Maine: October 2022 Fall & Visitors!

Interestingly enough, August was busy with visitors and then the end of September into October was busy. The latter group was in search of the NE Fall Colors! As you can see from both the August blog and this one, when visitors come there is a standard routine; drive or hike in the beauty of our area and pick up LIVE lobsters. In fact, our lobster meals basically consist of lobster, butter, bread and beverages (L3B). Once you figure out what is important, why bother with sides!

Karen & Jay

Karen Cumbo and Jay Rourke visited the area the end of September where we visited the sites around Schoodic as well as Cadillac Mountain and a drive around the Loop Road on MDI in the fog.

Tom, Karen & Jay awaiting our lobster delivery at Prospect Harbor
Views from Cadillac Mountain in the fog
It felt like “Pirates of the Caribbean” with the cruise ships emerging from the fog
Enjoying the fruits of the lobster!

Heidi & Ted

Heidi & Ted Vincent’s tour included a hike on the Hollingsworth Trail in the Petite Manan Wildlife Refuge just NE of us, the typical walk down to Schoodic Point for sunset as well as a stop at Raven’s Nest, and lets not forget LOBSTER!

Ted, Heidi, Jeanne & Tom enjoying sunset on Schoodic Point
Time for more lobster!
Hollingsworth Trail boardwalk
View out to the ocean from Hollingsworth Trail
Big tidal pool with interesting creatures
Volcanic rock on the beach of Hollingsworth Trail
Watching the waves with Heidi & Ted at Schoodic Point
Heidi & Ted at Raven’s Nest

Julie & Wally

My roommate from college, Julie Slaviero King and her husband, Wally, were visiting Maine from Wisconsin and we were able to meet up for lunch with them. Too bad they didn’t get to come to our apartment for LOBSTER, but I know they had it many times on their visit to Maine.

Dan & Janice

My cousin Dan Rasmussen and his wife, Janice, found excellent weather for sitting outside at Lunch on the Wharf in Corea, a drive up to the blueberry barrens near Cherryfield and scenic tour of the nearby lakes and ponds…as well as a LOBSTER dinner! Lunch on the Wharf in Corea is one of my primary recommendations for a great lunch out when asked at the Welcome Center.

Lunch on the Wharf in Corea, the next peninsula NE of Schoodic
This restaraunt is basically a food truck set up right on the wharf. That is a lobster tank in the middle of the photo.
Corea Harbor
Brightly colored buoys. Each lobster person has their own designated color of buoy.
Corea Harbor is a fully working lobster/fishing harbor
Blueberry Barrens north of Cherryfield. A vast amount of Maine Wild Blueberries come from these fields.
The start of fall colors in early October
Donnel Pond–they call most lakes ponds in this area
Yet another amazing lobster dinner!

Cathy and Nancy

Cathy Jarnigan and her partner Nancy McIntosh were joined by Cathy’s sister and her husband, Steph and Keith Ford for a few days in Acadia National Park. After a few days over on MDI, they joined us on the Schoodic Point. We took them up the Anvil Trail to the Schoodic Head for great views both to the SW and NE.

Tour guides, Tom & Jeanne from the Schoodic Institute lead the Jarnigan Family on a tour of the area 🙂
Hiking up the Anvil Trail–roots and rocks are the name of the game around NE
View of Schoodic Institute from the top of the Anvil Trail
View looking over to MDI and Cadillac Mountain from the Anvil Trail
The tour of the Raven’s Nest area
Tour Guide Tom demonstrating the finer details of shelling a lobster
Another lobster dinner in the books!
Tour Guide Tom discussing the history of the area and facts of lobster fishing