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True Moroccan style with a sense of calm: Jnane Tamsna

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

Dramatic palm trees grace the arched entrance to one of the houses at Jnane Tamsna.

As the driver pulled onto the property known as Jnane Tamsna, I could immediately feel as if a true Moroccan adventure were unfolding before me. Jnane Tamsna is like no other resort or boutique hotel in Morocco — or maybe anywhere — thanks to the impeccable design sense of its owner MeryAnne Loum-Martin, a lawyer from Senegal who studied in Paris. Together with her husband Dr. Gary Martin, a American ethnobotanist and founder of the Global Diversity Foundation, MeryAnne created an oasis near Marrakech that is now the only black female owned hotel in Morocco. With its 24 rooms spread among five houses on nine acres, Jnane Tamsna has opened its doors, according to Essence magazine, to Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Giorgio Armani, and Donna Karen, but was my home for a week-long Culinary Journey in Morocco led by San Francisco chef Joanne Weir.

The simple yet dramatic entrance to Jnane Tamsna.

The sense of calm is evident upon arrival. With a single palm at the entrance, a series of archways led me through the simple, yet elegant main entrance complete with roses floating in a crystal bowl sitting upon a typical Moroccan inlaid chest. An open book on another invited me to register as a guest.

Floating roses atop an inlaid chest invite guests in for a stay at Jnane Tamsna.

The living room became a favorite for me and others with its velvet chairs, indigenous art, and soft lighting.

Gathering room at Jnane Tamsna

An alcove in the main room invites guests to spend a private moment sipping mint tea offered upon arrival. And books stacked willy-nilly make anyone feel right at home.

Comfortable alcove flanked by bookshelves invite guests into the main room at Jnane Tamsna.

Outside, gathering places remain intimate, offering a respite from the jangle of the crowded souks in downtown Marrakech.

Favorite outdoor lounging area with painted tryptych and carved wood panel.

A stroll through the gardens reveals native plants marked for ready identification. Natural pathways offer closer looks, especially if they’re bordered by twig trellises and blooming bougainvillea, but they’re also where guests wind down on their way to beautiful lodging rooms.

Trellises bearing bougainvillea

Nasturtiums in bloom

Pathways to individual houses

Twig trellises at Jnane Tamsna

Pathways defining planting areas at Jnane Tamsna

Some of the houses offer spots for gathering. With their Moroccan furnishings — tapestries, weighty furniture, patterned rugs — guests take in the sensory stimuli reminiscent of the beauty of the area.

An outdoor gathering spot takes in the afternoon sun through the vine-covered archways.

Indoor gathering spot with red patterned accessories:

Three rooms that I visited were all different. Painted a deep purplish red, one room was a study in contrasts: cream-colored floor-to-ceiling curtains hung loosely and a patterned rug offered more texture and design.

In another, twin beds under a lush canopy awaited guests and offered a sprig of rosemary on the pillows.

Adding drama to this suite called Calligraphie for its frieze of Arabic writing near the ceiling, was an African garment displayed at the end of an arched hallway.

A third room held a welcoming basket of freshly-picked flowers.

Dining, too, is an experience at Jnane Tamsna. At one end of the back dining room hangs a colorful, patterned textile and multiple framed portraits. On the ceiling, twigs woven into a grid form a nature-inspired covering.

Moroccan patterns in the dining room.

Branches woven into a grid adorn the ceiling of the dining room at Jnane Tamsna.

It’s no wonder that people book Jnane Tamsna for special occasions — wedding receptions, reunions, corporate retreats, cooking schools, and the like. After all, who wouldn’t want to dine at tables set under the trees overlooking an elegant pool?

Dinner setting under the trees.

Of course, the real treat at Jnane Tamsna is the cadre of people who are ready to serve, to answer questions, to guide you in your travels, and to make you feel at home in this serene oasis right outside Marrakech. I hope you’ll follow along as I share glimpses of my Culinary Journey in Morocco 2018 with Chef Joanne Weir. You can’t help but feel the calm and fall in love with the setting that, to me, was the best introduction to Morocco anyone could have.

At the final banquet: Chef Joanne Weir and MeryAnne Loum-Martin

For more information:

Jnane Tamsna, Douar Abiad, Palmeraie, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco; +212 5243-28484; jnanetamsna.com

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Please join me in this Travel Series: Marvelous Morocco as I share with you experiences from Culinary Journey in Morocco 2018 with Chef Joanne Weir and my travel experiences afterward with my husband Bert as we journeyed to Ouarzazate, the Sahara, Fes, Chefchaouen, and Tangier. Our organizer for the trip was Lauren Medley Gunnels with Ortelius Travel Advisors. — Rusha Sams

Posted in Marvelous Morocco, Morocco | Tagged Culinary Journey to Morocco, Dr. Gary Martin, Jnane Tamsna, Joanne Weir, Marrakech, MeryAnne Loum-Martin, Morocco | 21 Comments

Taking a Travel Break: Headed to Morocco

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

Well, we’re itching to travel again — this time to Morocco. And the idea originated with a friend’s suggestion to take a course in Moroccan cooking from San Francisco chef Joanne Weir. Chef Weir travels to international destinations conducting week-long adventures in sightseeing, shopping, and cooking the cuisine of the area. Her new TV show, Plates and Places, can be seen on the Create Channel, or you can access videos of her shows through Vimeo. I’ll be with three former educators from Knoxville learning the art of cooking Moroccan dishes in Marrakech for one week.

After cooking school ends, Bert will join me for a travel adventure arranged by Lauren Gunnels, owner of Ortelius Travel. Lauren has arranged for us to visit the medina, souks, and mosques of Marrakech; tour Ouarzazate and the World Heritage site Ait Ben Haddou; ride to Erg Chebbi, the largest dunes in the Sahara; shop the artisan workshops of Fes; photograph Chefchaouen, a blue lime-washed town; and walk through the medina in Tangier.

The blue-washed walls of Chefchaouen

As always, one of our sources of information has been bloggers who have traveled this pathway before. One site has been especially inspiring: Image Earth Travel, a photography and travel blog by Nilla Palmer. Nilla’s photos have inspired us to look at the people and places that contribute to the fascinating culture of Morocco, and we hope to capture some of the same colorful richness of the area that she shares on her blog.

Although we may not be able to respond to your comments for a while due to limited internet access, Oh, the Places We See will return in June ready to share the sights and sounds of a country with much to see. In the meantime, keep us in your thoughts that our travels will be safe as well as richly rewarding.

We will be posting pictures on Instagram when we have WiFi service: https://www.instagram.com/rushasams/

Thanks for following!

Rusha Sams

Posted in Morocco | Tagged Joanne Weir, Morocco, Ortelius Travel | 17 Comments

A Place in the World: Pawleys Beach at Dawn

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

Pre-dawn view of Pawleys Pier from the Sea View Inn.

It’s just been in recent years that I’ve chosen to get up before dawn. Oh, I did it before retirement, of course — to soothe a waking baby, to catch an early flight, or to set up a conference room for a morning meeting. But now, I can choose to see dawn unfolding. And nowhere do I love it better than on the beach at Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

Quiet time before sun-up

Recently, we stayed a few days at the Sea View Inn, one of the few remaining Old South bed and breakfasts that serve three low-country meals each day. So getting up meant having time for myself in my place in the world without even having to make coffee. It was there, each and every morning, hot and ready for the taking, even before dawn.

Bathed in early morning light, the Sea View Inn on Pawleys Island.

Before the guests awake: Sea View Inn

I left the porch and moved slowly down the beach, passing houses whose windows were lit with morning glow.

Greeting the sun at Pawleys Island.

With salmon tones in the background from the almost-up sun, Pawleys Pier jutted out to greet the seas and make ready for sunny days.

Pink light before dawn at Pawleys Pier

Colors changed from smoky pink to peach and orange with a hint of yellow, but just a hint . . .

Orange skies replace pink as the sun’s stonger colors come into play.

until the sun peeked over the horizon, bathing all in early-morning glow.

At Pawleys, I never take dawn for granted. Never ask for clear skies or cloudy ones with interesting configurations. Come what may, it’s my place — albeit a temporary one — just as it is.

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Posted in South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Pawleys Island, Pawleys Pier, Sea View Inn, South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge: A Place in the World | 30 Comments

Welcoming in so many ways: The doors of Castine, Maine

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

We’re not the first nor the only ones to declare Castine a tucked-away gem along the scenic coast of Maine. Joining us in affirming the charm of this historic Down East hamlet is Yankee magazine who named Castine one of the 10 Prettiest Coastal Towns in Maine. So it was with great pleasure that we took to walking the streets — not just to immerse ourselves in the ambiance of this tiny but impressive town, but also to look longingly (and enviously) at the architecture and doors of the village.

A Pinterest favorite is this home surrounded by trees of autumn splendor standing in the square of Castine.

Our typical morning in Castine found us up before dawn, standing at Acadia Dock to greet the sun, and then hiking uphill to the open door (at 7 a.m. no less) of MarKel’s Bakehouse where the smell of hot-from-the-oven blueberry muffins and rich quiches greeted “the regulars” and visitors like us who quickly made friends.

Open for business: MarKel’s Bakehouse near the Castine harbor

It would be easy to typify this town of predominately white clapboard homes as just another seaside village. But with the British, French, and Dutch all vying for dominance of Castine’s location at the mouth of the Penobscot Bay and settling troops and families in the village, the architecture took on a decidedly European look with embellishments not seen in other coastal Maine towns. Some white homes in Castine boast painted doors.

Long shadows almost reach the door of Abbott School — on the square in Castine

Standing sideways on the lot to catch the water view is this clapboard home with green door on Water Street.

Gray trim, red door — a Federal style home in Castine

Wooden door on a guest cottage on Water Street

Mansard roof on this stately white home in Castine

Yellow entryway for a white house on Water Street, Castine

But it’s not all white houses in Castine. Colorful homes as well dot the landscape. Under renovation, this deep red home faces Water Street but opens its back to the beauty of the bay. Here are a few we loved.

Looking a bit like a fixer upper, this deep red beauty gets new doors and updated interior.

Swaths of gray mark the age of this shingled beauty that blends in with the landscape.

At water’s edge, a grey-shingled home greets the morning fog.

Dating back to 1796, this home is considered one of the oldest, if not THE oldest, in Castine. Its doorway remains one of its prettiest features, yet one of its darkest.

European styling with stone, plaster, and timber combined in the exterior.

An inset door flanked by shutters and benches on the oldest cottage in Castine.

A few buildings are used for teaching and demonstrating crafts of yesteryear — like this place for blacksmithing with a distinctive red door.

Open only during summer months, this building houses equipment for blacksmithing.

Some cottages are quaint . . .

Gray cottage with black door

Yellow two-story with framed doorway

while others are quite elegant surrounded by walkways, hedges and formal gardens.

Elegant home and former antique shop — one of the prettiest in Castine

But even among the finest, the largest, the cutest, and so forth, we found a favorite: a simple, white Cape Cod with red door and stone wall facing the water. Oh, to have a cup of coffee while sitting in the front window watching the boats sail past.

House with red door and rock fence facing Penobscot Bay

You know it’s Castine when even the typical becomes the extraordinary.

Every week, you can find more doors at Norm’s Thursday Doors.

Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Travel | Tagged Castine, clapboard homes, doors, Maine, MarKel's Bakehouse, Penobscot Bay | 19 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines in Cinque Terre

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

As we stood with our tour group in Cinque Terre to listen to our guide, we couldn’t help but notice other lines in the landscape. From clotheslines holding towels on colorful balconies . . .

Towels drying on the line: Cinque Terre

to boats lined up and waiting at the base of the famous postcard-pretty hillside where small apartments and houses vie for space on the mountainside.

Boats lined up in Manarola

Half-opened shutters exposed their lines to the morning sun.

Green shutters: Cinque Terre

And wavy lines of umbrellas shaded bathers on a crowded coast

Umbrellas on the beach: Cinque Terre

while two churches stood out among other buildings with their distinguished lined facades.

A lined facade in Cinque Terre

Distinctive entrance: church in Cinque Terre

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Posted in Destination, Italy, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged church, Cinque Terre, clothesline, lines, shutters, Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines | 21 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific in Prague

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

If you want to see lots of anything, just head for Prague where tourists and locals file past prolific bubble blowers waving giant wands of bubbles on busy street corners.

Bubble blowers on the sidewalks of Prague.

Keep moving and you’ll see street vendors who make the most of their small display space by hanging their wares above you, dangling in the air.

Suspended marionettes in Prague

And roofers must have been quite busy as early as the 9th century topping buildings with red clay tiles that you can best see from Prague Castle.

Prague’s red clay roofs

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Posted in Czech Republic, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged bubbles, marionettes, Prague, tiled roof, Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific | 11 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunrise at Acadia Dock

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

Early morning sun brightens the waters of Castine harbor where the sailing vessel Bowdoin resides.

Coastal Maine offers glorious sunrises if you’re willing to wake up early, bundle yourself in layers, and stand on a dock for the morning show.

And you’re never alone. From birds gliding overhead to lobstermen checking traps before dawn, docks like Acadia in Castine put on a spectacle like no other.

Leaving Acadia Dock before dawn is the Maine Maritime Academy tug awash in early-morning sunlight.

Sunlight filters through lobster traps at Acadia Dock, Castine, Maine

Dawn comes in layers. First a subtle orange or salmon or pinkish sky.

Aglow in morning light, a lone tethered boat stands ready.

Then a peep of light that quickly washes over anything in front of it.

Sunrise: Castine Harbor.

To a full-blown wake-up of morning activities.

Morning light: Castine, Maine.

Just another sunrise? No such thing.

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For more posts on the beautiful state of Maine, check our Travel Series: Autumn Down East.

Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Acadia Dock, boats, Castine, Maine, sunrise | 24 Comments

Elms of Castine, Maine

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

One of Castine’s elms stands at the base of Main Street at the entrance to the harbor.

Considered almost sacred in Castine, Maine, are the stately elms hovering over private residences, shops, and the charming streets of this tucked-away town. Even the free walking tour map entitled “Under The Elms and By The Sea” focuses on two aspects of Castine that residents (permanent and sometime) and visitors look for year after year.

Leaves turn golden on one of the largest elm trees in Castine.

In the 1930s, Dutch elm disease wiped out many of America’s elms (all told over 77 million of them), but not so much in Castine where a vaccine created in the 70s by Dr. Richard Campana of the University of Maine began systematically identifying, studying, and treating elms.

An ancient elm stands almost as tall as the steeple on Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine.

With the help of the Castine Garden Club who took on the task of measuring the 100 or so remaining elms, the town fathers developed the Elm Tree Ordinance to monitor and protect these glorious trees. For more oversight, a five-member Tree Committee with a Tree Warden and a Consulting Arborist visit each numbered elm and add data to the statistics on each of the trees that “belong to the city,” according to a resident we talked to. The ordinance states: “The Town shall be responsible for the treatment or removal and disposal of any diseased or damaged elm tree within the public area.”

A numbered tag identifies each elm in Castine.

Castine elm tagged for identification and monitoring.

Not sure why, but this elm boasts two tags.

Trees showing signs of ailment are treated, and, in a worse-case scenario, taken down. But not without weeping and wailing from the residents. Mention the Post Office elm, and you’re sure to see sad faces. Damage, not disease, prompted the removal of the beloved tree after a devastating storm hit Castine in April 2011.

A resident leaves yard raking to explain the care the town of Castine bestows on its treasured elms.

A wealth of elm trees in this yard!

Elms in Castine tower over whatever stands beside them — historic white homes, stately steepled churches, even the cadets of Maine Maritime Academy as they walk down to the harbor for training on board their sailing vessel Bowdoin.

Towering over a home in Castine: a truly revered elm.

Walking under the elms: cadets of Maine Maritime Academy

Reaching to the sky: churches and elm trees in Castine

So come to Castine to see the elms. Be ready to look up. Be ready to be impressed. Because elms are honored as an integral part of the history and traditions of Castine.

Treasured by all — the elegant Castine elms.

For more stories on Castine and other towns in Maine, check out our Travel Series: Autumn Down East.

For more information and posts on Castine, check these out.

“Castine elm trees focus of tour,” Castine Patriot, June 23, 2011

Aimee Tucker, “Castine Maine/A Historic Midcoast Maine Tour,” New England Today.

Castine Elm Tree Ordinance, April 2009

Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Travel | Tagged Castine, elm trees, elms, Maine, Maine Maritime Academy | 10 Comments

WPC: Favorite Place — On board the Bowdoin on Penobscot Bay

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

Bowdoin setting sail from Acadia Dock in Castine, Maine

Many people have asked us what our favorite place in Maine might be since our trip in the Fall of 2017. Of course, there are many, but for Tennessee landlubbers like us, sailing the Bowdoin on Penobscot Bay has to be a memory for a lifetime.

Bowdoin, training vessel for Maine Maritime Academy

It was the dream of Donald B. McMillan to sail to the Arctic Circle, and that dream in 1921 led to the hiring of a Naval architect, William B. Hand, to design the schooner Bowdoin (named after McMillan’s alma mater Bowdoin College) that would eventually make 30 trips to the Arctic, 25 under the command of McMillan. After serving several owners, Bowdoin finally came under the ownership of the Maine Maritime Academy (located in Castine) for use as a sail training vessel.

Cadets learning to sail aboard Bowdoin

When not in use for training cadets, Maine Maritime Academy allows community residents and visitors to set sail if crews are available. And that’s how we were allowed to sail the smooth waters of Penobscot Bay one golden October afternoon.

Sailing at sunset on the Penobscot Bay

Hoisting the sails, experiencing the quiet of a sail boat on placid waters, and seeing Dice Head Light from the deck of Bowdoin remain some of our fondest memories of Maine. Most assuredly, we were in a favorite place.

See other favorite places in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite Place.

Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Bowdoin, Castine, Maine, Penobscot Bay, sailing, Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite Place | 20 Comments

Getting to Monhegan

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Oh, the Places We See

Daybreak: Lighthouse hill, Monhegan

Once you’ve fallen in love with the idea of seeing Monhegan Island for yourself, you have to figure out how to get there. And, as you might expect, it’s easier to get there during tourist season (May to Columbus Day in October) than it is off-season. Since we were coming from Castine “up north,” we asked people who had been there for their best advice. Then we went online to see what they had advised was even available in mid-October. With only one ferry per day, leaving at 10:30, we knew we had to spend the night before near Port Clyde, and then boat over the next morning. So here’s what we did.

Head to Rockland, down Route 1

No arm twisting needed to get us drive south on Route 1 for true Maine scenery on a fairly uncrowded (at that time of year) major highway. We timed the trip to land during early evening hours at Cafe Miranda, a place known for its award-winning (Down East Magazine‘s 2015 Chef of the Year) Chef Kerry Altiero and his dedication to serving locally sourced foods. AND the best wood-fired pizza anywhere.

Welcoming sign at Cafe Miranda, Rockland, Maine

If you get the option of a table or stools overlooking the kitchen, choose the latter. Watching two cooks hustle in a tiny space while sprinkling quality ingredients on homemade pizza dough and plating up fresh kale salads will make you practically lean over the counter for a better view. Two cooks. High energy. All the way.

Watching the cook fire up a hand-made pizza at Cafe Miranda.

This pizza is thin enough to be crispy yet thick enough to hold up under a pile of bacon, mozzarella, romano, peppers and tomatoes. They call it The Rock. We call it Fabulous!

Fresh ingredients, crispy crust: The Rock at Cafe Miranda

Stay at Craignair Inn, Spruce Head

Just a short 7-mile distance away is Spruce Head, Maine, home of Craignair Inn. But on the way to sweet sleep at this larger-than-life restaurant/bedandbreakfast, you get to enjoy the scenery.

Laundry day in Spruce Head, Maine

Spruce Head mailboxes all lined up

View from Craignair Inn

Side wall of buoys: Spruce Head, Maine

Peaceful, out-of-the-way residences made us wonder if we had taken a wrong turn. But the Craignair loomed large in the background and offered a restful night in the country.

Craignair Inn & Restaurant: Spruce Head, Maine

The next morning, we almost couldn’t see through the fog. But in front of Craignair lay a small road, some private residences and a view of boulders along mud flats that most likely fill up and empty out with the tides.

At home on the boulders

A quick walk around the neighborhood revealed more New England charm.

A glimpse through the fog in Spruce Head, Maine

And then we were off to catch the ferry at Port Clyde.

Board the ferry at Port Clyde

If you booked ahead (and by all means do that!), you pick up ferry tickets at the office of Monhegan Boat Line. Going after Columbus Day means that you have one and only one option: the 10:30 ferry. So call ahead or order online, pick up your tickets at the station, park you car, and head to Port Clyde General Store for the last hot cup of coffee of the day. (Remember: No restaurants are open on Monhegan. In fact, you may even want to add a Linda Bean’s lobster roll or a blueberry muffin to your order and “pack it in,” as we were told to do.)

A little respite before boarding the ferry: Port Clyde, Maine

The General Store has what you’d expect — Maine souvenirs and food for traveling. But just sitting at the counter sipping coffee puts you on a level playing field with people from all over the country along with a few Mainers. Listening to conversations is entertainment in and of itself!

Goods for sale: Port Clyde General Store

Then you board the Laura B that runs the morning route to Monhegan. Built in 1943, this heavy-duty boat spent WWII in the Pacific carrying troops and supplies. But after arriving in Maine in 1946, she hauled lobsters from Vinalhaven to Boston and NYC. We felt privileged to ride in the Laura B — and safe. (But not immune to the queasy feeling you get when waters are rough. That’s a first-hand experience talking to you!)

Boarding the Laura B bound for Monhegan

Setting sail on the Laura B

Arrive at Monhegan Island

And that’s how we got there: from Castine to Rockland to Spruce Head to Port Clyde to Monhegan. It’s beautiful country by land and even better scenery by boat.

Early morning view of Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, ME

Our sweet bedroom in Monhegan at Shining Sails. So glad to be here!

Here’s hoping you get there, too!

For more information:

Cafe Miranda, 15 Oak Street, Rockland, ME; 207-594-2034d

Craignair Inn & Restaurant, 5 Third Street, Spruce Head, ME; 207-594-7644

Monhegan Boat Line, Route 131 to Port Clyde, ME; 207-372-8848

Port Clyde General Store, 4 Cold Storage Road, Port Clyde, ME; 207-372-6543

Shining Sails, 346 Main Street, Monhegan, ME; 207-596-0041

For more on our travel adventures to Maine, click here.

Posted in Autumn Down East, Hotels, Maine, Travel | Tagged Cafe Miranda, Craignair Inn, Linda Bean's, Monhegan, Monhegan Boat Line, Monhegan Island, Port Clyde General Store, Shining Sails | 13 Comments

Oh, the Places We See . . .

True Moroccan style with a sense of calm: Jnane Tamsna

Taking a Travel Break: Headed to Morocco

A Place in the World: Pawleys Beach at Dawn

Welcoming in so many ways: The doors of Castine, Maine

Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines in Cinque Terre

Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific in Prague

Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunrise at Acadia Dock

Elms of Castine, Maine

WPC: Favorite Place — On board the Bowdoin on Penobscot Bay

Getting to Monhegan

Head to Rockland, down Route 1

Stay at Craignair Inn, Spruce Head

Board the ferry at Port Clyde

Arrive at Monhegan Island

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