Yup. Thank the geniuses who decided Maine should be in Eastern Time instead of Atlantic Time. Gr.Haven't done the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain, though we visited there two days back. We're about 40 mins from there so getting up early enough to catch sunrise would be something of a chore -- after all, sunrise is at 4:58am! Anyway, we're staying in a lovely, architect designed cottage with a wide glass wall facing east, overlooking a cove, and the sunrise here is pretty spectacular.
They still do - French Canadians, anyway. We spot them by their skimpy swim suits. The same crowd migrates to Hollywood, Florida, every winter. Are you near there?COastal Maine is beautiful. Maine has a LOT of pine trees. I had family in Old Orchard Beach and spent 2 -3 weeks up there most summers as a kid. Lotsa Canadians spent summer vacay in Old Orchard back then.
That's Mount Desert Island (often pronounced like dessert, because when the French explorers arrived, it was deserted.)Wait a minute! There are NO moose on Great Desert Island, so says the park rangers. You gotta go north in Maine to see the moose. Weather in winter isn't nasty enough for them around here, I guess.
Maybe you meant Acadia area in coastal Canada?
See post #25.I went to Acadia when I was 10. Biggest thing I remember is seeing a Moose and the tides of the Bay of Fundy!
We just say that to discourage tourists. The beaches here are few but wonderful - and swimmable mid-June to mid-September. My favorite: Popham. I've been on beaches all over the world and haven't found one prettier or more agreeable. (Can't surf it, though. Too many sand bars.)I had family that lived a few miles North. The locals said there were two weeks in August when it actually made sense to swim. Any other time and you were training for the Polar Bear Club.
Yup! See post #25.That is true Rich, but I have a feeling that Grot must have been upstate Maine as well. Also, the Bay of Fundy is east of Eastport ME (easternmost point in the continental US) and has something like 30 foot tides, along with the biggest whirlpool in the northern hemisphere. I rode my bike one September to Campbell Island, and watching the tide come in was like watching a gigantic bathtub fill up!
Well, yeah, sometimes. In Maine, we like layers. We put 'em on, we take 'em off. Constantly.Absolutely love Bar Harbor. We've been there three times, going all the way 'cross country from Arizona. If you go to Acadia though, dress warmly. It really gets cold up on the mountain.
Let's also point out to the Guilds of Grot that Mount Desert is not in the Bay of Fundy! (You're probably right, G of G probably means the Canadian east coast, but I didn't think anyone called it that anymore. We usually call it the Maritime Provinces or just the Maritimes.
Oh, man, your parents let you climb the Beehive? Folks get killed up there!Well in my defense I was a little kid and it was a week long camping trip that at some point we stayed at Acadia. I believe we also might have climbed Cadillac Mountain? I just remember a bunch of black steel ladders and being scared to death. We also took the Blue Nose (?) Ferry from Maine to Nova Scotia. It was an ugly day and the whole family got seasick.
Yup! Bar Harbor is crammed with great bars and eateries. Our two favorites:Just to add something "non-nature-oriented", the shopping and restaurant area at Bar Harbor is very nice way to spend an evening...
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