Maine is famous for lobsters and blueberries. The area is
teeming with restaurants that offer lobster dinners, many
that are inclusive of several courses, including blueberry pie
ala mode. The lifestyles here revolve around lobsters in
many ways – from fishing to dining to souvenir shops.
Having an extensive shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean, Maine
also is home to many lighthouses – 63 to be exact. Many of
these are inaccessible without going to great lengths.
On this page, I’ve tried to capture a bit of this flavor of Maine.
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I'm told the biggest lobster catches occur in August and September.
We were there in May and not all of the lobster traps were in use. This is
a photo of lobster traps staked on the pier in Islesford.
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This is the Egg Rock Lighthouse, situated on
a little spit of land just south of Bar Harbor, Maine. It is one of 63
lighthouses in Maine.
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This is a photo of lobster fishermen unloading their
catch at the pier in Islesford on Little Cranberry Island. I counted 150 to
180 lobsters unloaded from each of a couple of boats.
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Much of Acadia National Park consists of small mountains
and forests. This area gets a great deal of rain and the trees and rocks here
are often covered in thick dark green moss.
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This is the Bear Island Lighthouse. The lighthouse is
visible on the way to the Cranberry Islands.
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