Bangor, Maine

Our original plan was leave the RV in Maine and drive to Quebec City for a day or two, then drive down through New Hampshire and Vermont.   After talking to other RVers, we decided to take the RV into Canada, especially once we discovered they have a number of Coast to Coast RV Resorts along the way.   That meant changing our course to go through Vermont and New Hampshire on our way to Maine.  At  Wells, Maine we drove the Saturn along the southern coast from Kittery through Kennebunk  to Portland, a very scenic area. 

A visit to Bangor would not be complete without stopping at the huge statue of Paul Bunyan.   And we were pleased to discover an out of the way place featuring lumberjacks and lumberjills (who were quite good), The Great Maine Lumerjack Show.  From Bangor we drove to Winter Harbor and through Acadia National Park.  Winter Harbor once housed a Navy Security Group Activity and was a booming little town then.  Now it is a quiet, secluded village with some unique little shops and a dime store that has everything.    We also found a great little restaurant with delicious Lobster Stew in one of the local fishing villages near Acadia National Park.  

The following day we visited Bar Harbor.  Bar Harbor is a bustling tourist town with lots of interesting shops and places to eat, plus it is a beautiful harbor.  This was also a wonderful place to enjoy steamed Maine lobsters (we did!).