Damariscotta Lake State Park is located in Jefferson, Maine and not in the more well known town of Damariscotta, aka the oyster capital of New England. A tad confusing at first but when you see that Damariscotta Lake is a whopping 10 miles long and pretty much runs the distance between the two towns, it makes much more sense. Still, that’s about a 20 minute drive by car, and from Portland to the park, it was an hour and 15…
Roque Bluffs might have the title for the coolest state park name here in Maine. Most people, even many Mainers, say “what and where is that?” For the longest time we called this Rogue Bluff until finally we realized it was a Q in Roque and not a G. If you’ve been following along for a while, you might be wondering why we haven’t visited this state park after multiple trips over the years to the downeast region. Our goal…
When we got back to the car after a couple hours of snowshoeing around Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, we both seemed quite shocked on how well things went. You see, it was the first time Adeline was in the hiking backpack and we never thought to do a dry run, nor did we have a backup plan if she hated it. All things we did way back when, with Eloise. This time we just took off and the “what ifs”…
“Turns out, not where, but who you’re with that really matters.” ― Dave Matthews Band Yeah BUT what if you’re with amazing people and in an amazing place, Dave? I guess this is when you know you’ve got it real good and we sure had it good back in October. We visited Grafton Notch State Park just a handful of days before peak foliage with friends that know the best and worst of us. Close friends, college roomies and another…
We are planners, but we did not plan for this. No, we’re not talking about #2 (Adeline), who was a surprise, we’re talking about this most recent trip to Mt. Blue State Park. About Adeline though, once the shock and excitement cleared the room, we realized how big of a change this would be, a good change. Having a baby mid-May threw a wrench in something silly like camping season. We always preach start early but how early is too…
Drum roll please…and the best family campground goes to… Peaks Kenny State Park! Well at this point, we still have a few more to go. This trip marks #10 out of the 12 Maine State Park family campgrounds. We were split on favorites before with one of us on team Lily Bay and the other rolling with team Cobscook, but after this weekend, Peak Kenny has claimed the #1 spot for the both of us; just for now of course. We…
Believe it or not but one of the most gratifying things over this weekend was watching other campers. This park is one of the most visited in the state for its beautiful surroundings and lake setting, yet at times we were people watching like it was a terminal at Logan Airport. First observation, it was about 70% people from Massachusetts, 20% New York and 10% Maine. This could have just been the case in our little cove and by no…
August 25, 2007 – July 8, 2019 We always heard that when you have kids your pets get knocked down a few notches on the totem pole, and that made complete sense to us. That dog, cat or fish is no longer the center of your universe. Well that never happened with Braddock and not because we didn’t try to knock him down, he just refused to give up the #1 spot. After a while we just tipped our hats…
Did you know that you can sign up for a newsletter and alerts from Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands? They will even text you if you want, after you set your preferences! The majority of the time they’ll send monthly newsletters about what is happening all over the state and information about events. It is a wonderful way to stay informed throughout the year. Once in a while it’s used to send out alerts about trail conditions at a…
Canada hugs more than half our state and if you toss in the ocean we are surrounded mostly by an international border or water. If your plan is to pack up and move to Canada, just know that if you cross the border via the F.D. Roosevelt International Bridge, Campobello Island is as far as you’ll get by car. You’d have to jump on a boat to get anywhere else in Canada. This almost makes it sound like visiting this…