At the end of my first day as a high school counselor I walked into my co-worker’s office (who was also new) and said, “What just happened??” The day had flashed by in a haze of non stop teenagers needing help with scheduling change requests, college application questions and high school drama. Flash forward to […]
Category: Maine
Rangely Lake State Park, Rangely Maine
We love Rangely Lake State park campground and the towns surrounding it!
Lily Bay State Park, Moosehead Lake Maine August 2026
February 2025, with thoughts of summer and warmth infiltrating my frozen Maine winter brain, I sat at our kitchen table in front of my computer. I had a seconds clock in one hand and the other hovered over my keyboard prepared to click at at 8:59 and 59 seconds with the hope of getting us […]
Family Camping at Peaks-Kenny State Park (Sebec Lake, Maine) July 2025
Our family camping trip to Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Swimming in Sebec Lake, local food spots, and why we keep coming back
Rangely Lake State Park Camping Trip, July 2024
14 years ago me, Rocky, my dad and his 1970’s motorhome made the trip to Rangely Lake State Park campground. I fell in love with this place then and knew I would eventually make it back. In July I finally returned, this time with my husband and two kids. 14 years later this place is […]
Peaks-Kenny State Park, Dover-Foxcroft Maine July 2024
Last fourth of July we fell in love with Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. When making camping reservations this year we knew this was top of our list of spots we want to visit. There are no bad camping spots at this 56 site campground. Each spot is clean, well maintained and spaced out […]
The Desert of Maine, Freeport Maine June 2024
We ended our 2nd year of homeschool with a unit study, specifically focusing on geology, rocks and minerals. We like to end our unit studies with an adventure trip. After a quick Google search The Desert of Maine popped up. 20 acres of sand dunes formed when a glacier past through during the last ice […]
L.L. Bean Northern Lights and The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 2023
We recently drove to Southern Maine to celebrate Christmas with Jamie’s family. On the way back up north we spent the day in Freeport checking out LL Bean’s Northern Lights celebration and the night at The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Aglow. L.L. Bean Northern Lights Every year we attend L.L. Bean’s Northern Lights celebration. It […]
Thomas Point Beach Camping Trip September 2023, Brunswick Maine
A recent camping trip brought us to Thomas Point Beach Campground in Brunswick Maine. A favorite campground for our family. Due to a bit of a mix up we ended up a different campsite than usual this year, “L”. The site was great so it was a happy accident. We had plans on Friday night […]
Peaks-Kenny State Park, Dover-Foxcroft Maine Camping Trip July 2023
Our second camping trip of the season brought us to Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. This is a beautiful, small 56 site campground on the shore of Sebec Lake. Setting Up our Campsite We checked in, picked up some Junior Ranger books and headed to our campsite. We stayed at site 36. It was […]