About a two hour drive from Orono, Maine is Monhegan Island, home to artists, fisherpeople and incredible views. It was dark when Steve and I traveled on winding rural roads to catch a 9:00 a.m. ferry at New Harbor, Maine. Wild turkeys feed along the roads although I have heard they are not not the species Americans associate with the Thanksgiving turkey.
For the view and my stomach, I sat in the open deck of the ferry. Along the route, hundreds of buoys mark lobster pots. From a distance, some of the buoys look like gray seals and a couple of the passengers got pretty excited but quickly deflated when they discovered the seals were pieces of floating plastic. Not far from Monhegan is Southern Island owned by Jamie Wyeth and who continues to paint in his studio.
Not only is the island spectacular, but the fish and chips and a pint from a local brewery are alone worth of a visit.
While on the island, a couple stopped to pet Tucker and mentioned it was the last week for the pumpkin festival in Damariscotta, a few miles north of us. We did miss the pumpkin regatta but captured a few of my favorite pumpkins.
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