Boston, Massachusetts Elks Lodge in Wakefiled 9/27 - 10/01/2021 Travel Tour

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Elks Lodge in Waterville, Massachusetts for 4 nights.  We actually got up before sunrise to drive to Boston City over the Charles River on the Leonard P. Zakem Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge

We parked at the Boston Harbor, a near-continuous, 43-mile linear park along Boston's shoreline.  The Harborwalk connects Boston's waterfront neighborhoods to Boston Harbor and each other.

Civic leaders and public agencies transformed the Harbor area into one of the most vibrant and 

visited areas of the great city.

A continuous public walkway along the water's edge linking recreational, cultural, and historical attractions.

Harbor Walk.

Smith&Wollensky and American Steakhouse

2011 renovation by Peabody and Sterns, Russia Building, originally known as the Library Bureau Building is an original 1890 classical revival style brick, granite, and terra cotta.

We are captivated by the architecture and buildings

At Atlantic Wharf: Graphic Arts Building constructed in 1897 of Red brick with cast iron storefronts, limestone trim, and a copper cornice.    Home to businesses in the printing and publishing trades.

The historic protest site in which a group of 60 American colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to agitate against both a tax on tea (an example of taxation without representation) and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company  

Abigail Smith Adams was a key political advisor to her husband and became the first First Lady to live in the White House.

Amazing sitas, parks, public art and restaurants.

The Intercontinental Hotel...........where we did not stay.

Christopher Columbus City Park

Transportation on the On/Off Trolley----great way to see the city and the connection from the wharfs to the neighborhoods.

We boarded a Tour Boat of Boston Harbor which we highly recommend.

Departing the dock at Rowes Wharf.

Scene from the water.

The vista view of Boston skyline from the water.......a fine perspective!

Waterfront building - The Landing.

Communication Building 

Port of Boston's Paul W. Conley Container Terminal.

The Harbor Electric Energy Company of Eversource Energy provides the sole power supply to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

Boston Ligan International Airport

Docked in Boston Harbor, the 128' big red National Historic Landmark Nantucket lightship served as the lightship for the liners Queen Mary and is on the market for a mere $5.2 million.

Skyline and the Boston Harbor.

Water transportation is a scenic and convenient way to get to Boston Logan International Airport from points around Boston Harbor,  Look for Sargents Quincy Market at the Wharf.

Fishermens Memorial City Park

Rose Elizabeth is 2 months old in her back-facing safety car seat with Mickey along for the ride.

We must leave this city.  We had 3 full days here and saw a lot.  We really enjoyed the On/Off Trolly, the Harbor Boat Cruise, and the Tea Party Museum filled with history and the wharf developments and renovations made for a robust, active city view of Boston.

Camden, Maine Camden Hills State Park 9/24 - 9/27/2021 Travel Tour

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3 nights at Camden Hills State Park, campwithme.com (FCFS) after 9/13.

Camden, Maine High Street Historic District features 19th-century homes.  Population 5,000.

Camden is known around the state as the "Jewel of the Maine Coast".  It is a quaint town by the sea featuring a beautiful harbor that is always full and busy.

The Rockport Harbor is the prettiest with nice panoramic views of the town.

Its market in this affluent village still has a small-town feel and

 is exceptionally walkable.  

Camden has kept much of its small-seaside charm without the crowds, while Bar Harbor enjoys more tourism year-round.

Stephen King having lived his entire life in Maine is one of the most famous people.

Mainte Tasting Center in Wiscasset is home to Maine Food and Beverage Education Center a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to education about Maine's food. with a selection of small plates that spotlight ingredients (including Beer, wine, cider, and cocktails from farmers and producers.  

We drove up to the top of Mount Battle to speak up the town from a new perspective

200 miles to Boston, Massachusetts!

Lubec, Maine Sunset Point RV Park 9/22 - 9/24/2021 Travel Tour

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Sunset Point RV Park (FCFS)  Plenty of sites in September.

Room with a view.

Here we are at Sunset Point ........the most easternmost RV Park.

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Flag was adopted by the U.S. Light-House Board in 1888.  It was only displayed at lighthouses after a lighthouse keeper was awarded

 the annual Efficiency Star for a well-maintained light station.  The flag was officially discontinued in 1939 when the U.S. Coast Guard took over the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Post Office in Lubec, Maine.  Population 1237.  Located on a peninsula overlooking an ice-free harbor.  

The town was first settled about 1775. 

The Bay of Fundy International Marathon between Lubec and Campobellow Island, New Brunswick, Canada.   The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge crosses The Narrows..

Hopley Yeaton, ship captain, considered the "Father of the US Coast Guard" lived in the village of  Lubec, Maine.  The Lubec Narrows, the channel between Lubec and New Brunswick's Campobello Island.

Gateway to neighboring Campobellow Island, New Brunswick Canada.

The Safe Harbor Committee formed now in the engineering stage to create a breakwater in Johnsons Bay to give fishermen some protection from the deadly tides within launching returning in their skiffs.  

Lubec is situated on the tip of the U.S. surrounded to the west: by Johnson Bay and to the east by the Quoddy Narrows.

Sunset view on the most easterly coast.! (Johnson Bay).

View from our Sunset Point RV Park.

Samuel De Champlain (circa 1570-1635) was born in France, the son of a sea captain.   As a boy Champlain learned seamanship and navigation and served in King Henry IV's army.  He explored the coast as far south as Cape Cod.  He is mainly known for being a founder of Quebec City in 1608.

Campobellow Island is home to the Roosevelt Campobello International Park is an example of international cooperation jointly administered by Canada and the United States.   Roosevelt's magnificent summer home is preserved here.

St Croix Island - International Historic Site  The beginning of a permanent European presence in Northern North America.   The island sits in the current between Maine and New Brunswick.  Survivors moved on to create Port Royal, near Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.  French exploration and expansion in North America continued from there.

A fine hotel along the way to stay.

  Heading south 150 miles along the coast from Lubec, Maine to Camden Maine (passing by Bar Harbor (Acadia National Park).  Then to Boston, Massachusetts!