Belfast Harbor Walk

When my wife and I have a spare hour or so, and we want to get a little exercise (but not a whole lot), one of our favorite things to do is to take the Belfast Harbor Walk. It’s a very simple and flat stroll, a little more than two miles in total length, starting…

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Book Artists Gail & Abbey

Meet Gail and Abbey Santner Searsport Shores Artists in Residence for the week of June 26 through July 2 Hello Searsport Shores Campers and Fans!  My name is Gail and my  daughter Abigail and I will be offering Book Arts activities relying on the  beautiful local scenery for inspiration and a few materials.  I have been  making folded and stitched books since 2009 and love the flow of  creativity that comes with working with others.  For me, the content of a book is critically important although I admit to having a collection of empty-paged books.   One time I made a book using old New York postcards to recreate my parents’  visit to the Big Apple as they would have written about it to friends and family. Another book I am proud of is my tiny “Six Word Stories” book that family members have contributed to capturing events and feelings in a few significant words.    Gardening in my yard and as a volunteer can take over my life in the  summer.  I have perennial gardens that I am perennially fussing over and a  vegetable garden that I try to make unattractive to deer.  Success is usually  “next year.”  I love the sense of promise that comes from planting seeds in  the springtime; the reality of pests eating my plants brings me down to  earth in the summer.  But when bees, butterflies, moths, and even a  dragonfly or two find my yard, I have a sense of accomplishment….just  like when I finish making a book .   Join us as in making various kinds of folded and stitched books as well as creating…

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A new face at The Shores

Let me introduce myself to readers of the Searsport Shores blog. My name is Rolf Olsen and I call this my ‘retirement summer job’! Last winter, I retired from a career of going to one office or another for more than 40 years, and my wife and I built a small home here in Searsport,…

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Lobsterbakes on the Beach

What’s the best way to celebrate the summer on the Maine coast? With butter dripping down your chin and wood smoke drifting through the air as the seafood steams in its bed of freshly harvested seaweed. Add a layer of scent coming from the homemade bread hot out of the oven and brought directly to…

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