I'm a sucker for a footbridge. They call us back to former times, before we zipped along in our rocket cars at ridiculous speeds, making the landscape a blur and hiding the most amazing parts of the world. They make us pay attention to what's going on around us -- the weather, the water, the people. Here in Maine, we have three terrific footbridges you shouldn't miss:
Perkins Cove: May as well start with my favorite. Sorry, Belfast and Boothbay, you've got cool footbridges, but it's hard to beat this one -- it's a foot
drawbridge! I wouldn't ever, in my wildest dreams, have imagined something like this existed. But it does, allowing foot traffic between Perkins Cove and the main part of Ogunquit (this is a great place to start a walk along
Marginal Way). Under it lies one of the prettiest commercial harbors in the state, with picture-perfect lobster boats (many old-fashioned wood boats) lying at their moorings. Someday I hope to be there when a boat sounds its horn to ask for the bridge to be drawn, and to maybe even be the one who gets to press the "open" button. I should be so lucky!
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| Does it get better than this? Squuueeee! So cute. |
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| I love this bridge. |
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| Looking towards Perkins Cove |
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| In the harbor. |
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| I happen to be an adult . . . sort of. |
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| Must. Resist. Urge. To. Push. Button. |
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| And while you're there . . . . |
Belfast: With amazing views of Belfast Harbor and the Demillo's marina, this is a great way to get from one side of Belfast Harbor to the other. A perfect day would be a little shopping in downtown Belfast (a super-funky little town), then walking over the footbridge to Young's Lobster Pound.
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| A great view of very pretty boats. |
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| Dory approves. |
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| Belfast Harbor at its best. |
Boothbay Harbor: Even though Boothbay is a bit touristy, it still has its charms. One of them in the footbridge stretching across the harbor. This is a great way to get out into the middle of things, and you'll get views of the amazing boats that fill Boothbay Harbor.
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| Pretty. |
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| A nice view from the bridge. |
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| It gets skinny past the bridge. |
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| Makes you feel like you're out on the water! |
Get out there and see Maine!
