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A Visit to Maine

October 2013

10 years. How time does fly. This year is our 10th wedding anniversary. With Paul's arthroscopic knee operation, we did not get our usual camping vacation. So instead we did an October get-away in celebration of our anniversary, and took a short vacation up to Maine. One key attraction for us is probably not going to make many other people's lists of 'must see attractions', but one must-see for us was the new boiler at Nichols Street. Paul spent a lot of effort learning about the boiler and related items, and explaining it to Anne over supper. So we were very excited to see the boiler in person! No, really, we were.

New boiler installation in the basement at Nichols Street with copper pipes, gauges, and tanks mounted against the wall

As a bonus, Jenn was also in maine for the first part of our visit. Unfortunately, for some reason, we did not take any pictures of Jenn! We did, however, take some pictures of Beau-Beau. (Jenn's hand snuck in incidentally.) Here are a couple pictures.

Black cat Beau-Beau curled up on a red blanket and grooming

Black cat Beau-Beau eating from a person's hand

After being in Lewiston, we spent a day around Sebago. Diane & Frank's place there is always lovely, but the fall foliage gives some really nice views. It is difficult to select just a few pictures, but here are some.

Wooden steps leading down to the rocky shore of Sebago Lake with a tiny tree-covered island beyond

Bright autumn foliage reflected in a calm inlet along the rocky shore of Sebago Lake

Gray, moody view across Sebago Lake with large shoreline boulders in the foreground

Small gazebo along the rocky shore of Sebago Lake surrounded by vivid autumn foliage

Canopy of glowing orange and yellow autumn leaves against a pale sky

Check out these great (racoon?) footprints in the mud.

Small muddy animal footprints, possibly raccoon tracks, in wet sand

Here is Paul, while we were taking advantage of the low water level and taking pictures from the lake:

Paul standing on the rocky shore of Sebago Lake with a camera around his neck and a gazebo behind him

Some mushrooms. They were surprisingly ephemeral; these were gone the next day.

Cluster of large brown mushrooms growing together on the forest floor

For more pictures of Camp K, click here to see a PDF file. This is a large file.

During the day we drove around a bit. Naples has a 'causeway' area that they have spruced up, and it is really very nice. There is a pleasant walkway on each side and under the bridge. It also has a little kitsch corner. Where else can you see a Mississippi-style river boat, Modern Art posters around an outside eating area, and a sign with 3-D frenchfries?

Mississippi-style riverboat docked beside the waterfront in Naples, Maine

Kitschy Top of the Dock sign in Naples with giant three-dimensional french fries beside it

Large colorful face posters decorating the outdoor eating area in Naples

We drove up the short a bit and saw a pontoon plane. Back in the down-town area, during the season, you can take site seeing pontoon plane rides.

Pontoon plane tied beside a dock on the water in Naples, Maine

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Updated April 2026