The Way Life Should Be

I am just back from a week in Maine and if local everywhere is anywhere it's there. Maine is proud, and rightly so - It is, in many ways after all, the way life should be. Their native lobster and wild blueberries are reason enough to visit. Of course, that is not to mention the breath-taking land and seascapes along the coast. We stay in the town of Bar Harbor surrounded by Acadia National Park. Acadia is over 30,000 acres of mountain, forest, rock, fresh water, and ocean with spectacular views dotted by lobstermen's buoys and small islands in the distance. Acadia is a magical, abundant, and historic place, a place so well preserved it takes you back in time. (You can easily imagine the Rockefellers presiding over the area, and they are still present in the extraordinary generosity of their preservation efforts.) When you are there, you also can't help but feel nature's enormous presence, and that it is very much in charge. Here are some highlights from my trip:

Jordan Pond House and their famous popover - I read that Abby Aldrich Rockefeller used to have tea and popovers there while staying in South West Harbor


The view


The Popover


The Popover with strawberry jam

Thirsty Whale - Lobster Rolls at the Thirsty Whale, our favorite in town


Table full of lobster rolls



Thurston's Lobster Pound - the lobster is amazing, but so is the grilled cheese





CJ's Big Dipper - Blueberry Soft Serve, a nightly event





Jordan Restaurant's Blueberry Pancakes





The Criterion Movie Theater - built in 1932, a throw-back to more glamorous times


Seeing this classic Ingmar Bergman film in the old theater was a real treat



Docksider's Famous Lobster Roll and other fried foods




Overflowing with lobstery goodness


Homemade onion rings, couldn't keep our hands off...


Fried clam roll

The Secret Beach - that's all I can say about that


Beached!


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