Summer 2020 Trip

 Friday, September 25, 2020.  The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed was founded in 2001 by a group of local residents who were concerned about declining water quality in their lakes.    Fun for the whole “family bubble”! Up to 6 guests who live in the same household can board the Tadpole Patrol for an unforgettable excursion. “Kids” of all ages can observe wildlife above and below the water, share lake trivia, and experience water monitoring with professional equipment.  $50.00 Cobbosseecontee Lake , also known as  Cobbossee Lake , is a lake located in the towns of  Litchfield ,  Manchester ,  Monmouth ,  West Gardiner , and  Winthrop   Maine . It is the largest lake in the  Winthrop Lakes Region  at 100 feet (30 m) deep, covering about 8.7 square miles (23 km 2 ) in surface area, a length of 9 miles (14 km), and a shoreline of 62 miles (100 km). The word Cobbosseecontee translates to "plenty of sturgeon" in  Wabanaki . [2] Cobbossee Lake is known for its coves, inlets, and

  Saturday, September 26, 2020 The  Desert of Maine  is a 40-acre (160,000 m 2) tract  of  exposed glacially deposited sand surrounded by a pine forest near the town  of  Freeport,  Maine , in the United States. The  Desert of Maine  is not a true  desert , as it receives an abundance  of  precipitation, and the surrounding vegetation is being allowed to encroach on the barren dunes. the  Desert of Maine  sticks out as an arid anomaly. The Desert was once the Tuttle Farm. Then the sandstorms arrived. The Desert began as a giant prehistoric sand pile, blown here by Maine's north winds after the last Ice Age, then gradually hidden beneath a thin layer of soil.

 Tuesday, September 8.2020  Covid-19 Summer in Maine, travel log. Off to Bar Harbor, Acadia NP and Cadillac Mt with Rena and Jan.  Top of Cadillac Mt...360 view looking down on Bar Harbor .     Bar Harbor  is a town on Mount  Desert Island  in Hancock County,  Maine , United States.  Bar Harbor  is a popular tourist destination in the Down East region of  Maine  and home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory.  Bar Harbor is home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point Hanging out at Bar Harbor park.    Lunch and view from Chart House... Located just 2 miles from downtown Bar Harbor, in Hulls Cove, and right on the water,  Chart Room diners  enjoy spectacular views of the ocean and the Hulls Cove beach. Hulls Cove.  Chart House Fort Knox  Fort Knox , now  Fort Knox  State Park or  Fort Knox  State Historic Site, is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect,