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After another 3-hour tour with Captain Jamie (sing along, won’t you?) we arrived in North Brooklin, one of whose most famed residents was author E.B. White. But we were there to see Uncle Bob and Aunt Carrie. It was good to see them again after all these years, but we couldn’t stay for long. The road to Lake Mary was calling.
We hit the road again, this time heading up Rte 175 into Blue Hill. We made note of the dates for the annual Blue Hill Fair (August 30 – September 3, 2007) so we could come back for the fun.
After turning onto Rte 177 (Hinkley Ridge Road) we continued on our way. A little further along the way, the road turned into Western County Road and in no time we had arrived in South Penobscot, on the shores of Penobscot Bay. We took a few minutes to visit the studio of artist David Larson before heading up Rte 175 toward Penobscot.
We passed through Penobscot, and as Rte 175 made a 90-degree right turn, it became known as Castine Road. We continued along the shores of the Penobscot River up through South Orland and into Orland. In Orland we turned onto Rte 15 towards Bucksport and Verona Island. We crossed over this beautiful new bridge and wandered through Fort Knox State Park and then on to Prospect where we turned right onto Hwy 1A, also known as Bangor Road.
We continued up the Bangor Road to Frankfort, where we stopped briefly to buy some organic dairy products. Then we headed inland on Loggin Road and we hiked and we hiked and we hiked until we came to the intersection of Hwy 139. We could have stopped and played a round of golf at Streamside Golf Club, but decided not to. We knew we were getting close to the end of our long hike, so we pressed on.
We passed through Monroe, Maine, stopping just long enough to pick up a souvenier and just as we neared the town of Brooks, our miles ran out. Thank goodness Brooks looks like a nice little town in which to hang for a while!
This is such a wonderful concept… when I first started poking around the forums and lurking a bit, before I started posting and getting to know you guys, I had started my own individual project like this. I was going to walk from Nashville to California. I’ve decided that I would much rather be a part of this awesome thing, though! So I won’t have a lot of miles to give, but hey every little bit helps, right?
Do you want to include my distances from when you started this walk, or just the stuff starting from today?
You never know when a hunky sea captain might show up again!
And Rachel, it’s great to have you along for the hike! Every little bit helps. Just post your miles on this thread whenever you think of it. I’m going to aim at doing an update at least once a week, adding up everyone’s miles.
I have another 5 miles on the elliptical to donate, and since you’re going to take kayak miles, here are my 105 miles since the first of the year. I kept 12 miles out for my side trip back in Bar Harbor.
1.58 miles - 2/19
1.5 miles - 2/20
1.5 miles - 2/21
1.9 miles - 2/25
1.9 miles - 2/26
1.9 miles - 2/27
Total distance: 10.28 miles… These are all on the treadmill. I have done some ellptical, but it’s so miniscule so far- I will start keeping track of the distance, though.
After waking up in that cute little town of Brooks, Maine, we hit the road early, heading down Rte 139 , which is known as Purple Heart Highway just outside of town. On our way, we passed through Knox Station and when we got to Thorndike, the road veered to the north. But before leaving Thorndike, we had to visit the Bryant Stove & Music company. Quite an interesting place. (Make sure you click on the links for “Doll Circus” and “Museum!”)
It wasn’t long until we arrived in Unity, Maine on the banks of Unity Pond (also known as Lake Winnecook). Very pretty place and hopping! It’s home to Unity College, which bills itself as America’s Environmental College. Lots to see and do here, but we didn’t have long to visit, and we were soon back on Rte 139, which became variously known as School Street, Plantation Road, and Waterville Road.
A little further south, we saw Winslow across the river, home to Fort Halifax. Soon we found we had arrived in Waterville . I wanted to come this route so we could visit my mother’s alma mater, Colby College.
We decided to avoid Interstate 95 and all of its traffic, so we stuck to Rte 104, also known as River Road. We passed through North Sidney and then Sidney, home to the New England Music Camp, and finally arrived in Augusta, the capital of Maine.
Heading south out of town, we passed through Hallowell, Farmingdale, where we stopped for lunch, Randolph (the smallest town in Maine … by area!), and Gardiner (check out that library!).
At Randolph we veered off onto Hwy 201 and headed south. We passed through Libby Hill and after passing under Interstate 295 we came to Pleasant Pond, where we stopped and bought some fresh fruit. (This is a virtual visit, so we can make it whatever season we want!) Fortified by fruit, we headed on down Hwy 201 until we came to the intersection with Hwy 125, where we headed east and arrived in Bowdoinham on the shores of Merrymeeting Bay. What a great name! And what a beautiful place!
We head on down Hwy 24 (also known as Bay Road) and soon come to Brunswick, a major metropolis (about 21,000 population) and home to the Brunswick Naval Air Station and Bowdoin College.
Guess what? We’re back on good old Route 1 again – the same road we were traveling when we first started out. We headed south out of Brunswick and down through Freeport, home of the Lobsterman Triathlon. Tom, you can start training now.
As you can guess, we’ve made it to Portland, Maine’s largest city. From Portland’s docks, we could hop on ferries that would take us to all of the major islands in Casco Bay or even a ferry back up to Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island or on to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
We crossed over the Casco Bay Bridge. Now in South Portland on Cape Elizabeth, we continue down Rte 77 (Ocean Street), past the Purpoodock Club.
Soon, at Scarborough, we’re back on Rte 1 again and just past the intersection with Pine Point Road, we run out of miles. Time to rest until our next leg!
Wow Judy, you are doing an amazing job with this.. I always love to read about the journey- you are so descriptive and it’s so fun to check out all the sights and links along the way. My goodness that is some progress.. we’re almost all the way through Maine! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this for us, it’s so exciting and fun to read.
