Jackman and more Day Trip

On Tuesday May 26th, Katie, Wesley, and I took a day trip excursion to a section of the State of Maine that Kate had never been too and one that I hadn’t been to in pretty near 20 years, Jackman. 

After fueling up the Vanna we headed north not making our first stop until a rest area off Route 201 right on Wyman Lake.  It was quite beautiful there and they had a few informational displays talking about the region and Wyman Lake. 

We continued on as Wesley did not awaken and there was no way we were going to wake him up.  We decided to head to Heald Stream Falls which was north of Jackman.  Driving through the village it was very pretty with a few eateries and other standard businesses; gas stations, supermarket, and ect.  What you didn’t see was chain stores.  No Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, or any other fast food restaurant. 

We couldn’t find the entrance to Heald Stream, truthfully I didn’t research it just look at the Gazetteer and thought it might be marked, it wasn’t.  Kate did see a small Moose though!  We did stop at a rest stop in Sandy Bay Township with a waterfall that is simply called The Falls.  It’s so close to the road you can hear rushing water when you exit the vehicle!  Before we went and enjoyed the waterfall Kate fed Wesley a bottle and I changed his diaper.

It was near lunch time so we went to a place recommended by one of the Wardens, Mama Bears Restaurant.  Kate had a wonderful BLT and I enjoyed a fantastic Bacon Cheeseburger it came with hand cut fries.  A great place to eat if you are in the area.  We also stopped at the Jackman Trading Post so I could take a photo of a sign they had that was quite funny. 

The ride up the weather it rained a bit and it was overcast.  By the time we headed South the weather had cleared and Sun was coming out.  We stopped a scenic view rest area called the Attean View off route 201 in Jackman.  It was too overcast the stop on the way though so we were glad it had cleared up.  The Attean view is basically showing you the mountains North-West into Canada.  It was quite lovely.

Next up was a stop at Moxie Falls, Kate had never been and I was there last 3 years ago with Mom, Irving, and the kids.   The bugs in the parking area were horrendous!  Not so bad in the woods, and thick again at the waterfall. 

After feeding Wesley again we decided to alter a route home and take Route 16 from Bingham across to the New Portland wire bridge.   Kate had never been and it had been about a decade for me.  The drive across was nice, and we like taking roads we haven’t been on before.  Maine is so lovely and you never know what you are going to discover. 

At the Wire bridge we drove across and parked on the other side.  They have a sandy shore line, because it is the Sandy River.  There were dozens of butterflies on the sand when we spooked them into flying and it was marvelous!  They were flying all around us and it was so beautiful.  ‘

We concluded the evening with Italian sandwiched from South Monmouth Market and I helped Irving put the air conditioners in. 

It was nice to get a day trip in before Kate goes back to work full time, I’m hoping to get another one in too.  Maybe Smalls Falls.

Later Readers!