Fort Point State Park

It's always difficult to leave a vacation spot when the weather is beautiful but there's not much of an option when the time comes.  Today was one of those days ;o(  

We left Edgewater at 8:45, 54* clear and sunny.  We stopped for gas, got breakfast at McDonalds in Ellsworth and stopped again at Cadillac Mtn. Sports for their 20-40% off sale.  I bought shorts and a new bike helmet, Bill got a new helmet and lights for the bikes.  

We left there at 11:10, 63* and beautiful!  We were determined to find Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs after being unable to find it when we searched the last time.  There is a big sign on Rt. 1 but once you turn, there isn't another sign.  This year we used the GPS - Brilliant!

It was opened in 1974, covers 120 acres, a mile of rocky shore, along with a tidal sandbar.  It includes the geographical remnants of Fort Pownall, a ditch and large earthen bank shaped like a four pointed star.

photo from howderfamily.com

Fort Point Light Station was established in 1837 "to aid in the growing number of ships navigating the Penobscot between Bangor and Castine."  It was the "first river light in Maine".

Beautiful views of the Penobscot River from up here.

The fog signal is a "1200 pound, cast iron bell suspended on a pyramidal tower built in 1890".

Information, along with a diagram regarding how the bell works, hangs in the window.  Very ingenious!

We took the path near the bell tower and ended up along the river, where we found the tidal sandbar, along with a notice that there were strong tidal currents, so "no swimming".

We did a little more walking and were about to return to the car when we discovered a sign for the pier.

We walked down the ramp onto the dock(?).

Such a beautiful day to be on the water...hahaha

It was pretty breezy and the dock was rockin', even without Bill's help.

We headed back to the car, but we are believers in the saying "never miss an opportunity to pee", so we did.

I don't think anyone has hung their coat or purse here is quite some time.

It was nice that we didn't have an agenda and we stayed about 45 minutes.

We left at 12:45, stopped in Belfast for lunch, temp was holding steady at 64*, then on the L.L.Bean where we dropped off our bikes for tune-ups.  I found a pair of capri biking pants, which I bought with my Bean Bucks.  

We stopped at Hannaford in No. Berwick and got home at 5:35.  Unpacked the car, stripped the bed, changed the towels, washed the sheets and towels, had dinner, unpacked my suitcase and took a shower, made the bed and finally sat down around 10:15.  Wendy called twice but it was bad timing and we didn't get a chance to visit.

Always nice to be home, even when home isn't Bar Harbor.

Thanks for stopping by...
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