Most of my weekend adventures are close to home in Maine. Once the snow’s gone, we try to get out as much as possible. I have family Downeast, so I’m able to do longer trips up there, on occasion. (Someday, when I win the lottery and have all the time in the world, it’ll be more often.)
Favorite Places to Visit
Cumberland County
- Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth
- Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth
We also have friends and family throughout New England, so I’ll also feature posts from our trips further afield. (Northeastern Mass to Boston can be a day trip, but any further afield is probably going to be overnight.) Upstate New York is just over the border from my parents in law, and we can easily drive to two Canadian provinces, so I’ll include those in here as well.
Recent Posts for Maine
- Gilsland Farm – Falmouth, ME
- Kingbrae Garden – St. Andrews, NB, Canada
Kingsbrae Garden was such a lovely surprise. Even though we came two days before they were set to close for the season, there was so much to see. I’d love to come back in warmer weather, if this is what you get off season. - Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Trolls
Naturally, we had to catch the Dambo Trolls while we were at the botanical garden. I had seen the three closest to the visitor’s center on a previous visit that the BF wasn’t able to make. So we caught the two I hadn’t seen, and he got to see all five. The Seeds did elude… Read more: Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Trolls - Coastal Maine Botanical Garden – Boothbay, ME
- Cutler Coast Reserved Land – Cutler, ME
I’ve been wanting to the Cutler Reserve trails for a while now. And I really do need to go again. It was a lovely walk, and the fog kept it cool. I very much enjoyed the botanizing. But the view at the end was a little disappointing. What we could see was impressive, but I’d… Read more: Cutler Coast Reserved Land – Cutler, ME - Jasper Beach – Machiasport, ME
We headed Downeast this weekend, which ended up being a hilarious counterpoint to the heat and humidity of last weekend. The coast was socked in by fog both days we were out and about. (This is not a complaint – this is much more my speed for a day out wandering around.) The only other… Read more: Jasper Beach – Machiasport, ME
Recent Posts for New England
- Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park – Hopewell Cape, NB, Canada
We made sure to see the most famous tidal Bay of Fundy site on our last full day in New Brunswick. We got to the park at peak low tide, and spent a good deal of time wandering around the beach. We reached the end (the site of the emergency shelter) right at the point… Read more: Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park – Hopewell Cape, NB, Canada - Irving Nature Park – Saint John, NB, Canada
This was our one rainy day, so we stayed close to Saint John. I’d love to have this as my local park – it’s quite walkable, but you can bring your car on the loop road, so we got in a decent amount of sight seeing before the rain got to be too much. - Green’s Point Lighthouse – L’Etete, NB, Canada
This was a site we managed to hit after it was closed for the season. The museum and restaurant were buttoned up tight, but the views were still amazing. - Kingbrae Garden – St. Andrews, NB, CanadaKingsbrae Garden was such a lovely surprise. Even though we came two days before they were set to close for the season, there was so much to see. I’d love to come back in warmer weather, if this is what you get off season.
- St. Andrews – New Brunswick, Canada
The Saint Croix National Historic site is a stop along the road after you leave route 1 and head into St. Andrews. It’s got lovely views of Saint Croix Island, the earliest French settlement in North America. Our first stop in St. Andrews proper was the St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic site. We hit at… Read more: St. Andrews – New Brunswick, Canada - New Brunswick Road Trip
We did a lovely long weekend along the Fundy Coast Thursday to Sunday last week. The trip formed up around a Lorenna McKennit concert. It’s the tour for the 30th anniversary of The Mask and the Mirror album, and she isn’t coming down into the States this time around. We’ve been meaning to get over… Read more: New Brunswick Road Trip