Mid Coast Maine mini vacation.
Living in Maine, it’s easy to explore different areas of Vacationland. This blog post about a trip to Mid Coast Maine, for a wedding bridal shower in Lincolnville Beach area. Spending the night in Lincolnville. Going on to Camden Maine harbor sights and more dining on seafood.
Waking up Sunday to wander into Camden for breakfast and some photos in the walk around the harbor in mid coast Maine.
Traveling down from Aroostook County, it’s I-95 easy to get off below Bangor. Then it’s side roads Interesting twists and turns through little towns like Frankfort, Monroe, Swanville and many others. As we got closer to mid coast Maine beaches and salt sea air.
Secondary state highway travel really exposes you to rural Maine that does not get the glossy brochure tourism coverage.
You get the feel each small town is unique and interesting and would like to come back to really get to know them better. Living in Maine is like that. A lifetime of exploring, discovering and so much to experience.
The bridal shower included steamed lobster, corn on the cob, potato salad and baked beans from “The County”.
Many hands with a role in the Maine family outdoor dining on locally sourced fabulous food enhances the taste.
No big catering truck backing in and lots of employees in white tunics involved when Maine family gatherings happen.
Just 50 individuals stepping up to all contribute in some way to the outdoor family event. Outdoor dining and sunny skies on the Lincolnville Maine waterfront made the Saturday afternoon memorable.
After the event, we opted to stay in Lincolnville at the Mount Battie Inn.
Neat place with the goal “to make you feel like you are staying at grandmother’s home”. Neat conversation with the Maine inn keeper who had lots of vintage airplanes surrounding the check in counter. My Dad was a B24 tail gunner and we had a great conversation about WWII era air power.
We walked into the Whale Tooth Restaurant in Lincolnville Maine and Sky was our waitress doing a superb service job.
A walk along the Lincolnville Beach afterward before Meg and I walk the uphill return to our motel.
Where awaiting us were homemade banana bread, a home made muffin companion for a wake up treat.
More sunshine and a trip into Camden about four miles away for a sit down breakfast at Marriner’s Buttermilk Kitchen.
Amazing dark blue and white clean diner with a counter and booths.
Also you have the option to sit out on the rear deck overlooking Camden Maine Harbor.
To go with the delicious food you get a bonus pond and a small waterfall. Neat sights and sounds to go along with all the artwork and Maine harbor town memorabilia.
Walked around Camden Harbor and snapped some shots and video of boats of all kinds. Some schooners, old cabin cruisers and everything in between in mid coast Maine harbor boating inventory.
I think a row of john boats lined up in a Maine Harbor is a pretty photo.
The Camden Harbor Master told us you can rent them, the small john boats for a short close to shore outing.
Most used to get boat owners back and forth to where they anchor moored offshore with the smaller vessels. Mid coast Maine mini vacations happen to weekend warriors that live close by.
House designs and pride of ownership lawns, yards all more eye candy in Camden Maine.
The gardens, landscaping, rock walls are just as beautiful as the well-preserved Maine mid coast housing stock.
Here are some photos snapped as Meg and I explored Camden neighborhoods.
Back into downtown Camden to stroll the Main Street and walk into The Smiling Cow.
The owner told me the business is 84 years old, started by his wife’s grandmother. Everything, anything Maine is in the aisles of The Smiling Cow. Lots of other shopping outlets to explore too. There are lots of places along the long Maine coast to vacation and sample. Mid coast Maine has it’s share of fun mini vacation options.
Had to announce at Demolition Derby back in Houlton so were on the road out of Camden at 10:30.
Did get a lot of walking in and photos of the Coastal Castle Inn, The Norumbega before leaving town.
“Quiet place between the rapids” from the Algonquian language word. Google it and more about the 16th century map of America. Blog post for another day with all the Katahdin, other hard to spell and not so easy to say native words dotting the map of Maine.
After the wrap up of the mid coast Maine mini vacation, a stop in Bangor to pick up a few things at the new Reny’s store.
To gas up, buy a small house jack for a sagging deck Maine lake camp project. Then zipping back in “The County”, You know you are there when the “Benedicta with only one northbound exit” sign shows up on I-95 travels to Aroostook County. Thank you for following, sharing, liking Me In Maine blog posts.
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