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| Jonesport, Maine |
On Friday, we departed from Calais on a mission for
wild Maine blueberries and we were told that Washington County (the easternmost county in Maine) is responsible for the growth and harvest of 90% of the world's wild blueberries, most of those coming from around Jonesboro, ME.
Well, we searched all over and found...nothing. No farm stands, no random neighbors selling berries by the road, no berries in the grocery stores...and yet everywhere we looked were all these expansive blueberry fields!
The wild blueberries grow on little scrub bushes about 6 inches tall (they look more like ground cover than “bushes”) and the pickers harvest them using a
blueberry rake, a tool that looks like a box with long prongs and a handle. The berries are harvested in August, so we thought we'd find them for sale (or for picking) all around. No luck. But beautiful countryside! We headed westward and finally found the only farm stand for miles and bought their very last quart of wild blueberries. Yay!
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| Bean Island |
Next we drove on to
Jonesport, a town described to us as existing only because of the lobster industry there, but we found nowhere to actually buy or eat one. I think the Mainers' sense of signage humor is at it again.
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| Schoodic Point |
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| Schoodic Scenic Byway |
Nonetheless, we headed on toward the
Schoodic Scenic Byway, a road that skirts the edge of
Schoodic Point, a part of the Acadia National Park just east of Bar Harbor. The formation of the
Schoodic Peninsula through various glaciers resulted in black dikes through the pink granite you see in the pictures. We were also treated to fantastic views of
Frenchman Bay, several small islands and, of course, the Atlantic Ocean. Having taken so many pictures and enjoyed so much beauty, we stopped in to chat with the very friendly folks at the
Nautica Pub in Birch Harbor, Maine, and had a snack and a brew. We then watched the sun setting over Frenchman Bay as we made our way back to Ellsworth to settle in for the evening.
Well, we searched all over and found...nothing. No farm stands, no random neighbors selling berries by the road, no berries in the grocery stores...and yet everywhere we looked were all these expansive blueberry fields! 
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