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Sights & Scenes: Maine

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 . Lincolnville, ME  - Where the forest meets the coast, or at least one of many places here in Maine where those two come together, is Lincolnville. Lush greenery inland and rocky beaches make up the scenery here in Lincolnville, which is about five miles east of Lincolnville Center . Belfast, ME  - Belfast's quaint coastal downtown is home to several old-fashioned businesses (or, perhaps in the spirit of the storefront above, old-school). Here's a look at the very pastel Colonial theater in town, along with Colburn, the oldest shoe store in America. The sloped main street goes down towards the water, and a long faded Coca-Cola advertisement facing the water is still faintly visible on one of the old brick buildings. Main Street ends at a picturesque marina on the Belf...

Sights & Scenes: Northeastern MA

Our final day of Sights & Scenes brings us to northeastern MA, from the Concord area up through Haverhill and out to the coast. See the previous few days' posts in Connecticut & Rhode Island , the Worcester area , south and west of Boston , Boston itself , and north and east of Boston . Click on any of the headings here to see the stores in that group. Greater Lowell & Northern Middlesex  and Return to Lowell Pepperell, MA  - My first trip through this area was on an incredible fall day when I biked from Worcester up to a friend's house in Nashua, NH, winding my way through the country roads of Middlesex County. Here are some of the most beautiful scenes from Pepperell, a quaint town where we saw two little grocery stores . Littleton, MA - Same day, different location, at the postcard-perfect train station in Littleton . Carlisle, MA  is about halfway between Concord and Chelmsford , and home to this former cranberry bog that's now a nature preserve. Althoug...