reid state park

is a public recreation area overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on Georgetown Island, Sagadahoc County, Maine. The 770-acre park is noted for its sandy beaches and sand dunes—both rare in the state of Maine—plus its rocky tidepools, salt marshes, and tidal lagoon.   Info courtesy of Wikipedia

Photos taken: March 2010

flowers

raye's mustard

Raye's Mustard

In 1900, J. Wesley Raye, the 20-year-old son of a sea captain, founded the business in the family smokehouse to produce mustard for Maine’s burgeoning sardine industry.

In 1903, Wes moved The Mill to its current location, enabling Raye’s Mustard to be shipped out by both rail and steamship.

Today, the trains, steamships and Maine’s sardine canneries are only a memory. But Raye’s Historic Old Stone Mill, now a working museum, stands as a lasting testament to the quality and authenticity of a bygone era.

Shari sitting outside the mustard store

water street

eastport, maine

Photo taken: August 2011

peavey memorial library

is an historic public library in downtown Eastport, Maine, United States. Built in 1893 in the Romanesque Revival style, it was named for Albert Peavey, an Eastport resident whose son, Frank Peavey, left Eastport and eventually owned a major grain company in Minnesota in the late 1800s.

Photo taken: August 2011

old car

Photo taken: August 2011

walkway

leads you down to the waterfront

Photo taken: August 2011

frontier national bank

building is located in Eastport, Maine and was built in 1882. The building is now home of the Eastport Police Department.

renovating

on water street, eastport, maine

Photo taken: August 2011

harbour

Photo taken: August 2011

fisherman statue

The city of Eastport, Maine, thrived in previous centuries as the easternmost trading port of the U. S. and was known for its sardine canning industry. In 1886, the city, like many, suffered a devastating fire and its economy has had ebbs and flows ever since.

This statue was erected in 2001 during the filming of the TV show, Murder in Small Town X. An early reality show,  Murder in Small Town X brought ten contestants to the town of "Sunrise" to solve fictional murder mysteries.

After filming wrapped, the statue was left behind and began to deteriorate. In 2004, Eastport citizens rallied to restore and preserve the statue, dedicating it in the memory of Ángel Juarbe, Jr., the winning contestant on the TV show, who was a firefighter killed during the 9/11 attacks. Which occurred only a week after the show's finale aired.

Photo taken:  August 2011

sunset

at Passamaquoddy Bay

Passamaquoddy Bay pier

at Seaview Campground, Eastport, Maine

Photo taken: august 2011

homemade gate

Photo taken: August 2011

Croix River

looking toward Calais, Maine from St. Stephen's, New Brunswick, Canada

Photo taken: August 2011

main street. calais, maine

karen's diner

joe's diner and pizzeria

townhouse steak and seafood

Photo taken: August 2011

maine-canadian border

Calais, Maine is a border town and we walked across to the Canadian side pass the line of traffic.

Calais is a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,123, making Calais the third least-populous city in Maine. The city has three Canada–US border crossings over the St. Croix River connecting to St. Stephen, New Brunswick,

Photo aken: August 2011

Penobscot Narrows Bridge

is a 2,120 feet long cable-stayed bridge that carries US 1/SR 3 over the Penobscot River. It connects Verona Island to Prospect, in the U.S. state of Maine. It replaced the Waldo–Hancock Bridge, built in 1931

bucksport, maine

Photo taken: april 2010

perfect gift

bucksport, maine

Photo taken: april 2010

leaves and light

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine

Photo taken: aug 2010.