The last time I left Maine, I actually cried when I said goodbye to the ocean. Who would have guessed that someone named WaterGirl would’ve the ocean that much?
JanieM
Portland and Pemaquid this time, for the sake of the lights.
Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, just outside Portland. It’s a city-owned park, free to the public, with lots of things to do besides gaze at the lighthouse. It’s beautiful, like everywhere on the coast of Maine, but I only go there when family and friends come to visit and want to see the famous lighthouse. I prefer the wilder, less crowded coastal places further downeast.
Steve Romanoff of the Maine folk group Schooner Fare wrote a song called Portland Town that memorializes the lighthouse. “I see the light across the bay….”
On The Road After Dark – JanieM – Maine Parks, Part IIPost + Comments (20)