One of the highlights of Acadia National Park and an easy access to many of the park’s attractions is the Park Loop Road. For most of its length the road is one way with opportunities to stop at any spot that catches your fancy. Your
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Blackwoods Scenic Byway / Tunk Stream – Washington County, Maine
The Blackwoods Scenic Byway is what we as kids used to call the “Cherryfield Woods” long before the area was developed for tourism. We would drive up to Eastport, Maine my mother’s home town each summer for vacation via US Route 1. A short cut
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Pennamaquan Wildlife Management Area (Lower Dam) – Pembroke, Maine
the Pennamaquan Wildlife Management Area extends between two dams on the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke, Maine. My parents retirement home was on the river in between the two dams. New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos This area was our prime swimming hole.
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Sherman Lake Wetland and Rest Area – Newcastle, Maine
As you make the drive up US Route 1 in Maine for points north you will pass on the right a convenient rest and picnic spot. Sherman Lake is a wetland and shallow warm water lake that can be viewed from the rest area. New
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Somesville Museum and Gardens – Somesville, Maine
The Mount Desert Historical Society maintain a museum and garden in Somesville on Mount Desert Island. New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos You cannot miss the site as you pass the picturesque fairy tale bridge spanning the small pond next to the
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