We closed out our touring of Maine with another visit to Bangor. Last time we went to Stephen King’s Home and today we checked out more of what I refer to as “odd things”.
Paul Bunyan(legendary lumberjack) is said to have been born in Bangor. We found the massive statue of Paul Bunyan welcoming visitors to the city. The 31 foot high, 3700 pound statue is hurricane-proofed to withstand 110 mph winds.
Next on our agenda was the Thomas Hill Standpipe. Bangor’s most visible national historic landmark, that is still in use today. The landmark was built in 1897. The shell is 110 feet high and 85 feet in diameter, with a 38 foot high flag pole at the top. There are benches on a promedade deck at the top and visitors used to be able to climb the interior stairs to the deck and take in the beautiful view. Now it is only open once every season. It will be open next Wednesday July 19…of course!
Trivia: What is the connection between the Paul Bunyan Statue and the Thomas Hill Standpie?
Both are featured in Stephen King’s 1986 novel, IT. I have rread a few of his novels, but not this one. Maybe I should?
Ken did some searching for a good seafood restaurant and found the Eagles Nest Restaurant. It was a small hole in the wall kind of local place right on the river. Those places are always the best! We had the signature seafood platter and it was unbelievable. We shared the platter and had enough to take home for another meal for two! If we lived here we would be a regular!
Tomorrow- Bar Harbor? Acadia National Park? Lazy Day at the RV Park?
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