Penobscot Narrows Observatory: tallest public bridge-observatory in the world!

July 30: We decide to take an afternoon in Bucksport, ME. We love americana entertainment, and we got it in Bucksport. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny afternoon (so few of them so far this summer) and only an hour drive south on Rt. 1. We toured Fort Knox, one of the best presered fortifications on the New England seacoast (direct from their informational brochure)! It was established in 1844 to protect the Penobscot River valley against a possible future British naval incursion. And it is the best preserved fortification, because it never actually saw any action! Although with its location along the west bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine, it has some beautiful views.

Then we were off to go up the observatory and get a view of Bucksport and the Penobscot.



Dinner at Mcleads seafood restaurant with icecream dessert was the perfect ending to a perfect day!