Spoiler Alert: We did NOT find money at the Money Island Trail as part of the Machias River Preserve in Machias and Whitneyville, Maine. What we did find though was far more valuable! A peaceful walk in the woods, along the Machias River, that led us to a section of the Down East Sunrise Trail, […]
For thousands of years, humans have visited the peninsula that juts out into Machias Bay, beginning with the Passamaquoddy, which comes from the word peskotomuhkat, which means “one who spears pollock.” From Native Americans, to early European explorers and settlers, to fishermen and farmers, this land and the water that surrounds it have supported the […]
As Asa’s World Tour of Maine traveled north to the Million Dollar View Scenic Byway and Orient, we stopped to stretch our legs and explore the East Grand Highlands Hiking Trails in Danforth, Maine. Thanks to the generosity of the David B. Snow Jr. Family Trust, who privately own this land, they have allowed the […]
Asa’s World Tour of Maine has finally reached the top, or at least very close to it! Traveling the farthest northeast we’ve ever gone before to the “Crown of Maine,” we visited Orient! Located in Maine’s northern most county of Aroostook, Orient was incorporated on April 19, 1856. As for the reasoning behind the name, […]
Yesterday on Asa’s World Tour of Maine, we took you to Mexico and Byron. While researching that area, I saw on the map that Berlin, Maine was nearby. However, with precious travel time ticking, rather than investigate further, I made the game day decision to find that town once we were in the vicinity. How […]
As any rock star will tell you, a stop in Mexico is a must. So we headed northwest on Asa’s World Tour of Maine to Mexico! Gateway to the western mountains, Mexico, Maine was first part of “Township Number 1” in 1789. However, by 1818 Mexico was incorporated as its own independent town. The name […]
We’re back from our boldest adventure yet! We traveled farther northwest and northeast in Maine than we’ve ever gone before! We even were surprisingly closer to Santa’s home at the North Pole than Asa ever dreamed! Along the way we explored new hiking trails, returned to an old favorite, learned more interesting facts from Maine’s […]
Asa and I see a lot on roadtrips, we even have our own Golden Tail Wags Awards where we celebrate the weird and wonderful things we come across during the course of a year. But on our recent trip to Dresden, Maine, we witnessed not one but three Unexplained Adventure Phenomena that left even this […]
This week Asa’s World Tour of Maine is rolling down the river into Dresden. Settled in 1752 by French and German Huguenots, the settlement was originally called, Frankfort. Then it was renamed Pownalborough, after Governor Pownall, when it was officially incorporated as a town in 1760. Following the American Revolution, in 1794 the town received its […]
Asa’s World Tour of Maine is BACK! We are kicking off our fall tour with our first stop in China, Maine! Alright true confessions, settled in 1774 and incorporated in 1818, China, Maine is NOT named for the country. Instead legislator, Japheth Wasburn, wanted to name the town “Bloomville.” But residents of nearby Bloomfield, which was […]
