Yesterday consisted of my drive home from Bar Harbor, that was twice as long as it needed to be. 
I decided to go the coastal route of 1A which add a couple of hours on to the drive.
We stopped in Camden, Maine (Which is a beauty of a resort town). Didn’t have a chance to take any great pics-only this one below bummer- Camden, is on my list of great overnight spots!
Then on to Rockland, Maine to see Owl Head Lighthouse, that is really at the end of the earth.
We never grew tired of watching the lobster boats floating around! That is truly New England!
The topography of the land thrilled me at every turn-
Love the ragged coastlines of Maine
Then, I discovered the town of Thomaston, Maine- which at that point I was out of time and couldn’t stop. That was the biggest disappointment of the summer, finding a town like Thomaston and then not being able to stop.
Take a look at what I found and you will feel my same disappointment.
For you geographers at heart – Here is the map to show you where I was-
So I am driving and stumble upon this beauty- which happens to be patriots home. Not just any Patriot’s home but General John Knox.
Montpelier- General Knox Home
Today, Thomaston is a small, and I mean small, resort area with a large historic district containing Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate architecture. There are about a dozen houses on the main street that are just fabulous text book architecture. This is why I am crying…..no time to stop, no photos, and now only a burning desire to go back- and it isn’t really convenient .
Let’s have a history lesson-
After ten years serving his country as Secretary of War, Henry Knox began to long for the life of a gentleman farmer, like the lives his friends George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were living on their country estates. Fortunately for him, his wife Lucy had inherited a vast tract of land in the District of Maine through her mother, the daughter of Brigadier Samuel Waldo. In 1795, newly retired, Knox bade farewell to Philadelphia and moved his family to the newly built Montpelier in Thomaston, Maine, to dedicate his “all to the development of the District of Maine.” There he had a hand in many of the emerging businesses in midcoast Maine: He shipped timber, quarried lime, made bricks, experimented with agriculture, built a lock and canal system, built many roads, and got involved with land speculation. The elegant house he built at the head of the St. Georges River epitomized the dreams of the young republic. It compared favorably with George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Jefferson’s Monticello, and Knox made it the center of many enterprises in midcoast Maine, employing many citizens.
See now why I am sad- Why didn’t someone tell me? Just a good excuse to go back there for an overnight fieldtrip. How fun would that be? Exploring the main street of some of the greatest original architecture in America?
I am sad to get back to the grind, but loved spending time with these guys discovering more great places in the world!
And walked along the seacoast………. (and don’t die of shock, but my husband finally learned how to take a picture with my Nikon, so I am in a shot!….Finally my posterity will know I was for real!)
Space is a very exciting field to study. I hope to continue to inspire Chase to use his skills perhaps in this area.
talked me out of it and begged me to go to the minor league baseball game with the younger half of the family, and firework show.
So needless to say, I never made it to John Adams house, to sit and listen to fine music and eat cheese and crackers. He promised we would go next week, alone to Boston to hear next weeks concert. I love feeling needed:) He is negotiating so well right now! 
Domestic Lifestyle 
