Would you like Potatoes with Your Moose?
Today was all about driving South on Route 1, following the St. John River, which separates the borders of Maine and Canada. Another good weather day, as we traveled through many small towns and lots more farming country than we’ve been seeing. The photo below was taken while in the parking lot at McDonald’s (stopped just for coffee), looking across the river to the Canadian City of Edmunston. As you can see, the Canadian influence is big in this part of Maine – even the trash cans speak French.
Getting back to the title of this post (Lou’s idea). Apparently this is the start of moose-hunting season, and that seems to be a really big deal. Even with all these signs on the roads, there must be a few moose who missed the warning message, because the ones we saw were riding in the back of pick-up trucks. They didn’t look happy to be there.
The other big crop is potatoes. We’d forgotton Maine was still a large source of potatoes. We saw lots of farms and processing plants.
Today’s destination was Lubec. We arrived before 4pm, and checked into the Peacock House, our B&B for tonight and tomorrow. Lubec is the Easternmost City in the US, and they have a sign to prove it. This is turning out to be a real geographical road trip.
Lubec is a quaint village, located at the end of a peninsula. There are some lighthouses to visit, and we’ll do that tomorrow. Here are a couple of the downtown shops:
We had a good dinner at a local pub in town. Lou had a lamb burger … cause they were out of moose burgers. I had potatoes. Early to bed tonight, so we can be ready for whatever tomorrow may bring.
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