You never know what we'll churn up in cleaning a stall
Or driving, as he would say. For Philippe, now living in Montana, many memories of growing up in coastal Normandy came into play when he got his turn at the helm of the schooner Louis R. French.
His informed questions were well worth considering.
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Coastal Maine is rife with islands. After all, I do live on one. Here’s another, viewed from a cruise aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French in Penobscot Bay.
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Deep moss beside a trail included this patch. Somehow, I find it rather striking.
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It’s kind of a secret spot, actually, just north of Eastport’s downtown. The people who live overhead can’t even see it.
The world of wooden sailing vessels has many devotees, and they have a trove of stories linking captains, ships, first mates, cooks, builders, designers, and much more.
Dr. T, as Garth Wells dubs him, is a passionate Penobscot Bay habitue each year from San Francisco. He has a sharp eye for the waters, too, as well as some strong opinions.
Sailing with him aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French has been a delight.
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They’re a landmark for much of Penobscot Bay. Sometimes, though, they appear more distinctly than they do as one broad outline.
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Yes, autumn is in the air.
Here it’s seen on Penobscot Bay from a cruise aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French.
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The first French attempt to colonize North America took place in 1604 on this island in the St. Croix River but ended disastrously. The historic site is now an international park between Maine, USA, and New Brunswick, Canada.
Access to the island itself appears to be problematic.
Here it is seen from Ganong Nature Park (east of St. Stephen, New Brunswick) at the confluence of Pagans Cove, Oak Bay, and the Waweig River while the St Croix River veers off to the west and quickly narrows before continuing the international border.
Many of the lighthouses on our end of the Maine coast are hard to see, if at all, from the land. The Libby Island Light is a good case, glimpsed here from Bucks Harbor.
Should the opportunity to do a lighthouse cruise come along, I’m definitely game.
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Garth Wells is the man in the pink hat aboard the Angelique as the Louis R. French comes into dock at the end of a cruise.
He owned and operated the French before passing the duty to young Captain Becky Seawright. He even officiated at her wedding.
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