Travel Tuesday: Winter Harbor, Maine

It took me a couple minutes to figure out what these stone blocks with the rusted loops were about.  Do you know?  Hint: Winter Haven is located along coastal Maine.

Travel Tuesday: Lubec, Maine

Lubec is the last stop before entering Canada along the coast.

Travel Tuesday: Stonington, Maine

Stonington and Quincy have a few things in common.  Besides sharing a seafaring location along the Atlantic coastline, we both enjoyed the granite boom of the 1800s, when quarrying became a major occupation.  Unlike Quincy, many Stonington residents still make a living from the sea.

Travel Tuesday: Schoodic Peninsula, Maine

Bow Wow!

Happy Monochrome Monday!

Travel Tuesday: Arcadia NP, Maine

Today, I'm taking you to the rocky shore of Arcadia National Park.  This post is dedicated to the person who "rocks" my world every day . . . Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!

Lean Tree

Happy Monochrome Monday!

Travel Tuesday: Snoopy II

Taking advantage of a "Downeast" low tide, this hull gets a coat of red.

Travel Tuesday: Lubec, Maine

Beginning today, I invite you to travel outside of Quincy with me every Tuesday.  Today I am taking you "Downeast" to the candy-striped lighthouse located on the Bay of Fundy.

West Quoddy Light is located on the easternmost point of the U.S. mainland and is on the National Register of Historical Places.  The present 49-foot brick tower was erected in 1857, after a Congressional appropriation of $15,000. West Quoddy Head Light's famous red and white stripes appear to have been added soon after the present tower was built. Red stripes on lighthouses were common in Canada, where it helped them stand out against snow. Only one other lighthouse in the United States -- Assateague Light in Virginia -- has horizontal red and white stripes.   In the early days, West Quoddy Head, like Boston Light, had a fog cannon to warn mariners away from dangerous Sail Rocks nearby. 

The Rocky Coast

Today's post was captured up the Atlantic coast from Quincy in an incredibly unspoiled place called Bass Harbor, Maine.   Happy Skywatch Friday!  You can see more skies from around the globe by clicking here.