Like us, you may enjoy vacationing with your kids, grandkids, and other family members. Last summer, we were blessed to have the following join us for our annual August visit to Campobello and Lubec: daughter Rebekah Smith, son-in-law Patrick Mellor, and our grandsons Addison and Vishal, and our son Joshua Smith and daughter-in-law Kelly. Today, you get their thoughts on this great family vacation spot, and a list of our favorite places there.
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BOOKS: Anne Tyler’s latest novel a classic mix of author’s themes
When you pick up a novel by Anne Tyler, you can expect certain things. It will be set in Baltimore. It will follow families populated by out-of-step characters ranging from the slightly odd to the wildly eccentric, whose actions, or non-actions, are motivated by a need for love and tangible sense of self; this need is sometimes conscious, sometimes not.
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BOOKS: TITANIC — The disaster as seen by witnesses, survivors
Few tragedies have captivated generations like the Titanic. There’s something about the disaster’s enormity and unlikeliness, coupled with the hubris that brought it about and the horrors that came afterward, that have made the Titanic a subject of enduring fascination even 100 years since it sunk in April 1912, killing 1,496 of the 2,208 people aboard.
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OUTDOORS — Deirdre Fleming: Educating an island about Lyme disease
The news last week that the Maine Center for Disease Control predicts 2012 will be the worst year for Lyme disease in Maine did not shock the people of Long Island.
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OUTDOORS: Swan Island a place to explore
Swan Island offers one of the most beautiful early-season paddling/hiking outings in southern Maine. Easy access onto the Kennebec River from the downtown Richmond boat launch provides a half-mile paddle across to the boat landing on the northwestern end of the island. From there, a vast network of woods roads and trails lead through forest and meadows to the southern end of the island. Deer, coyote and fox are often seen early and late in the day, as well as wild turkeys and a wide variety of songbirds and ducks.
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No ID yet for person hit and killed by Downeaster train
Cliff Cole, an Amtrak spokesman, said that no additional information was currently available about the incident.
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OUTDOORS: Birding festivals flourish
In the past 14 years, Maine’s spring birding season has grown from having one festival to five. And birders from Maine and beyond say there is plenty of room for growth.
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OUTDOORS: April is great for outdoor adventures
April activities in Maine vary with each outdoor adventurer, but five options attract myriad participants — fishing, picking fiddleheads, digging dandelion, hiking and bicycling.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): SAMOSET RESORT just keeps getting better
Most Mainers have heard of the Samoset Resort in Rockport and many have been there for events or to enjoy the resort’s golf, indoor and outdoor pools, health club, luxurious rooms, exceptionally fine restaurant and the pampering that comes with most resort experiences. But if you haven’t been there lately, you are in for a surprise. A $4-million upgrade included room improvements and an impressive new spa, lounge and restaurant.