Little Cranberry Island, Maine

Howdee all,

The second Island we toured on our Cranberry Island trip

Little Cranberry Island

Isleford, Maine

Islesford is a picturesque harbor town on Little Cranberry Island just southeast of Mount Desert Island, Maine, providing spectacular views of Acadia National Park. Access is provided by a local mailboat or tour boats from Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor. Several interesting shops, galleries and artisans reside here. The Islesford Historical Museum (operated by the National Park Service) shows ship models, tools, and photographs that reveal island life during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Admission to the museum is free. (Islesford Photos) via Acadiamagic.com

 

Sweet Homes…Fields of Lupine

While walking around the island I found this beautiful piece of bark

Bark Bracelet…

What do you think? Will this take off in the jewelry world?

Men can wear Bark Bracelets too…

Cool tree near the cemetery

Scenes at the shore..

A few artists shops and Restaurant at the end

Pottery displayed in the window..Lichen covered shingles

Lichen and bikes..

Loved all this Lichen

Lobsta pots..

Lobster boat..

Purdy Dingys..

Another Great day in Maine

Cranberry Islands~Great Cranberry

Howdee all

While in Maine we took a boat to two of the Cranberry Islands.

We took the ferry boat from

Southwest Harbor

It was a beautiful clear morning..The water was like glass…The first Island we went to was

Great Cranberry

Nestled just 30 minutes by ferry southeast of Mount Desert Island, with superb views of the mountains of Acadia National Park, the five Cranberry Isles host a year-round community of lobstermen, boatbuilders, and craftsmen, as well as numerous rusticators who’ve been returning each summer for years, if not generations.

Great Cranberyy Island

Great Cranberry Island, the largest of the Cranberry Isles, has a truly commanding and spectacular view of Mount Desert Island and the mountains of Acadia National Park in Maine. Located near the southern entrance to Somes Sound, you can view Manset, Southwest Harbor and Somes Sound to the northeast from the public pier. Sutton Island and Northeast Harbor are to the north. Little Cranberry Island and Islesford are to the east. via AcadiaMagic.com

 

45 or so year round residents

Lupine

Fixer upper

  Must have been lovely

Rosa Rugosa

Homes with views of Acadia and pastures

My favorite home on the Island

This one had a great view

This was growing on the roadsides~don’t know what it is but it had a lovely pink color

More views of Acadia

This home looks Idyllic

Field of fern

Low tide..

The darn artifact in my camera is bugging me…see it top middle..

Time to return the camera again..

Flowers planted near the Museum and Café

stay tuned for Little Cranberry Island

Postcard from Acadia National Park

Howdee all,

A Picture Postcard

from the Rocky shores of Acadia National Park..

The scenic vistas

Are around every corner…

We had a fabulous week…

More photos to come..

We are now back in Ct after a few weeks spent hiking the White Mountains of New Hampshire..will be in CT for a few weeks before heading to Cape Cod

4th of July Postcard from Bar Harbor,Maine

Howdee all,

We spent a week in Acadia National Park with friends. On the 4th we all went into Bar Harbor for the Parade

Great small parade..Lobsters on the run..

Peace~

We put our our blankets and chairs and waited many hours until the fire works display.

Lovely views while hanging out waiting for fire works

We took a walk along the shore…Always rugged and beautiful..It was a lovely day spent with friends..

A toast to the 4th of July in Bar Harbor..

We spent one week in Acadia National Park~More posts to follow..

We are now in New Hampshire and heading back to CT in a few days…