It is 17 degrees outside, with a north wind snapping at anything that moves. The windchill makes it feel like zero. No worry. Here, the kids belly up to 2-foot waves, whip down an 80-foot waterslide, and dash under cascading falls. No, we are not at Disney World or in Maui — we are tucked […]
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Yankee Classic from January 1996 If only you had come to Acadia National Park in winter when less than one percent of the year’s three million park visitors pass through. It would have been colder then, but at least you could have had the illusion that all this beauty was yours alone. I drove through […]
Last weekend, we spent a wonderful day at the third annual Eat Boutique holiday market, a sort of craft fair for artisan food makers, organized by local foodie guru Maggie Battista. Yankee was a media sponsor of the event and we had a great time meeting our readers, as well as the talented bakers and […]
Savannah Sparrow
Photographed at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine The Savannah Sparrow These birds forage on the ground or in low bushes; particularly in winter they are also found in grazed low-growth grassland. They mainly eat seeds, but also eat insects in the breeding season. They are typically encountered as pairs or family groups in the […]
Sub zero temperatures and warmer ocean currents create cauldron like sea smoke conditions at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine
Early morning sunlight side lights the incoming surf crashing against the rocky bold coast of down East Maine at Quoddy Head State Park located in Lubec, Maine.
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse radiates its light into the late night coastal sea mist at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse lit by full moonlight at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in heavy evening fog beaming its light onto the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine. Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine
Light from Within
Warm incandescent light from within West Quoddy Head Lighthouse contrasts starkly with the cool October 18th full moonlight shining on this rustic brick structure located at Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec, Maine.
Long before the sun even lifts above the horizon the saturated intensity of the light is not only stunning but often exceeds the beauty of the sunrise itself. Every sunrise is different and unique at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse located at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine the eastern most peninsula on the United States […]
Wild Irises are common sight during the month of June in downeast Maine. These were located at secluded Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park.