# Maine stuff I shouldn't miss (with aging parents) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429 "2007-05-24T23:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/21 "2007-05-25T19:52:37Z")
[QUOTE=Fir na tine] There are two seafood restaurants in Camp Ellis, ME (part of the City of Saco) that fit that description. One is Wormwoods, the other is Huots. They are both within 50 or 100 feet of a large granite breakwater that extends out about 1,000 feet into the Atlantic. Borders the Saco River just South of Old Orchard Beach. [/QUOTE] You are my hero, it was Wormwoods! I am now making it my life’s mission to go back there again. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/22 "2007-05-25T20:03:16Z")
So, what it looks like we can do: fly into Portland, spend Wednesday night there, see stuff. Thursday drive up 95 to 1, take our time, maybe stop in Bath at the museum there, spend the night in Camden and base out of there for the rest of the trip. Daytrip maybe Friday to Acadia National Park, maybe Saturday or Sunday morning see whatever else there is to daytrip to. Sunday evening I can park my stuff on the boat. Sound good? ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/23 "2007-05-25T21:35:33Z")
Yes, sounds wonderful. Hey, if you are a Stephen King fan you can go 30 minutes from Camden to Bangor [maybe 40min.] and see his house. Or go to the Old Town Canoe Factory. Oh and keep a keen eye out for seals…they are pupping right now so they will be hungry and eating. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/24 "2007-05-25T21:38:53Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] Yes, sounds wonderful. Hey, if you are a Stephen King fan you can go 30 minutes from Camden to Bangor [maybe 40min.] and see his house. Or go to the Old Town Canoe Factory. Oh and keep a keen eye out for seals…they are pupping right now so they will be hungry and eating. [/QUOTE] I might at that. Doesn’t he have some sort of elaborate wrought iron fence to give the tourists something to look at? ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/25 "2007-05-25T21:48:04Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] I might at that. Doesn’t he have some sort of elaborate wrought iron fence to give the tourists something to look at? [/QUOTE] It’s not as elaborate as one would think but technically yes, he does. It’s got some bats on it and a three headed dragon. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/26 "2007-05-25T22:08:42Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] Oh, and I meant my two temperature statements to be seperate - there’s no way in hell we’re poking toes in the water, and I can’t believe there are places on earth where July is in the 70’s. Even though I’ve been to Barrow in July and been issued a parka by the tour company, I still can’t internalize this concept. [/QUOTE] What makes you think it’ll be in the 70s in July? Summers in ME/NH/VT are usually in the 80s to 90s. Hell, it was in the 80s-90s **today**. At night it will be in the 70s, but few days will be unless it rains. If you like shopping, you’ll like the outlet stores in Kittery (also on route 1). I think most of them are wheel-chair accessable too. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/27 "2007-05-25T22:15:21Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] What makes you think it’ll be in the 70s in July? Summers in ME/NH/VT are usually in the 80s to 90s. Hell, it was in the 80s-90s **today**. At night it will be in the 70s, but few days will be unless it rains. If you like shopping, you’ll like the outlet stores in Kittery (also on route 1). I think most of them are wheel-chair accessable too. [/QUOTE] True, and you really shouldn’t visit Maine without the obligatory trip to Kittery Trading Post. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/28 "2007-05-25T22:34:30Z")
[QUOTE=bibliophage] You might also be interested in visiting Eagle Island, the home of Adm. Peary of North Pole fame: [http://pearyeagleisland.org/visit.htm](http://pearyeagleisland.org/visit.htm) [/QUOTE] Well I’ll be damned. When I was stationed in Rockland, my unit maintained the light on Eagle Island. I had no idea about Peary. Anyway, have a great time, **Zsofia**. I have nothing to add as everything that I would suggest was already mentioned. I spent 7 years in Maine, 3 of which were in Rockland, plying the waters of Penobscot Bay and the Penobscot River. Most of the time I couldn’t believe that I was actually getting paid to do that. Camden is one of the most scenic places I’ve ever seen; you’re not going to want to leave. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/29 "2007-05-25T22:42:25Z")
Oh, hey - here’s something I regretted not seeing: [Christina’s World.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina's_World) My family had a copy of that painting in our house when I was a child. I ended up living about 8 miles from that house and never knew it until I left. Between that and Peary, I am obviously not as observant as I should be… ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/30 "2007-05-25T22:50:10Z")
It can be “warm” up theyah (local vernacular) but when I lived in Portland for 9 months, the natives all said there are three seasons in Maine-Winter, Spring, and the Fourth of july! It may be cold on the ship. Take a sweater and light jacket or you can buy one/them at LL Bean. As a transplanted Tar Heel I laud your decision not to take a dip in Casco Bay. I went in it on the Fourth of July in 1963 at Old Orchard Beach. They have a sign showing the water temp-it was 45 degrees F (above zero but it felt like below zero). ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/31 "2007-05-26T00:55:20Z")
I found [this place](http://www.eggemogginlodge.com/) on the web last year but have no idea if it’s any good. It caught my eye, though, and isn’t terribly far from Arcadia. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/32 "2007-05-26T02:41:58Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] What makes you think it’ll be in the 70s in July? Summers in ME/NH/VT are usually in the 80s to 90s. Hell, it was in the 80s-90s **today**. At night it will be in the 70s, but few days will be unless it rains. If you like shopping, you’ll like the outlet stores in Kittery (also on route 1). I think most of them are wheel-chair accessable too. [/QUOTE] Well, that’s what it said in one of the guide books… Anyway, I’m used to 3 digit Julys. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/33 "2007-07-19T23:52:26Z")
I know this thread is a bit of a zombie, but we’re in Camden now and did the Maritime Museum in Bath, and it was indeed very nice. Thanks to those who mentioned it. (They do have a wheelchair but there are some pretty steep paths!) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/34 "2007-07-20T00:30:19Z")
A (good) while back, someone posted in response to one of my queries that he/she had seen both \*horshoe crab soup and sea cucumber soup on a menu on some unnamed restaurant in Castine. If you happen to run across anything like that on a menu, how 'bout letting me know. Coastal Maine has been on my short list of vacations for several years. If you accidentally end up in Cutler (and if you do end up there, it will almost certainly be an accident), see if any of the locals have any stories on Irvine Millgate, who was a resident there. Not exactly a household name, but he wrote “The Blob.” Just kinda curious what he was like. \*As I understand it, the one edible part of the horseshoe crab is the muscle that moves the tail/telson. I presume that’s what’s in the soup, and not the shell. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/35 "2007-07-20T13:29:00Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] I know this thread is a bit of a zombie, but we’re in Camden now and did the Maritime Museum in Bath, and it was indeed very nice. Thanks to those who mentioned it. (They do have a wheelchair but there are some pretty steep paths!) [/QUOTE] Glad to hear you enjoyed the Museum. Sorry about the rain. The weekend however is supposed to be glorious! Hope you and your Dad get to see the Lighthouse Museum as well. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/36 "2007-07-21T16:47:37Z")
Well, we went up to Acadia yesterday, and visibility was maybe 30 feet. All fogged in. ☹ Lovely drive, though. This morning Mom and I took the nature hike in the Camden Hills state park, and holy crap that was not an “easy hike” like the guidebook said! (Not super-hard, but not what we were expecting.) I spotted a frog, which made me feel like Rudy Mancke because I _never_ see any wildlife. We’re hoping to still hit the lighthouse museum, but my dad’s back has been very bad and I don’t know if we’ll be able to or not. Haven’t sighted horseshoe crab or sea cucumber soup, no. The most unusual thing we’ve seen on a menu is fried parsnips. (Which were, by the way, totally awesome. But not something you find back in South Carolina.) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/37 "2007-07-29T14:47:00Z")
So, how was it? I saw the other thread, and I’m guessing the trip went well, but we’re into details around here. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429/38 "2007-07-30T14:54:45Z")
I’ve never, and I mean never, worked so hard in my life! 12 hour days of hauling lines and _learning_ lines and navigating and steering and stuff. I ate breakfast as I have NEVER eaten breakfast before! I learned _tons_ of stuff, though, and it was totally worth it - probably one of those experiences that you look back on more and more fondly as time goes by and forget when it rained on you and froze you and you thought you’d never, ever be dry again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-stuff-i-shouldnt-miss-with-aging-parents/405429.md?page=1)