Portland to Camden: approximately 80 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes.
We made stops along the way to the place we were staying a little north of Camden.
Portland to Camden: L.L. Bean Outlet, Red's Eats for lunch, Owl's Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Primo Restaurant for dinner, stayed the night at Bay Leaf Cottages and Bistro.
Portland:
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse in Bug Light Park. It was built 1875 at the end of a 1,990-foot-long breakwater which protected Portland's inner harbor from ocean storms. South Portland, Maine.
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse. It was built in 1897 after many vessels were wrecked by a dangerous ledge that extended into the main shipping channel in Portland Harbor. South Portland, Maine.
Portland Head Light. The construction of Portland Head Light began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington and was completed in 1791. It sits at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into the Portland Harbor. Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Portland Head Light is located within Fort Williams Park and in Fort Williams Park there is a small little lobster roll food truck called Bite Into Maine. Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Lobster roll at Bite Into Maine. Delicious but on the pricier side for the amount you get. $17.49 + tax per a lobster roll. Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Also in Fort Williams Park is Goddard Mansion. It was designed and built by New York architect, Charles A. Alexander, for a local businessman, John Goddard, who was a volunteer army colonel at the start of the Civil War in 1861. The mansion was completed in 1858. Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, also known as Two Lights. The twin lighthouse was originally completed in 1828 and then rebuilt in 1874. The western light was discontinued in 1924. This is the Eastern lighthouse. Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Eastern light of the Cape Elizabeth lighthouse. It sits on private property and visitors are not allowed. Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Portland heading towards Camden:
After the lighthouses, we made our way up towards Camden and stopped by the L.L. Bean Flagship store along the way. L.L. Bean was founded in 1912. The L.L. Bean stores, except for the outlet, are open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Freeport, Maine.
We continued our drive and had a late lunch at Red's Eats, a small shack with a patio, for lobster rolls. Almost always a line and the wait can be long. Red's Eats, Wiscasset, Maine.
Lobster rolls and onion rings from Red's Eats. Wiscasset, Maine.
Owls Head Lighthouse. 30-foot-lighthouse built in 1825. Owls Head, Maine.
Owls Head Light State Park. Behind the lighthouse is a small unmarked trail to the coastline. Owls Head, Maine.
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse. A nice place where you can walk along the Rockland Breakwater to get to a historic lighthouse complex at the end. Rockland, Maine.
I had reservations for dinner at 8:45 p.m. at Primo Restaurant, a restaurant with farm-to-table Italian cuisine. Primo is situated on a nearly 4-acre farm and has an ever-changing menu based on the season and the produce from the farm. Primo Restaurant, Rockland, Maine.
Salad and a complimentary appetizer. Primo Restaurant, Rockland, Maine.
The main courses. Primo Restaurant, Rockland, Maine.
