Frances Perkins National Monument is less than 10 miles from where we are staying, so we planned a trip out to see it. This site has been a historical site for a couple decades, but has only been a national monument under the park system since December 2024.

We spent an afternoon exploring Boothbay Harbor (map ). This is a quaint little ocean harbor town that has a lot for tourists. It seems very commercial with several shops and boat tour companies. We enjoyed walking the strip and found a penny press !

We were grateful to spend an afternoon with our friends touring the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens . After our garden tour, we picked up some live lobster to cook the quintessential Maine dinner!