Today we visited the Penobscot Narrows Observatory located atop one of the support towers for the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. It is 42 stories tall and has spectacular views.
From there we drove to Bar Harbor. We passed several "lobster pounds" along the way that looked very much along the same lines as Young's Lobster Pound though on a smaller scale. But we had seen an advertisement for Stewman's Lobster Pound on the waterfront in Bar Harbor so we passed all of these others planning to eat lunch at Stewmans. That turned out to be a mistake. The food at Stewmans was fine, but it was nothing like Young's. Stewman's is a full blown restaurant with a big menu, table service and the inflated prices that go along with the increase in overhead. I have no doubt we could have gotten twice as much lobster at one of the other pounds for what we paid at Stewman's. Still it was a lovely setting at the marina in Bar Harbor. After lunch we took a stroll around town, exploring a few of the tourist shops and enjoying the weather and the views.
On the drive home we stopped at a road side stand and bought a homemade blueberry pie and a quart of wild blueberries. They look a lot like Alaskan blueberries, but they're not quite as good. They don't have that little bit of tartness that makes the AK berries so delicious and unique. I think we'll still manage to enjoy eating them though.
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