In an earlier blog I mentioned
that the state of Maine
has 3,476 miles of coastline.
(The distance from New York City
to San Francisco
most of them on the coast
(as opposed to islands in lakes and rivers).
And 65 lighthouses.
Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Portland
is the most photographed of these.
US Route 1 is the access road to the
It runs from the Canadian border to southern Florida
Most Maine
Highlights include (but are not limited to):
Eastport
The northern third of the coast (above Bar Harbor)
is the most rural and is less-consciously "touristy"
which makes it the most appealing for me.
I thought when I saw the map on your earlier post that the coastline looked fabulously 'in and out'. Is there a coastal drive below bar harbor that makes it touristy? A rugged coastline that is not very accessible is always more appealing to me. Full of secret worlds, and more likely to have an interesting out-of-the ordinary culture, like up in the north-east of the state. It looks like a pretty hazardous coast for shipping. Thanks for the lovely glimpse.
ReplyDeleteYes, if you look at a detailed map, the coastline is "fabulously in and out" - amazingly so. Can you imagine taking a whole summer to walk the shoreline? That would be fabulous, though you'd probably be trespassing some of the time. There are many secondary and tertiary roads. Bar Harbor itself is too touristy for my liking, but there are 100 little fishing villages up and down the coast. Newfoundland would be even better for your purposes - many fishing outposts that are still only accessible from the sea -- no roads.
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