Caterpillar Hill

On the way to Stonington, I stopped on Caterpillar Hill. It has the most breath-taking view of all of Maine.

The beautiful landscape of the many small inhabited and uninhabited islands of Penobscot Bay, sitting next to each other, to they can be reached by sail boat or kajaks. Such beauty.


On my way to Stonington, I stopped by the 44 North Cafe Deer Isle store and roastery, in the old Deer isle high school building. Unfortunately they were closed.



Swinging on ‘my’ swing.

House on a Ledge

There is no denying it: summer is over. Here are some photos from my last summer trip. Since it was so serene in Stonington, I went a second time.




Penobscot Bay.

“One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes.”

The heat has finally broken and there is a bit of rain here and there. This was an unusually long, hot and dry period for Maine, and for once I am relieved there is some rain.
The other day I headed down the coast, for a day of art. Rockland with the Farnsworth Museum and the Wyeth Center are my favorite museums in Maine, mostly because of Andrew Wyeth’s paintings that capture the essence of Maine so timelessly. The day was rounded out with another piece of art: Sushi at Suzuki in Rockland.

Island Time, Part 2

If you missed Part 1, you can find it here.
Not too far from Blue Hill, a big bridge that reminds me of the Golden Gate bridge leads to Little Deer Isle.


From there, a short causeway got me onto Big Deer Isle.

The winding roads lead through a secluded, private world of lobster fisher families in a beautiful landscape. With Sunday afternoon there was a sleepy feeling in the air with empty streets, and people hidden in houses.

Stonington is a small village with a short stretch of main street. In recent years, it has added a new coffee shop, 44 North Coffee, and a handful of restaurants, Aragosta.