The Cinnamon Roll Chronicles

On the way to Acadia we drove through a tiny town that had the cutest general store.  Of course we stopped to have some ice cream.  It was called Cloumbia Falls General Store. I am officially in love with General Stores and think that Newport needs one. We were in Acadia almost exactly five years ago.  And I can promise you there weren't this many people here then.  It is crazy packed.  But you can tell there is a lot more stuff here than there was last time. The first night we got there we went to a Laundry Mat to do a couple loads of laundry and then found dinner.  We ate a place called the Side Street Cafe.  I highly recommend it.  It was very good and not touristy at all.  It was actually so good we ate there twice. When we woke up on Monday it was raining but we didn't let rain on our fun.  We started the morning with pastries and coffee.  Then stopped for a visit at the Acadia NP visitor's center.  We drove mom arou...

After leaving Baxter State Park we drove to Eastern Maine, specifically we wanted to go to St. Croix National Historic Site and West Quoddy Head Lighthouse - the eastern most point in the United States.  But we found some other neat things along the way. First driving to St. Croix you pass through Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.  We didn't have time to stop but just passing by I was able to spot a Bald Eagle.  I'm sure it would be full of all kinds of amazing wildlife. To be a very small National Historic Site St. Croix is really nice and very well maintained.  The Rangers there are very nice and are willing to talk to you and answer any questions you have.  Unfortunately you no longer able to actually go to the island, but they have a small walking path with lots of interpretive signs and statues.  Also because it was low tide we were able to go down and walk on the beach some. When choosing places to stay it was hard to find good accommod...