Tag Archives: Washington County

Another Week Down East

Posted on July 12, 2021 by John Clark

John Clark sharing what transpired during our annual stay at Cobscook Bay Cottages in Perry. As best we can recall, this was our eighth time at the cottages. Once packed, we headed north to Bangor and then east on the … Continue reading →

Tagged Calais, Cobscook Bay State Park, Eastport, hiking, John Clark, Lubec, Perry ME, vacations, Washington County, wildlife | 2 Comments

Ants On the Beach, Otters On the Trail

Posted on July 7, 2020 by bereksennebec

John Clark reporting on the 2020 week Downeast. Beth figures this was our 7th weekly stay at Cobscook Bay Cottages. This time we didn’t get to stay at Seawall, instead staying in Sunrise which, had there been less fog would … Continue reading →

Tagged Cobscook Bay Cottages, Covid-19 Aftereffects, Downeast Sunrise Trail, Eastport, John Clark, John R. Clark, Klondike Mountain, Lubec, Otters, Washington County, wildlife | 5 Comments

Murder on the trail, mooned by a leprechaun, gems on the beach and other tales down east (with lots of pictures)

Posted on July 12, 2018 by bereksennebec

Beth and I started renting Seawall Cottage at Cobscook Bay Cottages (http://www.cobscookbaycottages.com/) ten years ago. We love staying there because it’s so easy to travel to all the places in Washington County we enjoy. Even after our fourth stay there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beach glass, Calais, Campobello, Cobscook Bay Cottages, Dana Chevalier, Eastport, Fourth of July., John Clark, Lubec, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Reversing Falls, Tourmaline, Washington County | 5 Comments

A Week Down East

Posted on July 11, 2016 by bereksennebec

John Clark sharing highlights from our week on the ocean in Perry. This was our third time renting Seawall Cottage, part of a group that are collectively known as Cobscook Bay Cottages.(http://www.cobscookbaycottages.com/) We like it because it’s comfortable, secluded and … Continue reading →

Tagged 4th of July, Campobello Island, Eastport, John Clark, kayaking, Lubec, starfish, Summer vacations, Washington County | 7 Comments

Semi-wilderness Saturday

Posted on September 10, 2015 by bereksennebec

John Clark sharing the excursion Beth and I took last Saturday. While we’ve visited a great deal of Maine, neither of us had explored the chunk that lies north of the Airline and east of I-95 save for a trip … Continue reading →

Tagged John Clark, rural Maine, Springfield Fair, Washington County, wind towers | 7 Comments

From Ox to Smack

Posted on May 21, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: Anyone who’s read my third McCabe/Savage thriller, Darkness First, knows the story opens with a bad guy named Conor Riordan smuggling 40,000 80mg oxycontin tablets stolen from a Canadian pharmaceutical distribution center in Saint John, New Brunswick back … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged addiction, crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, heroin, James Hayman, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, maine mysteries, oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, Washington County, writing | 4 Comments

Darkness First

Posted on July 24, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: My next McCabe thriller, Darkness First, is coming out October 1st as the lead title in Harper Collins’ brand new Witness imprint that plans on featuring mysteries and thrillers initially in Ebook format and, in most cases, later … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, downeast, E-book, e-book sales, Eastport, Harper Collins, iPad, James Hayman, Kindle, Machias, Machiasport, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writing, Nook, Penguin UK, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, Washington County, Witness | 4 Comments

Darkness First: A Sneak Peek.

Posted on December 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: Those of you who have been following the adventures of McCabe and Savage in The Cutting and The Chill of Night will be pleased to know that the third in series, Darkness First, will be coming out at … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged Bay of Fundy, crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, James Hayman, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, oxycontin, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, Washington County | 2 Comments

Surf’s Up

Posted on February 16, 2012 by mcwarchives

Hello again from Sarah Graves, writing from far downeast Maine where Eastport’s a beach, at least to judge by the amount of sand everywhere. Last week’s snowstorm confined itself mostly to Washington County, and gave us our first real reason … Continue reading →