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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Tag: Outdoors
Historic St. Croix Island viewed from the north
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.
A legend in schooner circles
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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All you can eat
A Penobscot Bay windjammer cruise typically includes a lobster bake, though technically the crustaceans are boiled or steamed with corn on the cob. The event takes place on any of a number of uninhabited islands along the way.
It does mean going ashore, of course.
For the record, last summer I ate 3½ lobsters – hey, they were small chix – but a shipmate managed 6½, just shy of the Louis R. French record of seven. Had she known, I would have cheered her on.
For those of a more squeamish nature, hot dogs and other hot goodies are offered, along with gooey s’mores, as long as the wood fire continues.
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At home by the water
Not everybody on North Haven island has a basement, as we saw on a jaunt ashore. Think of it as local color, as seen from a cruise aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
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The Mary Day at anchor
As seen from a cruise aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
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Telltale blow
Yes, thar it is, as seen from an Eastport Windjammers whale watch in nearby Canadian waters.
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Dinghy ready and at rest
I would have called it a lifeboat, but it does get used for excursions to shore during a typical cruise aboard the schooner Louis R. French.
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Cruise ship tender heads for the shore
Many cruise ships to Rockland, Maine, are too big for the harbor itself. Instead, they drop anchor just beyond and ferry their passengers to the town.
This is how it looked from the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
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Cool Beans in a crowded harbor
Pleasure boats are everywhere in Camden Harbor at the height of summer. It’s iconic Maine, after all. This detail was noted aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer as we set out for five days of prime sailing.
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