Pemaquid Point and more

A lovely day, we drove up  through cute little town of Damariscotta, then all the way down the next peninsula to the tip, to Pemaquid Point Light. In a pretty park setting,  the keepers house contains a museum, and you can climb the tower for a view, but on such a lovely day, there were lots of folks gathered, set up in lawn chairs to enjoy the view, and of course, line up for the tower!  We were satisfied with the view from below, and venturing out of the rocks.  Clem did point out a sign to me when I went a bit far, that lives had been lost!  I could see waves crashing, so didn't go as far as I might have after that!

Beyond the light was Williamstown Fort, .......(add more)

Fort William Henry at Pemiquid Point, was originally built in 1692, and though the tower there now is a  replica, the excavation sites are real and fascinating.  Colonial Pemiquid is said to be older than the Pilgrim village, which over the years had been filled in as the land was used for farming.  Archeological digs have uncovered fragments of materials which prove its age, and various foundations from buildings. Listed on National Register.

After exploring the fort and museum,  we could not resist stopping for an afternoon treat at one of the hundreds of ice creams stands!  They are everywhere in Maine!  Many serve Gifford's Ice Cream Stand Ice cream, which has a huge list of delicious flavors.   Yum!

Yummy Giffords Ice Cream!

A quick photo op stop for this roadside installation at a diner on way back from York gives me 319! 

Not really the weather for it, but wanted to use the sausage I had purchased, so we had a yummy sausage and pepper dinner out at the picnic table! 

Clem built the whirly he had bought the day before in Booth Bay Harbor.  Very cute!

We spent our final day in Boothbay, making a quick trip to Bath, more to pick up a prescription than anything, but seeing the Ironworks and the shipbuilding operation with gigantic cranes along the waterfront.  Along the way, we wanted to see Wiscasset, "Maine's prettiest little town", but the traffic was so backed up, we settled for what we could see driving through.  Pretty town of old houses and buildings, and home to Red's Eats, apparently world famous lobster rolls!  Wow!  People were lined up around the building, and still arriving, and I had to wonder if they could really be THAT good!  Apparently, I am told, but we drove on by....in both directions!  No way Clem wanted to get out of the traffic line to sit in another line!

Red's famous lobster rolls in Wiscasset

We did make a stop at Edgecomb Pottery near our campsite, and marveled at the beautiful crystalline glazes that graced the pottery.  I bought a small piece, but it was hard to choose!

Edgecomb Pottery began in the red one room school house to the left

   

                      


We returned to enjoy the rest of the nice day at our campsite, and were visited by our neighbor Jeff, the retired local sheriff's deputy, and his wife Jean, who sat and chatted with us.  They spend the season, but have a house in  Sarasota, and invited us to come and stay and hookup the motorhome there anytime we are on that coast!  Nice guy....knows all the ins and outs, and is happy to share.  

It had rained overnight and into the morning, but cleared in time for us to hook up in the sun, and set off to our next destination, Wells, a fairly short drive away, and yet too far to explore from Boothbay.