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Having completed our (relatively brief) trip through the southern part of Maine, let's check out some of the absolutely gorgeous area that we've seen supermarkets in. You can browse all of the stores here.
Main Street ends at a picturesque marina on the Belfast Bay.
Now over to another quaint waterfront town...
Camden, ME - Camden is a beautiful small town with breathtaking scenery and a downtown full of small businesses. Above is a view of the town (to the right) and the water from the Camden Hills State Park. It's just as scenic at dusk...
The part of the waterfront that isn't actively used as a marina is a park, which includes a hillside amphitheater.
Lincolnville Center, ME - The Fernald's Neck Preserve is up the hill from Camden, and overlooks Megunticook Lake.
South Thomaston, ME is just south along the coast from Rockland. These pictures come from the incredible waterfront McLoons Lobster Shack.
Blue Hill, ME - And another sunset picture from Blue Hill.
Bangor, ME - Bangor is one of the larger cities in Maine, and the county seat of Penobscot County.
Orono, ME - And just outside the city is Orono, home to the University of Maine and this marshy boardwalk. Now back to the coast...
Castine, ME - I alluded in my Castine posts to the waterfront town's gorgeous setting, but here are some more pictures. The picture below is basically halfway between Castine Variety and T&C.
The town also has a historic post office with a beautiful wall of wood paneling and PO boxes...
Many of these towns are sloped downwards towards the water, so the downtown is either on a slope or at the bottom of the hill at the water.
Sedgwick, ME - We didn't stop by Sedgwick, but this (once again, incredibly scenic) town is just north of Deer Isle. You can see all the stores in this area here.
Stonington, ME - Burnt Cove Market, the store we saw in Stonington, isn't right downtown but here's a look at the small town.
And now headed for a brief trip to Acadia National Park, which is located on Mount Desert Island!
Bar Harbor, ME - Acadia's sprawling wilderness is all but world-famous, but just a quick walk in even showed some real beauty. Such as this little frog and mushrooms!
I walked briefly on a path (partially a boardwalk) near the entrance to the park, and unfortunately this has been my only experience with Acadia. As an avid walker, I'd love to return and spend more time, but I wasn't able to when I was previously here.
And heading into the town of Bar Harbor...
Penobscot, ME - It's hard to find a place along the Maine coast that's not gorgeous. Here's the thing: although theoretically the coastline is on the east coast of the country, so theoretically there wouldn't be any good sunset-over-water opportunities, the coast is craggy with enough smaller bodies of water that you can basically find water in any direction.
These pictures were taken looking out over the Northern Bay.
And the forest opposite that coast is equally stunning...
Ellsworth, ME - Another awesome historical theater in downtown Ellsworth.
...though, of course, we know cell phone cameras (especially back in 2019) aren't always the best at moons. Still, you can get a sense of the bright orange moon here.
York, ME - And wrapping up with a wonderful pile of fried seafood in the town of York at the aptly named Lobster Cove. Obviously, there's no shortage of amazing seafood in Maine on the coast! York is around halfway between Kittery and Ogunquit. And that, folks, brings us to the end of The Market Report's coverage of Maine. Come back tomorrow for another 10th year feature!
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