Monhegan Island – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Seen and Noted 2018: Our Most Viewed Posts of the Year

It was about this time last year that those nice folks at Gallivance (Terri and James Vance) published Best of the Blog: The Top 10 Faves, and ever since then, we’ve wondered what you, our readers, would find fascinating among our ramblings for 2018. After all, we’ve been near (our home town of Knoxville) and […]

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Getting to 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 […]

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Five places to see: Monhegan Island, Maine

It’s no wonder artists and writers hole up in Monhegan. The entire island could fittingly be called “land that time forgot.” Weathered gray shingled houses, grass growing through piles of lobster traps, dirt paths proud to be left alone — it all adds up to the lure of a scene you can’t make up nor […]

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Out of this world: Monhegan Island, Maine

Much of Maine could be said to be out of this world — the raw beauty of its rocky coastline, old-style clapboard homes dotting the landscape, and the quiet that falls over the state after Columbus Day when residents hunker down for long, cold winters. But nowhere was an other-worldly experience more pronounced for us […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Weathered — The Charm of Monhegan

Weathered is what draws you into Monhegan. Oh, sure, you want to get away. To see the island where artists find retreat. To stroll the pathways to the lighthouse or the rock beach. Or to steal a picture of Jamie Wyeth’s vacation home. But it’s weathered that keeps you there, taking pictures and storing up […]