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Published: September 24th 2010
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The last blog -- Longwood Gardens -- didn't get published for some reason. So if you want to learn about "pond platters," which are pretty amazing, click on "previous entry" after "blogs by Paula Hays" on the 3rd banner down or go to the end of this blog.
On our trips, we dearly love to run into "est" things -- the deepest, the ugliest, the stickiest, etc. For example, one time we got a photo of a piece of the biggest cheese ever made. Another time we photographed the world's shortest bridge. Here are this year's EST items plus a few more quirky things.
1 - This is a photo of the entrance to the Saguenay Fjord, Quebec, CA, billed as the southernmost(EST) fjord in the world. But then I heard that there was also a fjord in Acadia National Park, Maine, which is considerably south of Saguenay. When we reached Acadia, I asked a ranger about their "fjord" and he admitted that it's really a FJARD.
(From Wikipedia) "A fjard is similar in origin and geologic structure to a fjord. It is also a submerged glacial valley. Fjards are found in low lying coastal areas instead of
2a - South Quody Lighthouse sign
Not only can one get stuck, the mosquitos are awful --just huge. the comparatively severe immediate land elevation surrounding fjords. A good example is Somes Sound in Acadia National Park, Maine." This should be an interesting tidbit for you Trivial Pursuit fans.
2 - The East Quoddy Lighthouse in Campobello Island, New Brunswick, CA, is touted as the MOST photographed lighthouse in the world. How in the world would anyone know . . .?
3 - The Heartland Covered Bridge in New Brunswick, CA -- longEST in the world.
4 - I haven't seen fishing weirs in the US but have noticed quite a number in Canada around the Maritime areas.
"A fishing weir is an ancient type of fish trap that is traceable back to Roman times in the UK and to the Bronze Age in Sweden. It is also a technology used by, among others, native North Americans and early settlers to catch fish for trade and to feed their communities." (Wikipedia) Sometimes seals swim into these weirs and have a grand old time. And not too long ago a whale got caught in this particular weir and had to be rescued. (Campobello Island, New Brunswick, CA)
5 - Please note that the Old Sow Tidal
Whirlpool on Deer Island, New Brunswick, CA, is the largEST in the western hemisphere. (Fron Wikipedia) "Besides Old Sow and its numerous "piglets" (small and medium whirlpools surrounding Old Sow), other area phenomena include standing waves, upwellings (that on rare occasion may even spout several feet into the air), and 10-to-17-feet-deep or more, non-vortexing depressions in the water." That's some busy water!
6 - We saw this lovely lighthouse from afar and did a fair amount of searching and driving to find it. But then look at the barbed wire surrounding it. It's now a naval site involving secrecy, apparently. It's on Schoodic Peninsula, ME.
7 - When we drove around this former Winter Harbor naval base on Schoodic Point, we saw all kinds of construction equipment at work as this area is being turned into a training and research site for the National Park Service. Here's a photo of the original main building and the new auditorium.
This was a notice in the Naval News in March, 2002 -- WINTER HARBOR, Maine "(NNS) Naval Security Group Activity Winter Harbor is scheduled to close its doors after 67 years of dedicated service and devotion to the surrounding communities,
2c - East Quody Lighthouse - tide out
The two lighthouse photos were taken 1/2 hour apart. That Fundy tide moves fast -- both in and out. the National Park Service and the U.S. Navy." 67 years of naval security work took place here. Wow.
Paula & Bob
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