Tails From Tennessee: More Vacation Pictures at the Camp

These pictures are from Ryan. More fun times for everyone. Emma and Trevor forgot their I-pads, so they had to entertain themselves like we did in the good old days.

Fun with the cousins.

Fun at Coos Canyon.

The Meyers at Coos Canyon.

A real Maine red hotdog with a top cut bun.

Don't know what was more fun, canoeing or kayaking.

Or just sitting in the sun or playing on the dock.

Or having Maine blueberry pie and ice cream.

Glynda, Chris and Alan and family left early to go to Portland because they had a flight out. The Meyers, Gregg and David and I went to Rangeley for dinner. This is a very weird town and there was only 1 restaurant open. I guess most places are closed, Monday and Tuesday or Tuesday and Wednesday since their busiest days were over the weekend. We ended up eating at Sarge's which used to be a tiny, no nothing place. They have remodeled and expanded and have a great menu. Since they were the only game in town, they were packed. We were seated right away, and we had a great meal there.

After eating we took a walk around Rangeley visiting any of the shops that were open, like the Alpine shop. We found a few things to buy, mostly T shirts.

DOC Grants has long ago closed, but this sign is still there.

The next day The Meyers left for Portland as they had a flight back the following day. So, it was just Greg, David and I left in Oquossoc. For dinner we all felt like a really good meal, so we made reservations for The Loon Lodge. The Loon Lodge is both an Inn and Restaurant and has been around for 110 years. Loon Lodge Inn - on Rangeley Lake, Maine (loonlodgeme.com) We have eaten there several times and the food, atmosphere and service has always been outstanding. This occasion was no different. David had the NY Strip; I had the Filet and Greg had the Cowboy steak. They were the best steaks ever.

Greg's steak looked like a roast, and they all melted in your mouth. I could have cut mine with my fork.

After our special meal we decided to go on a moose run which is family tradition. You drive down Wilson Mills Road headed towards the dam listening to the Maine humor of Bert and I while looking for moose deer, whatever. It's the wrong time of year for the moose to be around due to the summer heat. In Spring and Fall you see much more. Sadly, we didn't see any.

(1/2) "Bert & I... And Other Stories from Down East" by Robert Bryan and Marshall Dodge (Side A) - YouTube

After our moose run, it was back to the cottage for the night.

The next day, David went down to Turner to visit his sister Ann and I stayed home with the kitties. It was gorgeous day and we sat outside by the lake most of the time.

I had Bentley in the stroller next to me and I let Nickie sit in my lap for a while.

Then I heard Finny crying and crying and when I turned around, he was in the window wanting to come out too. I couldn't handle another one outside since I had one lap and one stroller. Poor Finnegan.

We went for dinner at Parkside & Maine and had a good meal. Back home again and the kitties were all in their beds for the night. They had their beds in the twin bed at the foot of our bed. Snug as a bug in a rug.

. The next day we had to say goodbye to Oquossoc. I drove down the road to OG to get some blueberry muffins for breakfast and then pack up and head for Freeport, as we worked our way towards home.

We still call the OG by the name "Rogers", since that was who owned it when we first started coming here in 1982. We all have great vacation memories here.

Koobs gas station had taken over most of Oquossoc since The Four Seasons Restaurant closed. Kurt Russell's family is from this area, and he could be found at the Four Seasons having a meal with his Dad, Bing Russell.