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Sail on a Schooner from Belfast!
We were recently treated to a two-hour evening sail on the schooner Timberwind out of Belfast Harbor and it was spectacular! Captain Lance and the crew host cruises every day but Wednesday from a dock right in downtown Belfast, just five miles from The Shores. Check out their website for all the information you need…
Read MoreBelfast 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…
Read MoreLobsterbakes 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…
Read MoreThe sun was warm but the wind was chill
April is a rough month for us because we’re rested and feeling cabin fever deep in our bones…we want to be outside taking care of projects but because it’s still pretty cold out AND we have plenty of indoor work still left to do, we start behaving like caged cats. In my world, self discipline…
Read MoreFirst Days of Spring
My window by the computer is large and sunny in the afternoons. It lets me keep an eye on the antics of the goats and sheep and watch how fast the water is running down the stream to the Bay. In true New England fashion over the past week I’ve alternated between peeling off layers because…
Read MoreLa Recoleta Graveyard in Buenos Aires
*Taking Tango Lessons was on my father-in-law’s bucket list so my wife made it happen. We took a once in a lifetime family vacation to Argentina (the largest wine festival in the world just happened to be in full swing during our visit. Good planning on my wife’s part). One afternoon we decided to visit…
Read MoreOur Getaway
At Christmas we asked Dad where he’d like to go on a trip…”Let’s learn to Tango in Argentina” he said…food, drink, local handcrafts, and shared memories. Travel is good for the soul. [wpvideo WHObxCNC] We’ll be back in Maine on the 10th. In the meantime Alice, Mike, Wayne and Nick are keeping Searsport…
Read MoreDay Tripper: Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport
The Beech Hill Preserve, managed by the Coastal Mountain Land Trust, offers ready access to one of the most scenic and multi-faceted conservation properties in the western Penobscot Bay region. As the only bald hilltop in the area, Beech Hill is an extraordinary hiking, picnicking and birding destination that offers panoramic views of Penobscot Bay,…
Read MoreNew Farm Stand!
Cross Patch Farms of Morrill, Maine has begun their 3rd season selling produce at the new and larger farm stand located on Route 1 in Serarsport just across from Searsport Shores Campground. The new building replaces a much smaller stand origianally built in 1973. Mr. Treat owned the property at that time, he had a…
Read MoreDay Tripper: Portland, Maine
The Maine Day Tripper Portland by Tanya Mitchell I think the two-hour drive from Searsport to Portland is much like the old advertising slogan for another New England favorite, Dunkin Donuts – it’s worth the trip! Corny, I know, but if you’re like me and you don’t mind rocking out to some of your favorite road…
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