{"id":13279,"date":"2022-02-09T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T09:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=13279"},"modified":"2022-04-26T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T15:31:44","slug":"maine-circle-part-3-from-rockland-over-houlton-back-to-fredericton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/maine-circle-part-3-from-rockland-over-houlton-back-to-fredericton\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Circle Part 3 – From Rockland over Houlton back to Fredericton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Maine <\/picture>
Maine Circle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Road <\/picture>
The last leg of the Maine Circle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My Hotel on Wheels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"My <\/picture>
My Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Stargazing <\/picture>
Stargazing roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Back <\/picture>
Long enough even for me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kathleen was so nice to lend me her ride. Made a bed in the back out of some couch pillows. Together with a few blankets, it worked super. Thanks again Kathleen :-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rockland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, that is located in the United States. The city’s population was 6,936 as of the 2020 census. It is Knox County’s county seat.
The city is a well-known tourist destination. The Maine State Ferry Service departs from here for the islands of Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, North Haven, and Matinicus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Puffin's <\/picture>
Puffin’s Nest at the Main St. in Rockland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Masonic <\/picture>
Masonic Temple at 456 Main St, Rockland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"417 <\/picture>
417 Main St, Rockland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"417 <\/picture>
The First National Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Suzuki's <\/picture>
Suzuki’s Sushi Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Camden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, located in the United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 5,232.
Due to tourists and summer inhabitants, the town’s population more than triples during the summer months. Camden is well-known for hosting a summer colony of wealthy North easterners, primarily from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Chestnut <\/picture>
Chestnut Street Baptist Church in Camden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Post <\/picture>
Post Office in Camden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Marina <\/picture>
Marina in Camden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Marina <\/picture>
Nice one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Marina <\/picture>
Ready to sail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Car\" <\/picture>
Not my President<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, and is located in the United States.
The mainland station for Maine State Ferry Service transit to Islesboro is Lincolnville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lobster <\/picture>
Lobster shack in Lincolnville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Beach <\/picture>
Beach in Lincolnville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Small <\/picture>
A small farm stand outside of Prospect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The <\/picture>
The Penobscot river outside Greenbush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rusty <\/picture>
Lots of old cars at this guy’s property just over the bridge towards Mattawamkeag\u2069<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rusty <\/picture>
Falmouth Transport Pick Up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rusty <\/picture>
Looks like it had a wood carburetor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rusty <\/picture>
Sad to see them rust like this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Train <\/picture>
The train bride to Mattawamkeag\u2069<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Highway <\/picture>
Highway No 2 after the bridge from Mattawamkeag\u2069<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Car <\/picture>
Found a perfect spot for a little water time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lake\" <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At long last, the water seemed to have warmed up. But it wasn’t.
Free camping has its drawbacks, and this is one of them. There is a cold bath included in the package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"KIA <\/picture>
My ride shining in the sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Outside <\/picture>
Outside of Haynesville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Abandoned <\/picture>
Abandoned railroad track outside Holden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Houlton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, near the border with Canada. The town had a population of 6,055 as of the 2020 census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Meduxnekeag River runs through the center of town, and the town’s boundary with the Canadian state of New Brunswick is 3 miles (ca. 5 km) east of the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Town <\/picture>
Town Hall in Houlton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Nice <\/picture>
Nice Brownstone in Houlton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"First <\/picture>
First national Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Main <\/picture>
Main Street in Houlton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The <\/picture>
The Town Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Pioneer <\/picture>
Pioneer Times Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The longest covered Bridge in the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"The <\/picture>
The longest Covered Bridge in the World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The <\/picture>
The Hartland Port Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The <\/picture>
The new Bride further up the River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Cornfields <\/picture>
Cornfields outside of Southampton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Youth <\/picture>
Youth Rifle Giveaway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Nice <\/picture>
Nice VW’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Old <\/picture>
Old Railway Bridge in Fredericton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back in Fredericton again. Test run finished. The set up worked and I can do the next loop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Hotel on Wheels Kathleen was so nice to lend me her ride. Made a bed in the back out of some couch pillows. Together with a few blankets, it worked super. Thanks again Kathleen :-) Rockland Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, that is located in the United States. The city’s population…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":13286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kb_optimizer_status":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[884,860,861,890,888,883],"tags":[885,862,887,889,886],"class_list":["post-13279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camden","category-canada","category-fredericton","category-houlton","category-lincolnville","category-rockland","tag-camden","tag-fredericton","tag-houlton","tag-lincolnville","tag-rockland"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mmm.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Marc Hastenteufel","author_link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/author\/marc\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mmm.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13279"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13463,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13279\/revisions\/13463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}