Lobsters, Lighthouses and Lots of Cars

I'm slowly but surely catching up on blog posts (who am I kidding, I'll never catch up) with this lovely summer weekend in Owls Head. We headed along Maine's famous coastal route 1 in early August, to check out the Transportation Museum's Wing's and Wheels Exhibit. As we headed down the coast, we stopped in Belfast when we saw a sign for a Farmer's Market, conveniently around lunch time. The highlight of the market was the wild Maine blueberry crepe with blueberry icecream!

Our next stop was the cute, little Owls Head Lighthouse overlooking Penobscot Bay. Although it was August, it was the kind of day you picture when you think of coastal Maine, a little foggy with a cool breeze. 

We arrived at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum and Chris was like a kid in a candy shop. Not only were there lots of cars, but there were planes, motorcycles and even a gypsy wagon. 

The cars and planes were cool, but the 1850 Dunton Reading Gypsy Wagon was my favorite, I mean, I pretty much live in one myself... Look how cute it is! Supposedly there are not many of these beautiful homes on wheels because families would burn the wagon if the man of the family died, so no other man could own it, hence the rarity of seeing one!

After we got our fill of planes, trains and automobiles, we headed back up the coast to Rockland for the Maine Lobster Festival. 

It was great having some lobstah and chowdah by the bay after checking out some sweet cars and a lighthouse! Another wicked awesome weekend in Maine!

Just Another Weekend, Maine Style

I love living in a place where the weekends feel like a vacation. You just can't beat summer in Maine. Bangor in particular, I think, is the gateway to the best parts of Maine- the Highlands, aka God's country and Down East, home to Acadia National Park and some of the best coastline in the country. One of our late July weekends we decided to take a trip up to Moosehead Lake area to spot the biggest animal in Maine, the sasquatch. But before the start of our weekend, we hit the local Penobscot River for some small mouth bass with the fly rods thanks to our friend and fishing guide, Kevin McKay.

It was a great day on the river and a perfect way to welcome the weekend. The next day, we headed up to Greenville to see if we could catch a glimpse of that infamous Maine moose (sorry if you thought we were really going to see a sasquatch), stopping along the way per usual for the beautiful scenery. 

We rented a canoe to see if we could spot one from the water, but unfortunately no moose. Just a bunch of dang water and mountain views, what a waste...

So we hopped in the car and drove around a bit more and just before dusk, we spotted one right at the edge of the woods! She was quick to retreat into the trees (like ol sasquatch) but we managed to get a picture. 

Satisfied with our goal, we meandered back, passing through the quaint 'town' of Kokadjo and snagging some sweet raspberries everywhere we stopped, ending with a beautiful sunset overlooking Moosehead Lake. 

 

It was another great weekend, exploring this wicked awesome state! Does summer have to come to an end?? (oh wait, it's November already...)