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Another splendid island community off of the coast of Maine exists on Monhegan.  This wee speck about ten miles from the mainland is only about one square mile of terra firma, but every inch is beautiful.  Only about a hundred folks live here year round, dominated by lobstermen, lobsterwomen and their families.  During the summer the population climbs significantly due to part timers --- mainly artists who are drawn to this island like a magnet.  Jamie Wyeth has a ...

The meat of the trip, so to speak.I was worried a bit on the drive to Hardy Boat Cruises, seeing as we strayed from the directions that I had printed out, but we ended up following road signs there, and eventually found 32 and headed south. We drove for a while, and I started getting worried that we wouldn't make the boat, and just when I was about to sink into dispair, we saw the Hardy Boat Cruises sign and leapt for joy. But not really, since we were in a car, and would have hit our heads. ...