. [00:11:23.480] - Tamara Gruber But they're definitely seeing that in Maine, too, and places trying to get staffed up. And so you see more of, you know, there's, you know, maybe going to be a slower service at some of the restaurants or shorter hours or just the fact that when you're in some of these towns, there might only be two or three options. And what I found is that some of them close early, actually, most of them close early because it's just it's more of a you get up early and go to bed early kind of place than me, which is a night owl. [00:11:53.360] - Tamara Gruber You know, I think when I was working with the person, the tourism board, I was like, yeah, dinner at around 7:00, you know, sounds good. And she's like, oh, I could tell you're not a morning person. Oh really? I thought that was still kind of early, but I found out, like, I would go, like, try to take sunset pictures and then go have dinner afterwards and no, no, no places close at 8. [00:12:12.440] - Kim Tate So it's like that's that's surprisingly enough. [00:12:15.260] - Kim Tate When we were in Rocky Mountain National Park, which is Estes Park is right there, they were the same thing. It was this small mountain town and everything closed to eat. It was so weird. You know, we had trouble sometimes, I mean, because it was the middle peak, July, middle of summer and. Right. [00:12:29.790] - Tamara Gruber You have a lot of sunlight. You want to be out. Yeah. Stuff. [00:12:32.060] - Kim Tate Right, exactly. Yeah. [00:12:33.740] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. Well, let me I'll get into my trip a little bit and kind of give some details for people that want to plan some of their own. So my first stop was in the town of Ellsworth, which is kind of right above Bar Harbor, and it's a little downtown that has like some different brewing places. And I went mean, is like big with their craft beer scene. They're known for lobster, but they're also big blueberries. There's certain things you got to try. [00:12:57.530] - Tamara Gruber So I went to this place called Town Brewing and that they had like an outdoor like food truck and beer garden kind of place. So, you know, it was really cool. And then I drove it was a lot of scenic byway. So I drove this Greek National Scenic Byway down. Like I said, this peninsula to this town of Winter Harbor. And again, you're not going to find the same like hotels and things they're going to find. [00:13:21.380] - Tamara Gruber And Bar Harbor, there is a couple of inns, there's a couple bed and breakfasts. But if you're going as a family, you're probably better off trying to look for like a cottage rental of some sort. And I definitely saw lots of signs for those. And some of them are gorgeous. So I think that that's probably a better choice. I stayed at a place called Mainstay Cottages and RV Park, and I thought it was going to be kind of like your traditional RV park. [00:13:46.130] - Tamara Gruber It was not. It was so nice. It was this piece of land right on the water. So your RV sites are like really overlooking the water. But there's only like 10 RV sites. And they were kind of to one side and the other side where cottages and I stayed in what was the original building there, which is a boat house. So it's like, you know, I walked down to the water, up a little ramp to my boat house. [00:14:07.970] - Tamara Gruber That's like sitting over the water. So amazing, like sunset views. It was just a little like one bedroom cottage, but it had this back deck, the where you could just sit and watch the boats and watch the sunset. [00:14:21.050] - Kim Tate And yeah, it was I would say that I remember that about Maine having the most amazing sunsets and the stuff you were sharing, it just reinforced that, that it's just amazing the colors that their skies get. [00:14:34.640] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. Especially because a lot of it was kind of dreary when I was there during the day. And then it would surprise me at night. I'm like, yes, thank you. You know, so that was a really nice place to stay, like as a home base, because you literally could walk to the to the ferry that would go to Bar Harbor right there. There was also a little boat tour that went out that did a puffin tour, I think it was called Acadian Puffins. [00:14:57.560] - Tamara Gruber So you could take a boat tour to go to an island off of a wildlife refuge where they've brought back the North Atlantic puffins. And so I was supposed to do that actually in a different town. And it got canceled because of high seas, but luckily earlier in my trip when I was in Booth Bay Harbor, I was able to do a similar trip. [00:15:22.500] - Tamara Gruber But the thing about like Booth Bay is a bigger boat, more like a whale watching boat, like multi-tier. And so I have a feeling they don't get quite as close. Like maybe these boats were smaller. But the other thing to worry about is like if it is rough seas and you're on a small boat, you're going to feel it a lot more, you know. So but, you know, that's definitely a neat thing to do because, I mean, I've been fortunate enough to see them in Iceland, but it's a very unique thing to get to do and see. [00:15:49.890] - Tamara Gruber And I think most people don't realize that puffins are actually really small. They're smaller than seabirds. [00:15:55.050] - Kim Tate So they're very tiny. [00:15:56.740] - Tamara Gruber Yes. You really it's hard to get a good view of them. I think people really expect you see the pictures and you're like, oh, that's what I'm going to see. I'm like, no, I had this amazing zoom camera and I could still only get so close. So, you need to bring binoculars. [00:16:12.420] - Kim Tate Yeah, definitely. I agree with that. We went whale watching in, you know, on the Pacific Coast, surprisingly, and there's a wildlife refuge and they have some puffins and we actually got to see puffins out here. And it was it was kind of crazy because they seem so bright and like when you see them on rocks and in people's photos because they do zoom in, you don't realize how small they are. And you'd have to be really close to be able to even get that clear vision of their beak and all that beautiful coloring they have. [00:16:40.260] - Kim Tate And so, yeah, I know what you mean by that, but they're so cute. They are. They're adorable. [00:16:45.150] - Tamara Gruber And we mostly saw them like on the water when I took that trip. But there is a place in this downeast region that you have to book it in advance, but it's like a small boat. And so it depends on the weather. But they'll take some people out to the island and you can stay there and like, stand in the bird blind, you know, like the box where you are kind of covered. You just watch them. So there are if you're really into it, there are things to do like. [00:17:12.590] - Tamara Gruber But where I stayed, like as I said, I was like five minutes from the entrance to that section of Acadia National Park, there was a place where you could rent kayaks there. There was a place where you could rent bikes because a lot of people just bike into the park and loop that way, which is a great option. So it's definitely a place where you could stay for a few days and just do there's so many different like hiking trails and things to do. [00:17:36.150] - Tamara Gruber So like, you know, there's some in the park, but then there's all these different, like preserves and the national wildlife preserves, other types of preserves like around. And a lot of them have kids activities like there's this thing called Kids Quest where they're like each place has like different like learning opportunities for kids, like a train station. So this is where we you learn about seaweed, this is where you learn about tides, you know, so there's things like that that you can do if you have younger kids. [00:18:02.020] - Tamara Gruber Also, you know, I spent pretty much like my first day really exploring the park. And I did a hike, like up to the top of a mountain. And the hikes there are not super long. I mean, you can do kind of a longer ridge, not real ridge, but, you know, you could do like a longer one. But most of the hikes are not too long and not too steep. I did come down one that was like a little bit steeper and not as clearly marked. [00:18:28.140] - Tamara Gruber But I think for families, if you could do like this Alder Trail and I will put this all in the post that will be published by the time this episode comes out. So, like, everybody can see the details. But I also somebody told me that at low tide you can walk out to this little island that's off the coast of the park and sometimes the harbor seals will hang out there. So I checked to see like what time low tide was going to be. [00:18:52.530] - Tamara Gruber And I made sure I went before, like, the actual low tide, you know, so I would have time to be there and get back before, you know, the water would start coming back in. Unfortunately, I didn't see any seals, but like that, you know, that was a neat kind of thing. Like you're walking on the ocean floor kind of thing. Yeah. And then just you did the loop, went out to see the waves crashing and, you know, so it's just it's pretty. [00:19:15.390] - Tamara Gruber If you like a rocky coast, you will definitely get your fill. [00:19:20.130] - Kim Tate Yeah, that sounds amazing. I'm impressed with Maine even from my one trip. I think it's really a place if you're if you're looking for like a relaxing, outdoorsy, just kind of laid back vacation. I think Maine is definitely a good place to look for that. [00:19:34.410] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. And like I said, there's a lot of, like, little charming things like one of the I think that day I left the park and I went to have a late lunch that someone told me about. Again, some of these things like you need like a local will tell you that because they're not very well promoted or, you know, talked about even within the park, there's a place that was called like Ravens Nest. And it's not even on the list, like it's not even on the park map. [00:20:01.320] - Tamara Gruber But like all the locals will tell you, oh, you got to go to these cliffs, you know, so stuff like that. So I talked to actually the person that was she owned the the property where I was staying. And she recommended going to this little fishing village of Corea or. Actually, I think it's Korea, but with a C and there is like a food truck kind of thing there, but lunch on the wharf and it's only open in the summer and it's only open like from 11:00 to three and not open on Sundays. [00:20:28.550] - Tamara Gruber So that kind of thing, like where you kind of have to know about it to go, but they have lobster rolls and all that, and you're right on the water. And, you know, there are places like that and like further south in Maine that people will line up for for like an hour, you know, but they're like it was just so nice, you know, like I sat just looking at the boats, because I can't even tell you how many harbors there are, because all these little coves and, you know, they're just filled with lobstering boats and fishing boats and they're just bobbing there. [00:20:57.440] - Tamara Gruber And all along the the pier, as you just see, you know, all the lobster traps and you see the bouys and the ropes. And it's just it's so classic. It's so classic, like Maine and New England. So it's like, I don't know, it just kind of, you know that expression like fills your bucket, just kind of like your bucket with like all these, like, good sites that you wanted to see when you came to Maine. [00:21:18.470] - Tamara Gruber And it's like everywhere you turn is there there's another lighthouse, you know, like it's just it's so quaint. [00:21:24.440] - Kim Tate Yeah. Well, I was definitely jealous of all the lobster rolls and stuff you were having, so I definitely think that's something people think about. So the food sounds like it's it's definitely not to be missed when you're on a trip there. [00:21:37.080] - Tamara Gruber I came home and Glenn was like, what would you want for dinner? And I'm like, I think pasta, a chicken, I had a lot of seafood. And then when I was like further north, you know, it was like much more casual. So like I had a lot of fried stuff there. So I kind of just want, good. You know, like, give me salad, you know, that kind of stuff. [00:21:56.360] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. But yeah, there's a lot of other things, like there's some cute farms like organic farms you can stop at. There's a couple of wineries surprisingly, but they specialize in fruit wine. But I did visit the one that was the oldest in Maine. It's called Bartlett Maine Estate Winery. So it's a distillery too. So I guess, you know, you can maybe find your your drink in one of those, too. So, you know, there's other things that you can do. [00:22:20.210] - Tamara Gruber It's not just about like hiking and stuff like that, but yeah, there's just so many good places. So after I stayed in Winter Harbor, I went over, I kind of made my way east to the town of Machias. But first I stopped in this town called Milbridge. And there were a couple of things that I think of note there that I would want to mention. And one is that you can do a puffin tour from there with Robertson seatours and Adventures. [00:22:48.740] - Tamara Gruber That's the one that I was supposed to do, but unfortunately got canceled. But there's some really nice parks around there, too. So I went to this park called McClellan Park. It's a state I don't actually I don't know if it's State Park. I think it's just a local town park. So you're driving, like, down this peninsula and you're like, oh, is this going to be worth it? And then you turn into this park and it's just, you know, you're driving through the woods, really bumpy little road. [00:23:13.580] - Tamara Gruber Follow the sign to the picnic area. I get out of the car at the picnic area and it's like one table in the middle of like a grassy kind of field surrounded by trees. And I'm like, why am I here? You know? And then I realized then I realized there was like this little path. And so I follow this path. And then you're on these gorgeous, like rock. I wouldn't call them cliffs, but like, you know, these big boulders along the coast with picnic tables there. [00:23:37.640] - Tamara Gruber And I'm like, OK, I get it now. It's gorgeous. And if this was at home, there would be so many other people there, you know, you'd have to stake out your spot. All that there was I saw, like in the distance one other person, you know, so you could just go and have this amazing picnic with a wonderful view. And I feel like, you know, that's that's what it was about. It was just about like amazing views and stuff like that. [00:24:00.680] - Tamara Gruber But without the people, I'm going to sound like very like people adverse. But, you know, like it can get crowded in places. And it's just so nice to find those places that are still so great that are undiscovered somewhat, you know. [00:24:13.130] - Kim Tate Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's awesome. I think it's it's kind of interesting that, like you said, that there are those spaces still and it's hard to know, like, as you know, people like you and I who shared travel destinations. And I think we need to all be mindful of looking for those little more. I mean, beautiful places certainly don't just end at the border of a national park, although sometimes they can. But, you know, it can be quite beautiful anywhere you go. [00:24:41.890] - Kim Tate Yeah. And in talking to the locals, they're kind of like, well, we know we want people to come in, don't have to change. So it's still in that little bit of, you know, back and forth thing. But apparently, like during the pandemic, people have been buying land up there, like sight unseen, paying cash, just like grabbing up land. So they're kind of like what is going to happen after they have a winter to up here, because that is a very different experience. [00:25:10.760] - Tamara Gruber So we'll see. They're a little worried about, like, you know, driving up the cost of land and rent. And things like that, but we'll see, you know, like it might really transform, you know, so that there becomes a bit more of an infrastructure. But I will say, like, you know, you do have to go with expectations, like I ate at this one place called Saltbox in Winter Harbor that was, you know, a very nice restaurant, you know, wonderful food. [00:25:33.670] - Tamara Gruber Like, you know, what you would expect from, like a fine dining type of experience. But mostly it is like a family home cooking kind of places, you know, so you just have the right expectations. It's not like there's anything wrong with that. But, you know, you're not going just a lot of heavy, rich food over time. [00:25:51.500] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, yeah. Lots of fresh fish and stuff, though. The other thing that I would really recommend, especially for families, I think is I did a guided hike with Hazel from Maine Outdoor School, and she's like an outdoor educator. She's, you know, she's from Maine. She's very passionate about it. But she knows so much like about the area, but also about like the, you know, all of the plants and all the trees and all the the birds and, you know, like everything that you're going through. [00:26:22.600] - Tamara Gruber So I feel like she could do something that would really engage kids. She's used to doing like kids programs, too. So she knows how to be very engaging with kids and, you know, teach you a lot, but then maybe bring you places that you may not have found on your own. And, you know, one of the things she offered to me was to do like an evening paddle, like where you could see wildlife and stuff. [00:26:43.030] - Tamara Gruber And we didn't do that just because of my schedule. But that would be something other. I'll just make sure you bring, like, proper bug gear if you're going to do that. Yeah, I should I should mention that, like, yeah, May and June are usually like black fly season in Maine but I got really lucky and I did not get bothered by them at all. And even the mosquitoes, which they're always there's like t shirts that are like the state bird is, you know, mosquito. [00:27:08.410] - Kim Tate Yeah. I remember having to fight with mosquitoes when we were there. [00:27:12.160] - Tamara Gruber So I didn't have too much of a problem with that either. I mean obviously I put on bug spray the things that drove me a little bit crazy a couple times were like those no see ums. [00:27:20.110] - Kim Tate Oh yeah. Those little gnat biters. [00:27:22.090] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. Because they're the ones that just drive you insane. Yeah. But it was only a couple of times and like usually if you're moving it was fine. And they say like after like mid-July somebody said that's like the third thunderstorm in July is when the flies go. I love these like old time. [00:27:39.820] - Kim Tate Like the Farmer's Almanac type. Yeah that's right. Yeah. What about I mean another thing does just mention that, you know, we don't deal with as much out here, but pretty soon the whole US is going to have to deal with it. Just being aware of ticks and Lyme disease when you're out hiking and checking yourself for that. Right. [00:27:54.550] - Tamara Gruber Ticks are a huge problem. And I actually I'm a little bit worried that they're going to be worse this year just because, like some people that I know that are spending a lot of time outdoors are finding them already. I actually when I did the glamping at Terramor in Bar Harbor, I sat outside by the fire for a while and then it started to rain. I had a blanket wrapped around me because it was kind of cold. And when I came in, I, like put the blanket out just to look at it. [00:28:16.570] - Tamara Gruber And I found a tick on it and I was like freaking out. You know, I flushed it like it wasn't on me. I did it had a decent mirror. I did like a good tick check, but I definitely think, like, yes, spray your gear. There's some stuff I can link to it on our show. Notes that you can spray like your backpack and your shoes and things with before you like, not, you know, like spray it, not when you're in it. [00:28:38.350] - Tamara Gruber And then just, you know, use some good bug spray and do good checks and wear it and all that kind of stuff. But Hannah's going back to camp this summer in Maine, and I've already told her, like, OK, you really have to be good about this. [00:28:49.270] - Kim Tate You know, I think wearing the hats, the big one is just getting in. Your hair is the other. [00:28:52.960] - Tamara Gruber Apparently, they climb up, you see, like a lot of times because it's like you're going through the tall grasses and they grab on your leg, they grab on to like your shoes and your legs. And that's why some people will tuck their socks, like, in to their socks and then, you know, so then they crawl up and they look for like warm areas, like armpits and stuff like that. So, yeah, I mean, there's plenty of stuff online to tell you, like what to do about it. [00:29:17.470] - Kim Tate Yeah. I don't want it to discourage people. I mean, everyone is dealing with that, but it's just something like for me, I'm not so used to it out here in the West Coast. So it's definitely something to be mindful about. I think Kansas I remember my mom checking me when I were I would play in the woods. [00:29:32.200] - Tamara Gruber So, yeah, when I grew up, we we would get them a lot. And it didn't figure out the same way because there wasn't that disease associated with it, you know. Yeah. So yeah. So it is definitely, you know, something to stay aware of. But luckily that was my only encounter with that, you know. And I did keep checking all throughout. [00:29:51.910] - Kim Tate Yeah. Yeah. Just something to be mindful of for people I don't want. Sorry to go off on that side tangent, but I think it's important to just know since we are talking about it as a destination. [00:30:01.720] - Tamara Gruber Definitely. So from there I made my way to this town of Machias, which is like a little bit larger of a town. And there's some other things you can do if you did want to like kind of base there for a little bit. There's Roque Bluffs. State Park has a nice sand beach, and I think nearby there's like Jenkins' Beach, which is more like ground, colorful pebbles, but there aren't as many like beach type of places, you know in Maine, because it's at least in that section, because it's more rocky coast. [00:30:27.500] - Tamara Gruber So it's nice when you can find, you know, a real beach to, like, hang out on or sabayon. In the town of Machias, there's a nice, like waterfall in the center of town. But I will say, like, there's not again, there's not a lot when it comes to restaurants. And I think there's two or three more motel kind of places. I think a couple of them have been renovated, you know, so that they look, you know, newer. [00:30:52.130] - Tamara Gruber But it is still that kind of accommodation unless you would want to rent a cabin. But I actually stayed at a gorgeous place. It was called the Inn at Schoppee Farm. So it was a farmhouse that they've converted into an inn. And I stayed in the river room, which was on the first floor. I think the other rooms are on the second floor. And it was gorgeous, like the person the people that run. [00:31:18.190] - Tamara Gruber It's like a young couple clearly have such nice design style because it felt like it felt like it was from like a magazine or a decor show because it was just very simple, like farmhouse kind of, you know, like white linens, like the wide plank floors, the exposed beams in the ceiling. There's like old little table, but just with a like a vase of like these simple yellow flowers. So it's just like wood and white and a little splash of yellow. [00:31:45.140] - Tamara Gruber And it was just it was beautiful and it's right on the river. It's accessible to like this path that's used for like biking or running or ATVs or stuff like that. So and it's just really great outside of town. So that was really like a wonderful farm. I don't know if you'd call it like a farm stay because there weren't like animals and things around, but it was it had that feel. But I think, you know, unless you're going to take a couple of rooms, it's going to be better for like a couple than a family. [00:32:12.010] - Kim Tate Makes sense. [00:32:13.640] - Tamara Gruber And then the next day, I decided I was going to drive all the way out to the Canadian border, the town of Lubec, because it is everyone kept telling me, you got to go. It's such a cute town. And I realized I was only like forty-five minutes away. And I'm like, how do I come this far and not make it go all the way, you know? So I was like, you know, I'm just going to get up early one day and do it. [00:32:36.710] - Tamara Gruber Although I will say I did not get up as early as some people do, because the thing to do in Lubec is there's this really cute, like red and white striped light House called the West Quoddy head light. And it is the, you know, the easternmost town in the U.S. And so it is where, like the first sunrise, you know, first hits the U.S. So it's like a lot it's a thing for people to go and see sunrise there. [00:33:02.240] - Kim Tate New Year's Day. I've seen pictures of that. [00:33:05.510] - Tamara Gruber But you know me, I'm not a morning person. Sunrise right now is like four something, you know. So I was not going to get up at like three thirty to drive out there wasn't happening. But still I went out there and again handful of people were there while I was there. So I, I set up shop, I had my tripod, I was taking pictures, you know, I was like hanging out there. And I am so self-conscious about stuff like that, like I feel so uncomfortable, like taking up anyone else's space or time or whatever. [00:33:35.990] - Tamara Gruber So I tend to not do those things when there's people around. I just feel really uncomfortable. But because there was no one around, I'm like, oh, cool, I can take some pictures with me in it. I'm going to set up my tripod. And so it was it was nice. It was really cute. And then the town itself, I mean, it's quiet now because obviously the border is closed, but it's really cute. There's a place called Cohills inn & Pub which supposedly makes like great cocktails. [00:33:58.970] - Tamara Gruber There's a brewing place there. There's all kinds of trails and things. If you did decide to stay. And what most people do when the border is open is there's this island that kind of shares the border and it's called Campobello. And it's where the Roosevelts had like a summer home. So you can go out there and visit like this, you know, historic home. Sometimes they'll do like tea with Eleanor, you know, and the those things to do. [00:34:23.540] - Tamara Gruber But, like, that's a really popular thing to do. But it's it's closed right now because of the the border is closed. But if you go in the future, when the Canadian border is open, like, definitely check that out. But it was well worth it. And there's also if you go, you have to stop at this place called Monika's Chocolates. She will walk you through every bit of her shop. She makes everything by hand. [00:34:44.660] - Tamara Gruber So not just the chocolate, but she makes her own peanut butter. She makes her own caramel. Like everything that's going into this stuff, she's making by hand also. And the chocolates are amazing. So I was like, OK, they're going to melt in the car, but I have to get some. And so I was like trying to keep them cold by putting, like, water bottles around it and stuff. So that was kind of wrapping up my time in the Downeast region. [00:35:10.250] - Tamara Gruber And then I went up to the Maine highlands. [00:35:12.740] - Kim Tate Yeah. And so that's the Maine highlands. It's kind of like what you and I that's more of the lake and mountain interior, is that correct? Yeah. [00:35:19.400] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I spent one night in Bangor kind of as a layover and I visited like I drove by the Stephen King's house. He does still live there, but I guess they're turning it into a writer's retreat. And actually, I was able to get a lot of history because I took a walk, actually were supposed to be walking tour, but it because it was like 95 degrees, they nicely drove me around with the Bangor Historical Society. [00:35:42.620] - Kim Tate But they have a whole bunch of different tours that you can do because it at one point had the most millionaires. And I don't know if it was New England or the U.S., but because it was a logging town, there was like just a lot of wealth there at one time. So the town itself has these beautiful Victorian mansions, like the architecture's really beautiful. A lot of downtown was destroyed in a fire at one point. And obviously it's not a big lumber town today, but it's still cute like downtown. [00:36:12.470] - Kim Tate I mean, it's a little bit hard to judge sometimes right now some of the towns, because they're like coming back. But it was much more vibrant than I would have expected given this past year, you know, and everything that's happened. Yeah, but it was you know, there are a lot of cafes. There are tons of like outdoor dining kind of options. It was cute. You know, it was definitely a cute little town. And then they have like a good concert arena there that apparently bands love to play at. [00:36:38.090] - Kim Tate It's like you're on a river. And so, you know, people will come from far away to go see a show there and then stay overnight. So I stayed surprisingly. This one really surprised me. There's a casino hotel like I didn't expect that. They say this place called like the Hollywood Casino Hotel. But like, luckily, like, I was not interested in going to the casino, but like, the hotel part is separate. So, like, you didn't have to encounter any of that other stuff at all. [00:37:06.770] - Tamara Gruber Like even I came in a different entrance thinking I could cut through to get to the hotel because I'd walked across the street for dinner. And that was completely sectioned off, so it's like you, I did not have to walk through it at all, so that was like if you're not into gambling, then you don't worry about it [00:37:25.430] - Kim Tate We have a casino hotel out here like that, that's very separate that you can get to him through a lobby, but you don't it's not like a Vegas hotel where you walk through the casino to get to the elevators or something. [00:37:34.690] - Tamara Gruber Right. And where they don't want you to find your way out. [00:37:36.890] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. You know, you actually can't find your room. [00:37:40.790] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. So from there, like the next morning I drove up to where I was staying in Millinocket Lake. But first I stopped at a place called the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, and I did like a guided paddle, was with a naturalist there. And this is like a it's a really nice like if you are staying in Bangor and you want to get out and do some, like, walks and hikes without driving an hour and a half, it was you know, it's only like maybe 25 minutes or so out there. [00:38:09.830] - Tamara Gruber And they've tried to make it really accessible and affordable for families. So it's free. They do take donations. You can even borrow canoes or kayaks for free. I mean, they hope that you make a donation. So that's really nice. And a lot of their trails are wheelchair or stroller accessible, which is a lot of hiking trails in Maine are what they call rocks and routes. So it's a very uneven surface. So anyone that has any mobility issues, it's it's a bit of a struggle to get out in nature. [00:38:40.500] - Tamara Gruber And so the fact that these are like, you know, nicely done trails, there's also another one called the, I don't know, Orono bog boardwalk that I did. So it's like a boardwalk, you know, out like overlooking a bog back in. So it's nice to see that, like, again, for families that don't want to have, like, something too strenuous but want to get out nature, there's something for them to do. [00:38:59.870] - Tamara Gruber Then I drove up to it's called the New England Outdoors Center. And remember how you and I did like the Appalachian Mountain Club Lodge and we did that. Yeah. So it's you know, they have a large and then they have cabins. They don't do the same kind of family style dinners, communal dining. [00:39:17.710] - Kim Tate Yeah. [00:39:18.200] - Tamara Gruber So it is different in that way, but it's on a lake and it's a lodge. They run activities, they have a restaurant there. It was closed when I was there just for that day. They try to balance it with other restaurants in the area so that everybody has a day off, you know, especially being short staffed right now. But they put me up in an amazing cabin like this, especially when I walked in there, I was like, OK, to three bedroom, two bath cabin with like this gorgeous kitchen. [00:39:44.690] - Tamara Gruber I can't believe, you know, like this is what I wish I had people with me. [00:39:47.720] - Kim Tate Yeah, of course. I remember you sharing your stories. I was like, oh, man. And it's like always happens with us when we find a great place, it's like, oh, you're here for ten hours. [00:39:56.420] - Tamara Gruber I was there for one night and I'm like, oh man. But they have a mix of cabins like they have smaller, like, you know, kind of more basic cabins. They're premium cabins. I think this was like a premium lodge, you know, kind of thing. But they have some that sleep up to fourteen. So great for like family groups, you know, extended families, friends, that kind of thing. And the waterfront there is beautiful. [00:40:18.380] - Tamara Gruber So they had their on Millinocket Lake looking across the lake to Mount Katahdin, which is the tallest mountain in Maine, and that's the end point of the Appalachian Trail. So it's like where it's famous because a lot of people will finish their hikes there and so people will go and meet them and greet them. So it's a great view. They have, like, I guess a tiny little beach front area, but they have like a picnic area, you know, like along the waterfront. [00:40:44.210] - Tamara Gruber And you can borrow canoes and kayaks or stand up paddleboards to go out. They also rent mountain bikes and they're building out like mountain bike trails there. But the thing that I did that was exciting was I did one of their wildlife tours. So when you and I did a moose tour, we went out like early morning and we're in a van. And then we did a canoe. This one they have in the evening or the early morning. But you go out on a pontoon boat, so you go across the lake and then you go into all these little streams and inlets because that's where the moose come down, like [00:41:17.630] - Kim Tate where the almost like the airboat tours in Florida. [00:41:20.660] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:41:23.090] - Tamara Gruber So we did that and we were like looking around and it was like, you know, that point where you're just about to give up. And then he's like, I think I see something. And it was really far in the distance, but you could really see there's the moose. And as we were coming back, we saw another one like a little bit closer to shore. So I still have not seen one with, like, the I've still haven't seen a male with the antlers [00:41:43.940] - Kim Tate Still. I know I was watching all year. I was watching all your pictures and I'm like, oh, another. And whatever the female ones are called. [00:41:50.690] - Tamara Gruber Cows. Yeah. Yeah. So and they're still big because they're still like they are because. [00:41:56.870] - Kim Tate Yeah. You don't want to get, you know, next to one of those. [00:41:59.630] - Tamara Gruber But yeah I was super excited though because I saw a lot of beaver and beaver was one thing that it's just I don't know, I've always wanted to see one in the wild because I see the beaver dams a lot. [00:42:10.970] - Tamara Gruber But you never actually see the beaver. And so as we were going, you know, you would see the Beaver Dam and then you would see like a head swimming through the water. And when I did my paddle at the wildlife refuge, like earlier in the day, she was talking about Beaver and, you know, you mostly would see them at night and that they slap their tail to scare you away. And she kind of demonstrated with the paddle how loud the slap was. [00:42:35.410] - Tamara Gruber Well, I got they slapped their tail at us a lot, you know, so I have a picture of like this huge splash from them. So, like, I have some pictures of their head in the water, but it's like a distance. It's nothing. It's nothing that like. Yeah, yeah. Nothing great. But definitely saw them. Definitely heard them that really get away from here. Oh yes. That was cool. [00:42:56.540] - Kim Tate Awesome. So lots of wildlife and getting out into nature. What else did you do when you were in that area. [00:43:02.830] - Tamara Gruber So I did do some kayaking on the lake, but it was a little bit choppy. So I didn't go. I kind of just stuck to shore and, you know, just kind of explored a little bit because then I was driving the next day, I drove up a little bit further north, but I took another scenic road. It's Route 11 and it's called the Katahdin Woods scenic byway up to a town of Patten, like there's a lumberjack museum there. [00:43:29.650] - Tamara Gruber So it's big, big, big lumber town. And I stayed at a place called Shin Pond Village. And this is they also have a bunch of cabins. So they have camping sites, RV sites. And then I think about a dozen different cabins, again, like a two bedroom cabin. It was you know, it was nice. It was it was not fancy, but it was it was spacious and, you know, nice. [00:43:54.950] - Tamara Gruber And so I liked it a lot. And, you know, it had kind of a nice view over like a meadow. But the thing that they do there is they rent side by side like ATVs. But the Polaris like side by side here, because there's just like tons of trails out there. So it's kind of like one of the big things to do in that area is to go, you know, ride these trails. And so there's different ATV clubs that have built them out and maintain them. [00:44:22.600] - Tamara Gruber And so someone from Shin Pond Village took me out on a little guided tour. They don't usually do the guided excursions, but each of the vehicles has like a GPS built in and a tracker built in. So it's kind of easy. They give you a map, they kind of talk to you about where to go. But I was surprised that even as we're driving, like I would get lost in a second, you would think. But she was easily following GPS. [00:44:43.600] - Tamara Gruber But there were also times when you come across like a trail map and they'd be like, you are here. And it was so different things. So that's good. [00:44:49.750] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, they really maintain them nicely. [00:44:51.610] - Kim Tate It sounds kind of funny, but there's some show on TV and I don't even know what it is, but it's like the I don't know what they would be called, but they're like the police officers that take care of nature, OK, or whatever. Yeah. Some kind. And they have the show. I remember it being in Maine and they were talking about it was there was a bunch of ATV drivers and they were talking about all the trails and like their speed limits on the trails and yeah. [00:45:14.710] - Kim Tate Like a whole trail system. And it was kind of it seems like it's a major it's almost like it seems like it's like cross-country ski trails during the winter and then in the summer. Snowmobiling. Yeah. Or snowmobiles. Yeah. So they turn out that's what it probably is, a snowmobiles and they turn on ATVs in the summer. So it's kind of cool how they it's such a big part of their life out there. [00:45:35.860] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I was talking to Riley from Shrimpton village and she was saying that it's actually winter was always there big season for snowmobiling, but summer is now becoming like just as big or even bigger. And it's longer season, obviously, you know, for ATV and Hannah and I did something similar to this, like a couple of years ago up in northern New Hampshire. We went up and we did a little cabin in a place, you know, did kind of guided tours, you know, and we actually crossed over into Vermont for the day and had lunch and came back. [00:46:03.400] - Tamara Gruber And, you know, it was really neat. So it's definitely some of these towns, like there's just not a lot of other stuff there, you know, so like this has become both their recreation and a way to bring in tourism. . And I think of like my nephew loves ATVing, you know, like he would love to go up there and do that, kind of like for me, you know, an hour or two of bumping around and I'm OK. [00:46:25.780] - Tamara Gruber But, you know, some people are like, really love it. And I also like, how fast can we go? How much, how dirty can we get that stuff. Yeah, but like like they brought me up to the top of I think it was called Robert's Mountain and, you know, really beautiful view. She's like, we love to watch sunset here. But then on the way back we encounter a lot of moose. And again, that that's OK. [00:46:45.130] - Tamara Gruber I do not want to be on the ATV trails at night, but she said those things I like really good lights and all that. So I'm like, OK, I mean, you know, so if you're into that, it's definitely a great place to go for it. But there's also like plenty of other hiking and stuff to do nearby, of course. [00:47:00.250] - Kim Tate Yeah. [00:47:00.730] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. So because it's so there's this new national monument called Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. So if you think about like the national park system, like National Park is like the most well known. But then there's all these other types of public land, right, the historical monuments and, you know, [00:47:17.480] - Kim Tate That's like that white sands, I always got thrown that it was a national monument, but now it's a national park. [00:47:23.670] - Tamara Gruber Now it's a national park. Exactly. Yeah. So it is. They told me it's very rough and I didn't know exactly what that meant. But basically it means that there's really not like facilities there. [00:47:33.810] - Kim Tate So I mean infrastructure. Yeah, there's no visitor center and bathrooms and stuff like that. [00:47:37.230] - Tamara Gruber Exactly. It's more about I mean it's it's newly designated. So I'm sure some of that will develop over time. But it's also an international dark sky preserve and newly has that designation too. And that's like actually I think it might be a sanctuary. So there's levels there's like a sanctuary preserve community. There's like different designations for dark sky, but it is known for its dark skies. So I don't think they want to develop it too too much. But it's good for like if you want to do backcountry camping and stargazing or if you did want to do some like a real back country, like hiking. [00:48:14.340] - Tamara Gruber But I will say, like I so the first night that I was up there, I drove in and I was meeting an astronomer from Dark Sky Maine to do some stargazing because I was a little nervous to just like wander out there on my own, like, where do I go? What do I do? And so I started driving into the park and it has like a 17 mile loop, I think 14 or 17. And they told me it would take like two hours to do the whole loop. [00:48:39.030] - Tamara Gruber And I'm like, OK, you know, and wondering. But as I didn't realize, it's like ten miles, like just to get to the loop it felt like. And so and it's really rough. So there are a number of places where you would go, you know, up in this section of Maine and you and I experienced this to where it's really logging roads. [00:48:57.240] - Kim Tate Yeah. You don't even know if it's a road. Yeah. [00:48:59.460] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. So it is, you know, it's gravel but there's like there's different grades of gravel, like it is, you know, like there are big potholes, big chunks of rock, you know, like where if you, if you have a low clearance car like forget about it, like it's it's not happening for you. And so I'm bumping along this and I right before I went, I had my car serviced. I'm like, OK, we just did a whole lot of driving, going to make sure my car's like in good shape. [00:49:24.780] - Tamara Gruber And they said like, oh, I think you need tires. And I'm like, really? Because I got tires right before you and I went to Maine two years ago. But I well, I didn't drive like 5000 miles, you know. Yeah. For one road trip. And then I've done all these other we drove to Florida, you know, like we have put on a lot of miles. And so I could think was what if I pop a tire out here? [00:49:43.230] - Tamara Gruber There's no cell service. There's no one coming. I just have to walk, like, through the wilderness back. So I'm like, you know, I'm just going to wait. I'm just going to wait over here, you know, for the person I'm meeting and he's going to drive me in. So that's what I did. So I would say, like, it is a place to go, like if that is what you're looking for. [00:50:01.860] - Tamara Gruber But just be aware, you know, when it comes to services that that's what it is. I actually totally because I was reading a blog post recently and it said you could see lots of monuments there like you were there. [00:50:18.570] - Tamara Gruber Yes. Because it's called the National Monument. Does not mean there are monuments there. [00:50:22.470] - Kim Tate Exactly. It's not like Washington, D.C.. Yeah, that's crazy. [00:50:26.610] - Tamara Gruber So I'm like, OK, blogger, start to make sure you've actually been there. [00:50:30.390] - Kim Tate But anyway. Don't write for SEO, write for helping people. [00:50:33.420] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, exactly. So at least our listeners know that we're going to give it straight. Right. You know. Yeah, I really feel. But we went out there and we saw a beautiful sunset over the mountain because we stopped this overlook overlooking Mt Katahdin and then they clouded it up. So I was like, I am such a bad. [00:50:53.430] - Kim Tate You have such bad luck with it. [00:50:59.250] - Tamara Gruber I mean, at least we got this. I got to see the northern lights. Normally every time I've done stargazing, you know, it rains or it clouds up. So we hung out for a while. I mea
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke, MOFGA Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Homesteading in Maine -Growing your own food -Homesteading in urban areas -Homestead community building Guests: Karen Marysdaughter, Bangor, ME Rhonda Welcome, Lubec, ME About the host: C.J. Walke, host of Common Ground Radio, has been involved in Maine agriculture for over 20 years and has worked in numerous capacities for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) starting in 2006. Since 2012, C.J. has worked as farm manager for College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farms in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he works with students to grow organic fruits, vegetables and livestock products. He holds degrees in park management/environment education and library science. Common Ground Radio debuted in June of 2010 and C.J. has been the show’s host since 2014. The post Common Ground Radio 6/10/21: Homesteading in Maine first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
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Producer/Host: C.J. Walke, MOFGA Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Homesteading in Maine -Growing your own food -Homesteading in urban areas -Homestead community building Guests: Karen Marysdaughter, Bangor, ME Rhonda Welcome, Lubec, ME About the host: C.J. Walke, host of Common Ground Radio, has been involved in Maine agriculture for over 20 years and has worked in numerous capacities for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) starting in 2006. Since 2012, C.J. has worked as farm manager for College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farms in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he works with students to grow organic fruits, vegetables and livestock products. He holds degrees in park management/environment education and library science. Common Ground Radio debuted in June of 2010 and C.J. has been the show’s host since 2014. The post Common Ground Radio 6/10/21: Homesteading in Maine first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
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Welcome to episode 207 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I was joined by a photographer from Lubec, Maine - Adam Woodworth. Adam was a guest on the show way back on Episode 45 and a lot has changed in his life since then. Adam is a master of night photography and prides himself on capturing scenes in a more natural style. He also recently returned from a cross-country trip in his RV which was suddenly interrupted by the emergence of COVID. Adam and I covered a lot of ground on the show this week, including: Adam's experience of learning about COVID while on the road in his RV. Adam's hate/hate relationship with social media. Adam's new book, Night Sky Photography: From First Principles to Professional Results And lots more! Over on Patreon this week, Adam divulges his secrets for Facebook marketing and how he has leveraged it to grow a massive audience for his tutorials and masterclass on night photography. And just an FYI - there is some profanity in this week's episode, so if you have youngsters with you, maybe save this one for later! Other items mentioned on the show: 1. Exclusive 1:1 Experiences with Matt Payne. Support the show on Patreon. Be sure to scroll down to see all of Adam's amazing photographs! Here's who Adam recommended for the podcast this week: Jim Salge. Dana Clemons. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Join the discussion over on Nature Photographer's Network! We have weekly discussions about each episode of the podcast. It's also free! We also have an Instagram page and a Facebook page for updates. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. As a reminder, you can also support the podcast by shopping at B+H for your photography gear using our Affiliate Link.
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Episode 10 marks 7 years since the very first author event for my very first book In My Footsteps: A Cape Cod Travel Guide. I take a look back at that event, what led up to it, how it went, and how events evolved after.This week's Road Trip takes us as far east as we can go in the United States. The tiny town of Lubec, Maine is within sight of Canada and has a special spot in my heart. It was West Quoddy Head Lighthouse that was my first must-see destination as a travel writer. However there is much more to Lubec.The first children's cable television channel was Nickelodeon. We go Back In the Day to discover its origins, relive the golden age of the mid-1980's, and look at how it changed the face of children's television.This Week In History features a lesser known lighthouse for sale, the birth of the United States Postal Service, how Valentine's Day got started, the birth of a music icon, and another new Time Capsule.I also reveal my ballot for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! All of this and more on Episode 10 so come on and take a walk!Check out Episode 9 here.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InMyFootste)
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Producer/Host: Ron Beard What makes the geology of present-day Maine especially compelling to you? What is a Geopark and how would it work? What have you been working on in the past year as you have drafted a vision for a Maine Geopark? Within a geopark, there are geosites (sites of geological importance– provide examples from Damariscotta, Fort Knox and Lubec. How would creation of a Geopark serve the interests of Local communities (pride of place, economic opportunity)? Visitors to the state and localities? Geologists and students of geology? If you and your colleagues are successful and we jumped in our time-machine and came back to explore the Maine Geopark in ten years time, what might we see? what might we experience? What new knowledge might have been uncovered? Guests: Sarah Hall, Professor of Geology, College of the Atlantic Sahra Gibson, 2020 graduate, College of the Atlantic Joe Kelly, Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of Maine Don Hudson, International Appalachian Trail, Emeritus Director, Chewonki About the host: Ron Beard is producer and host of Talk of the Towns, which first aired on WERU in 1993 as part of his community building work as an Extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant. He took all the journalism courses he could fit in while an undergraduate student in wildlife management and served as an intern with Maine Public Television nightly newscast in the early 1970s. Ron is an adjunct faculty member at College of the Atlantic, teaching courses on community development. Ron served on the Bar Harbor Town Council for six years and is currently board chair for the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, where he has lived since 1975. Look for him on the Allagash River in June, and whenever he can get away, in the highlands of Scotland where he was fortunate to spend two sabbaticals. The post Talk of the Towns 11/11/20: Creating a Geopark for Maine first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
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Producer/Host: Ron Beard What makes the geology of present-day Maine especially compelling to you? What is a Geopark and how would it work? What have you been working on in the past year as you have drafted a vision for a Maine Geopark? Within a geopark, there are geosites (sites of geological importance– provide examples from Damariscotta, Fort Knox and Lubec. How would creation of a Geopark serve the interests of Local communities (pride of place, economic opportunity)? Visitors to the state and localities? Geologists and students of geology? If you and your colleagues are successful and we jumped in our time-machine and came back to explore the Maine Geopark in ten years time, what might we see? what might we experience? What new knowledge might have been uncovered? Guests: Sarah Hall, Professor of Geology, College of the Atlantic Sahra Gibson, 2020 graduate, College of the Atlantic Joe Kelly, Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of Maine Don Hudson, International Appalachian Trail, Emeritus Director, Chewonki About the host: Ron Beard is producer and host of Talk of the Towns, which first aired on WERU in 1993 as part of his community building work as an Extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant. He took all the journalism courses he could fit in while an undergraduate student in wildlife management and served as an intern with Maine Public Television nightly newscast in the early 1970s. Ron is an adjunct faculty member at College of the Atlantic, teaching courses on community development. Ron served on the Bar Harbor Town Council for six years and is currently board chair for the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, where he has lived since 1975. Look for him on the Allagash River in June, and whenever he can get away, in the highlands of Scotland where he was fortunate to spend two sabbaticals.
-Growing your own food -Homesteading in urban areas -Homestead community building Guests: Karen Marysdaughter, Bangor, ME Rhonda Welcome, Lubec, ME About the host: C.J. Walke, host of Common Ground Radio, has been involved in Maine agriculture for over 20 years and has worked in numerous capacities for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) starting in 2006. Since 2012, C.J. has worked as farm manager for College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farms in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he works with students to grow organic fruits, vegetables and livestock products. He holds degrees in park management/environment education and library science. Common Ground Radio debuted in June of 2010 and C.J. has been the show’s host since 2014. The post Common Ground Radio 6/11/20: Homesteading in Maine first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
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-Growing your own food -Homesteading in urban areas -Homestead community building Guests: Karen Marysdaughter, Bangor, ME Rhonda Welcome, Lubec, ME About the host: C.J. Walke, host of Common Ground Radio, has been involved in Maine agriculture for over 20 years and has worked in numerous capacities for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) starting in 2006. Since 2012, C.J. has worked as farm manager for College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farms in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he works with students to grow organic fruits, vegetables and livestock products. He holds degrees in park management/environment education and library science. Common Ground Radio debuted in June of 2010 and C.J. has been the show’s host since 2014.
It's part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2019. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - This program is not affiliated with Moviefone - A decade of talking rock - Near - Breitling: Had time to listen to a lot more music this year - The Billie Eilish vs. VH debate has been raging for a while - Kids don't know or care about music from 10 years ago, let alone 35 - A lot of butthurt older music fans getting worked up for no reason - Most kids have zero interest in classic rock - Listen to what you want - The "OK Boomer" phenomenon - When music becomes something on in the background - Breitling needs to see Idiocracy - The albums that didn't make our top 10 lists - Breitling: Floating Points, Rroxy More, Top Down Dialectic, Katie Dey, Max Richter - Kumar: Mikal Cronin, Ty Segall, Mark Lanegan, Trinary System - Mission of Burma's second act may be done - Breitling: Juana Molina, Bedroom Eyes, Lubec, DIIV, Tullycraft, She Sir, Snowball II - Kumar: Sleater-Kinney with a controversial new album; Janet Weiss pushed out of the band - Breitling: Would have been better received under a different band name like Unicorn Butt - Kumar: Pixies, Palehound, Kim Gordon, Pile, Black Mountain, Sebadoh, Fontaines DC, Telekinesis, Hold Steady, Desert Sessions, GBV, Wilco, Plague Vendor, Oh Sees, Nick Cave - Breitling: Better Oblivion Community Center, Florist, Big Thief - Next: Our top 10 albums Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Lubec Brewing Company in Lubec, Maine, is only one stop is the beautiful downeast area. Gail was great to talk with, and filled with stories about the town, and each beer. And after the interview, I got to meet a great couple just stopping through from Portland on their weekend trip to Lubec, and then Fort Kent (Chris and Rachel, @wetravelforbeer)Talking with Gail Great flag for LubecThe outside of the tasting roomLubec Brewing Company LogoOutside seating
It's part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the past decade. Show notes: - Recorded at CompCon world HQ - We did this 10 years ago, a little differently - Ten years is a long time inside a car - The shift from downloads to streaming - Not everything is available from streaming services - iTunes didn't die, it was just split up - Music can also disappear from streaming services - Original MP3 players only held a handful of songs - The kids like the vinyl - Concerts business has evolved: Bands are playing smaller venues - Who the hell are the Chainsmokers? - Bands we like can't fill hockey rinks - Nobody's making money off albums - It's all merch - Vinyl and box sets are big bucks - Lots of reissues - Albums that didn't make our top 10 - Breitling: Releases from Lubec, Funeral Advantage, Hop Along, LCD Soundsystem - Kumar: LCD Soundsystem, Grinderman, Arcade Fire, Wild Flag, Sloan, Destroyer, METZ, Savages, Speedy Ortiz, Kurt Vile, Ex Hex, Protomartyr, Run the Jewels, Ty Segall, The War on Drugs, Jeff Rosenstock, IDLES, Fucked Up, Sharon Van Etten, PUP - To be continued: On to the top 10 Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
What if you could be you without all of the responsibility, the guilt, and the self-loathing? Too good to be true? ...Maybe not. Marwencol When Mark Hogancamp woke up in the hospital he had no idea who he was or where he was. He was beat up so badly that he couldn’t walk, talk or speak. His therapy? Marwencol. Friday Night Lights Your dad loves football. You hate football. How do you quit? Play football. Just Another Fish Story 20 Years ago, a whale washed up on a beach in Lubec, Maine, but its death was just the beginning of its story. Season 6 Episode 26
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about the year in indie rock. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Eighth annual year in review - Rock isn't part of the top 40 conversation anymore - Apple is going to stop selling downloads and iPods - Music as a service - Does higher quality audio really matter? - People who died - Pat DiNizio recently passed; the Smithereens had a fine career - Other notable deaths: Petty, Downie, Cornell, Berry, Domino, Allman, Hart - The Year of Punishing Bad Behavior - Albums that didn't make our top 10 lists - Breitling: The War on Drugs recalls mid-80s classic rock - Also dug St. Vincent, Lali Puna, Wet Trident, Lubec, Charly Bliss - Kumar: War on Drugs, LCD Soundsystem, Wolf Parade, Protomartyr, Ron Gallo - Lots of music to like this year - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Welcome to Dark Spell! A rules-lite D&D 5e Adventure. The boys find themselves in court for all of their misadventures on the Island of Lubec. Special Guest this week! Cole from the LCS Rundown! Places Where I Got Things:Icons - "Lorc" - http://opengameart.orgSFX and Music - http://www.zapsplat.comSFX and Music - https://www.soundjay.com/Follow us on TwitterSubscribe on iTunes RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/darkspellrpg
Welcome to Dark Spell! A rules-lite D&D 5e Adventure. The boys are in the belly of the beast as they go to challenge the darkness that has been haunting the island of Lubec over the past few months. Tune in every Friday for new episodes and be sure to check out all of the character introduction episodes on the Dark Spell playlist!Places Where I Got Things:Icons - "Lorc" - http://opengameart.orgSFX and Music - http://www.zapsplat.comSFX and Music - https://www.soundjay.com/Follow us on TwitterSubscribe on iTunes RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/darkspellrpg
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the year so far. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Plenty of great rock music, but not on the charts - It's all about playing live; rock radio exposure is nonexistent - Billy Squier still gets the airplay - Nobody's figured out how to make money from streaming music - Get pumped for Husker Du bootleg box set - More rock deaths: Berry, Cornell, Allman, Geils - Rise in musical activism - Albums we want to hear - Breitling: Ride, Palehound, Wet Trident - Kumar: Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett, Ted Leo, Buffalo Tom, Queens of the Stone Age, Deer Tick, LCD Soundsystem - Bubbling under albums - Breitling: Tara Jane O'Neil, Opin, The xx - Lubec's coming to Boston in August - Kumar: Chastity Belt, Bash and Pop, Cloud Nothings, White Reaper, At the Drive-In, Black Lips - Our favorite albums so far - JB: Spirit of the Beehive combines psych and shoegaze - JK: Run the Jewels keeps on rolling - Zach de la Rocha's hardcore past - JB: Yr Poetry is a Johnny Foreigner side project - JK: Japandroids bring the rock anthems - JB: Different sound for Pile - JK: More anthems from Los Campesinos! - Cello vs. violin - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Welcome to Dark Spell! TFORCE RPG's newest live play RPG. The time has come for our adventurers to pierce the storm and uncover the mystery behind the impenetrable fog that surrounds the island of Lubec. Tune in every Friday for new episodes and be sure to check out all of the character introduction episodes on the Dark Spell playlist! Places Where I Got Things: Icons - "Lorc" - http://opengameart.org/content/700-rpg-icons SFX and Music - http://www.zapsplat.com/sound-effect-category/music/ SFX and Music - https://www.soundjay.com/ http://trinityforcenetwork.com
Welcome to Dark Spell! TFORCE RPG's newest live play RPG. What has befallen our party after their bumpy arrival to the island of Lubec? Tune in every Friday for new episodes and be sure to check out all of the character introduction episodes on the Dark Spell playlist! Places Where I Got Things: Icons - "Lorc" - http://opengameart.org/content/700-rpg-icons SFX and Music - http://www.zapsplat.com/sound-effect-category/music/ SFX and Music - https://www.soundjay.com/ http://trinityforcenetwork.com
Gold forms in the heart of dying stars and as a result of their explosions, or novas, it is spread throughout the cosmos as one of the heavier elements. All the gold on earth no doubt came from such an explosion, just as all of the matter for all of the planets and the sun did, too. Maine does, in fact, have some gold in its ground, the first being struck in 1854 in Madrid and later, gold and silver were found in Acton, too. Gold can be found in deposits in the earth, but also dissolved in the waters of Earth's oceans. Since 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water, it might make sense that all one needs to do is find a cheap way to extract that gold from the water to make a fortune. Maine is ideally situated for mining gold from water, if that was indeed possible, with its 3, 478 miles of coastline. But there is no method or invention to do the hard work of filtering out the gold. However, such a device was invented in 1897 and put into use in the small Maine town of Lubec. Why it worked and then, all of a sudden, didn't work, is part of the strange history of New England. Lubec, Maine is the northeastern-most town in the United States. It is closer to Africa than any other location in the country. With a population of 1,359 (2010 census), this community is situated on the very edge of things, snug next to Canada and only separated from it by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge, which spans the Lubec Narrows and leads to Campbello Island. Change comes creeping slowly to this Washington County hamlet, but sometimes, something comes along that summons a whirlwind of alternation in circumstances and acts to bring such small places notoriety and fame. Lubec had its moment in 1897 and became host to Maine's one and only Saltwater Gold Rush. To set the stage, one must remember that in 1897, science was beginning to take the main guiding role in the state of American life. In May of 1893, the World's Fair, known as the Colombian Exposition, opened in Chicago. Thomas Edison had just invented the first motion pictures and in 1895, the White House Christmas Tree was decorated with Edison's own light bulbs. The world had telephones and electric fans, Kodak cameras and zippers. Even people in far flung places like Lubec knew of such inventions because of the ubiquitous newspapers that gave such places a daily connection with the world at large. Great faith was put in industry and the power that steam, oil and now electricity promised would means that even one such industry for a small town might mean prosperity for all. Lubec was a fishing and lumbering village and people there lived a hard existence. It was into that setting in October of 1897 that a pair of men from Edgartown, Massachusetts arrived and set a plan into motion that would net them, in today's money, over a million dollars and bring about financial disaster for investors throughout New England. It was a boom followed by the usual bust, but with a bit of wonder, too. Prescott Ford Jernegan, a Baptist minister, and his good friend Charles Fisher, rolled quietly into town one day and took up shop at an old grist mill at Mill Creek in North Lubec. The two had a business plan that, like most, required investors to open their pocketbooks and take a chance on what they assured people was a sure thing. We still have the prospectus for their enterprise, which they dubbed the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company, or EMS. Their claim was something that many people knew to be true - gold was in the water that flowed through Lubec Narrows. However, unlike anyone before them, they claimed to have hit upon a device that could use electricity and chemistry to grab the microscopic pieces of gold and accumulate it, and best of all, it could happen overnight, while the good people of Lubec and all of the investors slept. Everyone would go to sleep and then wake up in the morning much, much richer. Why Lubec? Why not Boston or New York? Jernegan answered investors with the fact that Lubec is on Passamaquoddy Bay which experiences some of the highest tides on the planet and as a result, more seawater rushes in and out of the narrows than out of any other harbor in the Northeast. When asked how a minister and not an inventor had come across the idea involved in the accumulator device, Jernegan claimed divine inspiration. God wanted him to build this device and share the wealth and sent him the entire idea in a 'vision.' Today, that alone might stop serious inventors from opening their checkbooks, but in 1897, not everyone was so suspicious of claims of divine visions. Such a connection might even serve to make it more of a sure bet for the investor. It didn't hurt their enterprise to be surrounded by folk who had only a rudientary knowledge of electricity and and chemistry. There were fewer people to discover their duplicity. The machine that he 'invented' to siphon gold from seawater is quite simple in its design. Imagine a large cast iron tub with two platinum rods inserted into a proprietary mixture of chemicals at the bottom. A battery supposedly ran the accumulator, along with the addition of some mercury. Other than that, all that was needed to collect the gold from the seawater was seawater itself. Twenty-four hours after lowering the accumulator into the water, it would be raised and little nuggets of gold would be found in the mixture - nuggets, not a film or specs of gold, but nuggets. That should have been the first clue that these two men were not what they purported to be and that this was a dubious device, indeed. Imagine you are an investor. You have made the journey to Lubec, Maine, a rather long distance journey into the wilder regions, just to see if some crackpot invention really works. You are suspicious at first that such a thing is possible. But then you watch as the accumulators are lowered into the channel and at the same time the next day, you watch as they are pulled up and cracked open. There in front you is the proof that it is a sound investment - gold, in all of its glory. One after another, people with a bit of money to invest, or a lot of money, couldn't give the pair of inventors money fast enough. It was simply too good to be true. Everyone wanted in on it. Hundreds of local people were involved in the new industry - mining gold from seawater. Not that they were easily swayed. There is nothing like a downeast yankee for doubt and discovery, but they had the proof in front of their eyes and if that wasn't enough, the newspapers they all read had articles claiming success in the venture. On January 5, 1898, a year after the EMS Company started business in Lubec, the Portland Transcript ran a story that resonated with the locals and investors. "It is reported that gold and silver were taken from the sea water at North Lubec at the rate of $2 worth per hour, a few days ago, and that the company intends putting in two hundred machines of that capacity." That many accumulators cost money - platinum wasn't cheap. Also, there were operating costs and investors had to be paid. As time passed, more and more money was needed to make the venture work. Over two hundred and fifty boxes at a time were being processed in the waters off Lubec. With the rumor that a new plant with five thousand boxes would soon be added to the company's assets, stocks skyrocketed. In fact, an actual 900,000 shares of the stock were sold by that July. Over 800 men were working for the EMS company. It looked like the little town of Lubec was going to be put on the map as the first place on Earth were gold was successfully and profitably 'mined' from the sea. Chemistry, electricity, and invention were the new paradigm. They had replaced logging, fishing and farming with an exciting new industry. But all good things must come to an end. When Fisher left for a business trip in late July of the next year, no one took much notice, but his absence was soon followed by Jernegan and his entire family. There was neither hide nor hair of the pair of inventors who had promised to make everyone investing in their plans rich beyond the dreams of Midas. The good people of the EMS company found that the accumulators no longer worked now that their inventors had absconded. The locals who worked for the company were paid their final paycheck but the investors were left holding the bag for all of their hopeful monetary dreams. It was, it seems, too good to be true, after all. So what happened? Why didn't the accumulators work anymore? Probably because they never actually worked in the first place. In later years, the pair of inventors who had successfully evaded justice by never coming back to America from their exile in places like Australia and the islands of the Pacific, had found themselves feeling somewhat guilty and returned some of the money, between $75,000 and $85,000, to some of their investors. How did they do it? Fisher was an adept diver, able to don a helmeted, weighted diver's suit and make his way into the water under the cover of darkness to add small nuggets and chunks of gold to the accumulators. Every night, he added the same pieces of gold into the pots that were pulled out the next day. The problem they had was finding enough gold to put into the new additional accumulators. Like so many schemers, they let their initial success drive them forward too quickly to keep up with the demand. When they were beyond the failsafe point, they left. Their criminal act, for which they were never prosecuted, was the ruin of many investors up and down the East Coast. Fisher may or may not have died in Australia and Jernegan became a teacher in the far-flung Philippines, safe from prosecution. We know truly know what happened to either of them. But in every dark cloud there is a silver lining. The EMS plant, now standing empty, proved to be the ideal place to implement another, new, far more lucrative industry, one that kept the families of Lubec safe from wolves at the door. It was converted for use as a sardine factory, an extremely lucrative venture for the town for a very long time to come. Gold from seawater? Well, not quite, but the dark schemes of two con artists set up the town of Lubec for another industry that became one of the town's hallmarks. By the way, if you can figure out a way to extract gold from the oceans, there's a lot of it. Current estimates tell us that there are at least 20 million tons of it there, just floating around, not to mention gold beneath the ocean floor. However, be aware that the ocean is so dilute that the concentration of gold in it is measured in parts per trillion, or, more precisely, for every liter of seawater, there is about 13 billionths if a gram of the yellow stuff. Still, that's enough gold to give every man, woman and child on earth nine pounds of it. Now, wouldn't that be nice? By the way, if you're ever in Lubec, stop by the Historical Society's museum. They have a replica of the ill-famed accumulator set up for your inspection. Too bad it doesn't really work. SOURCES http://lubec.mainememory.net/page/960/display.html Is There Gold in the Ocean http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/gold.html Parker, Gail, It Happened in Maine: Remarkable Events That Shaped History, 2013, Globe Pequot Press, Lubec Historical Society http://www.lubechistoricalsociety.com/ "Is There Gold in the Ocean?" http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/gold.html
Gold forms in the heart of dying stars and as a result of their explosions, or novas, it is spread throughout the cosmos as one of the heavier elements. All…
We are visual creatures linked to the world through images, taking in most of our knowledge through our vision. The poets speak of the eyes as being the windows of the soul. Religious folk will speak of the eye as proof of a divine creation for surely, they claim, blind Nature could not have haphazardly produced such amazing and sophisticated sensors. We live in a world inundated with visual imagery in print, on screen, and to some extent, in our dreams. We have documented most of our world through satellite imaging. We've done the same to most of the planets and moons. We've even taken pictures of the roads of the world and the houses that line them with the wonders of Google Earth. We can travel the world and never leave the comfort of our chair through the videos freely available all over the Net. The world comes to us through our eyes. Over three million photos are uploaded to Facebook alone each and every day of the year, nonstop. We are recording so much of our world into digital imagery that there is no way any one of us could look at it all. Some of us are making a kind of photo essay or documentary of our own life. The cameras on our cell phones allow us to instantly and constantly record and document and we do so eagerly and daily. But there was a world before the invention of photography that we will never see, a world lost to us. There was a time not so long ago when the only way to 'see' a person or place not immediately in front of you was to gaze at a painting. But that all changed in the mid-1820s (around the time that Maine became a state) when a Frenchman named Nicephore Niecpe perfected the somewhat makeshift process of photography that had previously existed. The earliest images are of buildings because the process of capturing the light required very long exposures. Very soon afterward, the first known photo of a human was taken in either October or November of 1839. The man's name is Robert Cornelius and his picture is also the oldest known 'selfie', a daguerreotype on whose back is written, "The first light picture ever taken." That may or may not be true but it doesn't matter. Robert Cornelius still looks back at us through time, his eyes meeting ours and his hair curling up into the wind. We can perceive his humanity and we can wonder about the pensive look on his face just as we can linger over the small smile of the Mona Lisa. He is photography's Neil Armstrong, the first man whose face we can still see almost two-hundred years later. But there is another early image of a man that takes us even further back in time. He is an aged mow with a strong, set chin and a determined look upon his face. His hair is white and his piercing gaze looks into the camera from askance. He is neatly dressed in black with a white shirt and collar and he looks at us through the eyes of age. It is as though he has just noticed us looking at him and he has turned to catch our gaze. His name is Conrad Heyer and he was in the year 1749 and he is the earliest-born human ever to be photographed. No person born earlier than 1749 has ever been photographed. He hails from Waldoboro, Maine. At the time the photo was taken in 1853, he was 103 years old when the average life expectancy was 38 years. Here is what we know about Conrad Heyer. He was the first white child born in the German immigrant settlement of Waldoboro shortly after the Abenaki attacks that destroyed an earlier attempt at settlement. He grew up working his father's farm until the advent of the American Revolution where he joined the Continental Army and served under George Washington. He spent the winter in Trenton in 1776-77 with Washington and crossed the Delaware River with him for the attack on the Hessians on Christmas Day, possibly one of the only soldiers on the Continental side able to speak the language of the enemy. One can imagine him standing in the ranks, translating the words of a captured German soldier for his superiors, understanding their comments, curses, and whispered secrets. We will never know because, though he was photographed, he was never interviewed. What we do know is that after the war he did what most soldiers did: he returned to the family farm to live out his many surviving days in the comfort and relative safety of his Waldoboro farm. He lived to be 107 years old, five more years after his historical picture was taken. It is a moment that asks us to pause when we consider the things those eyes must have seen, of the places he knew and loved, of the men he fought next to, of the birth of a nation that no other older eyes would see and then gaze back into our own. Conrad Heyer becomes the grandfather of photography because he represents the last vestige of a much earlier, noble age. In 1852, the American Civil War was nine years in the future and it is from that point that this veteran of the American Revolution, a simple Maine farmer looks back at us forever. He reminds us of the power of the photograph and how important a single image can be not only to a nation, but to an entire species whose own time of the planet has only barely begun to be recorded by the camera. Before you move on, look him in the eye one more time. He's watching. WORKS CITED Conrad Heyer, earliest-born person ever to be photographed Conrad Heyer, a Revolutionary War Veteran, Was the Earliest-Born American To Ever Be Photographed - Smart News - Smithsonian New England man had oldest birth date ever to be photographed - New Market Press This Is Conrad Hayer, A Man Who Made Photographic History At 103 Years Old Maine Memory Network - Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852 Conrad Heyer (1749 - 1856) - Find A Grave Memorial
We are visual creatures linked to the world through images, taking in most of our knowledge through our vision. The poets speak of the eyes as being the windows of…
On this episode, we read some listener feedback, do a food review, and news with Larry from Lubec.
On this episode, Rob gives a trip report from his recent trip to Lubec and Bar Harbor, with restaurant and hotel reviews.
Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the year so far. Show notes: - JK: Nai Harvest's new album is infectious, fun rock - Topshelf Records has some good acts in its lineup - JB: Colleen is a former schoolteacher turned recording artist - JK: Chandos is the band formerly known as Chandeliers - JB's #1: Spectres has a psych-blues sound out of the UK - JK: Viet Cong stirred up dumb controversy because of its name - METZ is back with more kickassery - New Mikal Cronin album expands his sound with orchestral touches - JK's #1: Jeff Rosenstock's sound combines Weezer and Titus Andronicus - JB: Looking forward to new releases from Infinity Girl, Lubec, Johnny Foreigner - JK: Anticipating new material from Savages, Titus Andronicus, Destroyer, Fidlar, Kurt Vile - Not looking forward to new Don Henley album Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the year so far. Show notes: - JK: Courtney Barnett is blowing up - JB: Ava Luna released an interesting record - Funk, psych sound - JK: Kuroma is a psych pop act fronted by former member of the Whigs, MGMT - JK: My kids love listening to top 40 radio, hearing same songs over and over - Classic rock fans are the same way, except they never get sick of their favorites - JB: Not impressed with new Madonna song - JB: Beeef is a catchy Boston act fronted by music blogger - JK: New Krill record is full of quirk and deep philosophical lyrics - JB wrote terrific review of the album - Clicky Clicky presents great show July 9 at Great Scott: Infinity Girl, Lubec, Guillermo Sexo and Havania Waal - JB: Thin Lips is another in a line of great Philly rock acts - JK: Another excellent release from Thee Oh Sees - JB: Another Philly band, Hopalong, released good album on Saddle Creek - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Argomento della puntata: ARTE da non mettere da parte - intervista con Francesca Velani, direttrice del LUBEC, rassegna internazionale dei Beni Culturali a Lucca.
Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Protomartyr, The Afghan Whigs and Johnny Foreigner. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB's #5 - Perfect Pussy marks the return of political punk - JK's #5 - Protomartyr came out of nowhere - An unlikely combo - JB's #4 - Krill's EP packs a punch - Jonah Furman is a serious thinker - Boston rock scene has been tremendous the last few years - R.I.P., Soccer Mom, Young Adults, The Hush Now - JK's #4 - Ty Segall was less prolific but released an incredible album - JB's #3 - Cookies is latest side project from Mobius Band's Ben Sterling - JK's #3 - Yet another great album from Sloan - Each member contributes an album side - JB's #2 - Lubec released a strong album under the radar - JK's #2 - First Afghan Whigs album in 16 years - Greg Dulli keeps delivering at a high level - JB's #1 - Johnny Foreigner digs deep - JK's #1 - Parquet Courts released two albums in 2014 - Harking back to CBGB-era punk sounds - JB: Looking forward to new records from Pile, Chandos, Krill, Infinity Girl, Winter - JK: Sleater-Kinney, Titus Andronicus, Faith No More will have new releases in 2015 Music: Protomartyr - Scum, Rise! The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros Johnny Foreigner - Le Sigh Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Protomartyr song is on the album Under Color of Official Right on Hardly Art. Download the song for free at Stereogum. The Afghan Whigs song is on the album Do to the Beast on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the first half of the year. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Soccer Mom and Protomartyr. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB: Ava Luna does not fake the funk - JK: Johnny Foreigner comes back with another excellent album - They also dropped a surprise live album recently - JB: Soccer Mom's full-length debut did not disappoint - JK: Protomartyr has an interesting back story - JB: Engineer Jeff Zeigler has worked on most great recent albums out of Philly - Nothing's Guilty of Everything is exceedingly loud but pretty - Wear earplugs, kids - JK: Parquet Courts continues to refine their sound - The Strokes were another band who came out to much acclaim - Critical comparisons are often ill-informed - JB: Perfect Pussy is female-fronted hardcore - JK: Stephen Malkmus has had an interesting and rewarding solo career - JK: Bob Mould keeps the rock vibe going - JK: Afghan Whigs release first album in 16 years, don't miss a beat - New Spoon album coming out - JB: Looking forward to new records from Lubec, White Laces, Golden Gurls, Hush Now - JK: New Mascis and Titus Andronicus due out soon - Plenty of great stuff out there Music: Johnny Foreigner - Le Sigh Soccer Mom - Orejas Protomartyr - Come & See Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The Soccer Mom song is on the band's self-titled album 100m Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The Protomartyr song is on the album Under Color of Official Right on Hardly Art. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss working, childhood homes and corporal punishment. I've also got music from The Afghan Whigs, Lubec and Dum Dum Girls. Show notes: - Brian: Writing for a prepper show called America Unplugged - Getting your news from Pat Robertson - Visiting your childhood home - Jay: Toronto suburb I once lived in tripled in size within a few years - Brian hasn't been back to Buffalo since '93 - Corporal punishment was once acceptable - Brian: Worst punishment was kneeling - Don't eat your vegetables, kids - Louis CK is doing his own thing - Brian saw Eels (without Steve Perry) - Unconventional frontmen - Jay: Never had to see the Wiggles - Dan Zanes' children's music is pretty listenable - Brian liked Raffi - The Creationism Museum looks fun - Preparing for the End Times - Great ideas come in unlikely places - Dream journals - Brian has similar dreams over and over - We worked out some issues Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! Music: The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros Lubec - Almost Vince Dum Dum Girls - Under These Hands The Afghan Whigs song is on the album Do to the Beast on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The Lubec song is on the forthcoming album The Thrall. Download the song for free from Bandcamp. The Dum Dum Girls song is on the album Too True on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2013. I've also got music from Speedy Ortiz, Mudhoney and METZ. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB's #1 - Speedy Ortiz jumped to Carpark Records - Sadie Dupuis is an actual poet - JK's #1 - Queens of the Stone Age went to interesting places on ...Like Clockwork - Matador's first #1 record - Favorite live shows - JB saw Lilys in a tiny venue - Whirr and Nothing at Great Scott made Breitling's brain shake - Krill, Speedy Ortiz record release shows - Saw Soccer Mom several times - JK: Golden Gurls, Soccer Mom and Reports at TT's - Clicky Clicky benefit was great - Saw Titus Andronicus twice - Obits and Pile at TT's - Just got ticket for Rocket From the Crypt reunion show in April - Mission of Burma and Reports at the Sinclair - JK: Vinyl continued to make comeback - JB: The reality of YouTube as a legit streaming music service - No sympathy for the record industry - We're in a pop-driven era - Novelty songs, bubblegum were huge - Rock bands have no staying power on the charts - Anticipated albums for '14 - JB: Johnny Foreigner, Lubec, Soccer Mom, Golden Gurls, White Laces - JK: Titus Andronicus, Malkmus, Speedy Ortiz EP, Soccer Mom - Many '80s bands will release new albums Music: Speedy Ortiz - No Below (live) Mudhoney - I Like It Small METZ - Can't Understand Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Speedy Ortiz song is on the band's Epitonic Saki Session. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The Mudhoney song is on the album Vanishing Point on Sub Pop. Download it for free from Sub Pop. The METZ song is part of the Adult Swim Singles Series. Download the song for free at Stereogum. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
Molly Menschel's radio story about a beached whale in Lubec, Maine is so good, you'll be jealous of her storytelling and production skills. In fact, you might not want to listen.
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