Rich & I celebrated our one year anniversary on September 18 in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine. We have always wanted to go & Rich planned the entire trip! As most know, I grew up in Maine, but I had not been to the island in nearly 20 years!
Sunset at Bass Harbor Light in Tremont.
For the first three nights we camped at Seawall in Southwest Harbor. It was the perfect time of year to go camping as there were only about 5 other sites with campers & we had no one around us. It got a little chilly a night & we broke out the long johns & hats!
Our first adventure was a bike ride on the Witch Hole Pond Loop, which is a part of a 57-mile network of Carriage Roads. The roads, open only to bikers, horses, & hikers/runners/walkers, weave their way throughout Acadia & were financed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. between 1913 - 1940.
We spent nearly three hours one morning exploring Wonderland. It is only a mile & half to get to the ocean, but there are so many little paths, rocks, & tidal pools to explore.
A highlight of our trip was being able to visit with my friend/collaborator/wicked super talented artist Jennifer Judd-McGee of Swallowfield. Jen & I have been "internet" friends for years having collaborated on many invitation designs. We did have the opportunity to meet for about 2.5 seconds at a craft show we were both doing a couple years ago, but this particular afternoon we had nearly 2 whole hours to talk life, art, & her favorite spots on the island. We also got the grand tour of her gorgeous new home {Seriously. Rich & I wanted to move in, Jen!} & we got to meet her adorable kids.
After our visit, we biked one of the Carriage Roads to Jordan Pond, The Bubbles, & the famous Jordan Pond House for tea & popovers. Rich has delcared we need to start making popovers from now on!
So delicious!
I will be back with part two of trip a little later today!
Looks like such a great getaway and a perfect celebration! How delicious are popovers at Jordan Pond?!
Posted by: Meredith | September 26, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Wow, it looks beautiful there. Acadia NP is on our list of must-visit parks. Though, it'll probably be a while since it's on the opposite coast for us! Thanks for sharing the photos :)
Posted by: sarah | September 26, 2011 at 10:54 AM
you are so sweet. i really loved spending time with you both!! and i love seeing your photos of some of my favorite places around here.
looking forward to working with you again sometime soon. i amall fired up for more collaborations now!
xo
Posted by: jen j-m | September 26, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Hey....JP popovers our favorite...we spent our anniversary last year(#two/five) in Acadia + walked from the visitor center to JP house, ~9 miles so you can just eat popovers to your hearts content!!!love the photos....
Posted by: moose | September 26, 2011 at 07:50 PM
I love this area....I travel this way every late June with my husband & his family....weren't the popovers at Jordon Pond the best?!
Posted by: heidi {white loft studio} | September 27, 2011 at 09:47 AM
Hi Meredith,
My name is Jocelyn and I am with Dwellable. I am looking for fun and authentic blogs about Mount Desert Island and yours, along with your beautiful photos, happened to catch my eye. If you’re open to it, shoot me an e-mail at jocelyn(at)dwellable(dot)com.
Hope to hear from you soon!
- Jocelyn
Posted by: Jocelyn | February 04, 2014 at 02:42 AM
My apologies - I meant Sarah!
Posted by: Jocelyn | February 04, 2014 at 02:44 AM