One of the best parts of writing books is the research that goes on behind the scenes. I took a trip to Bar Harbor, Maine with my sister and we covered the island! We tried everything–even went out on a lobster boat.
My sister Wendy
You can learn a lot about a place through studying it and reading up and interviewing people and watching YouTubes or documentaries…but there’s something about being there that makes it real. The scent of the air, the terrain, the trees and plants, the people. Some of my favorite moments are the quirky small things about daily life in Maine that we stumbled on.
Like these:
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Cold winter coming up!
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A bicycle acting as a tomato support
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Then there’s the natural beauty of coastal Maine. In most towns, the church steeple always held the highest point. And those views! Ocean and sailboats at every turn.
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Bar Harbor, Maine should be on everyone’s bucket list. It will surpass your expectations. Acadia National Park, an enormous popover at Jordan’s, a sunrise on Cadillac Mountain. Go in the summer, of course! You’ll be so glad you went.
I really enjoyed your Three Sisters Island series. Currently I’m enjoying your Nantucket series, all on Kindle.
I was born in Bar Harbor. My parents, both Congregational ministers, had been working for the Maine Seacoast Mission, whose headquarters were on Mount Desert Island. Previous to my birth, during WW 2, they spent five years on nearby Swans Island, where my Mom taught my brother along with others in a one room school. I’ve always enjoyed the family stories about island living in the past.
Have you read any Ruth Moore books about island living in the 1930s? I’m really enjoying them and am so glad they are being reprinted!