Franklin, Maine
Things To Do Out and About The Pond
(updated 8/25/2007)
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What's a body to do in
and
around Georges Pond besides relaxing and enjoying the usual quiet pond
life? Of course, there are more things to do than listed below so find
some on your own and let me know about them. You can email me at 
First of all,
try to get a copy of "Out and About" which
covers the MDI/Ellsworth area and more. It's in the first of the
month (or last of the month) issue of the Ellsworth American or
try to find one in local stores or at the Information Booth in front of
Reny's (and Shaw's). Also, look for a copy of "Acadia Weekly". Both of
these are FREE.
Check out this link from
the
Portland Times for the Downeast/Acadia area:
http://travel.mainetoday.com/regions/da/
Nearby:
Acadia National Park/Bar
Harbor - compreshensive link at http://www.acadiamagic.com/
MDI (Mount Desert Island) - what's
happening on MDI click here!
Rockefeller Garden Tours - by
reservation only. Beautiful garden of the rich! Not sure the best time
of the year to go but early August was amazing. Tours scheduled on
Thursdays at either 9-11 or 11-1. Call for reservation 207-276-3330 on
Tues/Wed or for a better chance
call the Tues/Wed a week before. Hard to find driveway
(unmarked): from Somesville towards NE Harbor and turn onto Rt 3
towards Bar Harbor; look for Allens Way and take next left into
unmarked driveway. If coming on Rt 3 from Bar Harbor it is on your
right just after Dodge Point Rd. Lat/Long of unmarked driveway is
44.293900, -68.248160 . Lat/long for the actual garden is
44.29892065600454,-68.25215578079224 (+44° 17' 56.12", -68°
15' 7.76"). Use these with your GPS or enter
them into Google Maps or Google Earth.
Belfast - I've never explored
Belfast so I'm providing a copy of an article from the Bangor Daily
News about the Bounties of
Belfast. If anyone has anything to add, please email me at
Ray Murphy,
chainsaw wizard, near intersection of Rt 182 and Rt 1 in Hancock.
Here's a recent
article. Recently starting selling some comfort foods (fried dough,
etc.)
Fort Knox, Bucksport - a Civil War era fort. Bring a flashlight. Stop at the Sail Inn for lunch. Near the junction of Rt 1&3 and Rt 174. 469-6553 Fort Knox website
Buck Monument, Bucksport - across from the Shop & Save. Park in the small parking lot. The Buck monument has a grisly story that kids seem to like. You have to take a right hand turn when you leave - I usually quickly go into the Shop & Save lot and then head on up to camp.
The Chicken Coop Bookstore - on the right on Rt 1&3 about 5(?) miles after Bucksport. Great selection of old books and stuff.
Campobello - kind of stretching the "nearby", but FDR's summer home on Campobello Island, Canada, makes for a nice visit.
West Quoddy Head Light -
in Lubec. Quoddy Lighthouse is accessible by climbing over rocks and up
and down ladders in between the tides. Don't get caught on the wrong
side
when the tide comes in! Most easterly mainland point in the US.
Lunaform, Kitchen Garden,
Milbridge, and more http://travel.mainetoday.com/regions/da/washington.shtml
Local Calendar of Events (movies, music, plays, etc.) Steppin' Out and the local calendar
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Music
for a great time check out the local steel drum band playing in many
towns over the summer and especially at the Buck's Harbor market in
South Brooksville. Check their site Flash
in the Pan 2006 schedule.
Music and Arts Festival at
Flye Point in Brooklin, Saturday, June 24,
2006 (Tom Rush, one of my favorites, and many more)
Movies
and
Plays ( Check
the Ellsworth American websitefor
area calendar)
The Grand - on Main St in Ellsworth offers artsy movies, music, and theatre. 667-9500
Milbridge Theatre
- only $4.50 a ticket (2003) and the popcorn/drinks are cheap, too.
Only one
screen.
Sometimes the owner plays the player piano before the movie. It's about
a 40 minute ride from Georges Pond. Make it an evening out and eat
beforehand
at the Red Rooster Restaurant - very family style with a decent salad
bar. 187 Main
Street, Milbridge
Call 546-2038 for what's
playing or check on-line at www.maineexchange.com
by selecting Milbridge.
Reel Pizza Cinema - in Bar Harbor at the back of the Commons. Get there early and get one of the front row seats - stuffed chairs, couches, etc. - or get there late and get a table. Tremendous pizza and topping selection, salads, sandwiches, beer and wine (I think) and popcorn with reel (real ;-) ) butter. On rainy days, they have an impromptu matinee, I think. No necking on those couches ;-) 288-3811 Click here for what's playing
The Alamo Theatre -
in Bucksport. Features classic films including silent films! 85 Main
Street,
469-0924 Check
this site for what's playing.
Criterion Theatre - 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor. Most movies at 7:00pm and 9:30pm unless otherwise noted. Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm. There will be rainy day matinees Wednesday - Friday at 2:00pm if it is raining at noon on that day. 288-3441 Click here for schedule
Ellsworth Movies (Hoyts Main Coast Mall 2) - next to the Shop & Save. 667-3251
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Beer, Wine, and Rootbeer and MUSTARD
Bartlett Maine Estate Winery - off Rt 1 in Gouldsboro. Go for a free tasting. Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5 Memorial Day -Columbus Day 207-546-2408
Bar Harbor Brewing - Source of the Cadillac Mtn. Stout. Tour, Taste & Talk Beer (Free!) with award winning brewer, Tod Foster. Check their homepage for tours and tastings. Taste with co-owner, Suzi, on Fridays (Tod's busy brewing). Taste Cadillac Mtn. Stout, Thunder Hole Ale, Harbor Lighthouse & Bar Harbor Peach Ale, the beers that beat Guinness, Sam Adams, Newcastle and more! There's homemade Bar Harbor Root Beer or Blueberry Soda for the kids, so bring the whole family.
5 minutes from downtown Bar Harbor. From Main Street follow Rte. 3 East towards the village of Otter Creek. We're at 135 Otter Creek Drive (which is also Rte. 3), 3 miles south of Jackson Lab and 1 mile north of Blackwoods Campground. Look for the 3 burgundy red maple trees in front.
Atlantic
Brewing
- go for a tasting. From Ellsworth, go across to MDI and from the head
of the
island, take Route 3 towards Bar Harbor
1.5 miles and turn right onto the Knox Road. Go 1.5 miles and we will
be
on your left.