Day 1

Hey! I suppose I haven't quite had a FULL day on the island yet, but I'm counting today as day one, since I've been on the island since before most people my age even wake up. I caught the 7am ferry out of Port Clyde, Maine and spent most of my journey outside on the deck admiring the views. 

VIEWS:

  • seaweed
  • other islands
  • hundred of lobster buoys
  • a puffin!
We disembarked and my professor/personal guide/island ecologist showed me to where I'll be staying. Its a little inn on the top of a hill, and I'll be staying in the 'dorms' where other folks my age stay (most of them work at the inn).  We grabbed a coffee (well I, an arnold palmer and he an oatmilk cortado) and walked to the south end of the island (lobster cove), then trekked back through the village and up the hill to the museum where I'll be working. 

QUICK FACTS:
  • The museum is a part of a complex of buildings which include the lighthouse (the second highest lighthouse in Maine)
  • The hill that the museum is the highest point on the island (about 165 ft.)

We helped hang a beautiful Accra Shepp photograph in the museum before taking on the trails in the wildlands. There are 18 trails on the island, maintained by the Monhegan Associates, the local land trust and conservation organization. We walked to a prominent point on the island, known as Whitehead.

GEOGRAPHY
  • The Headlands (as they are known) are tall cliffs  (140+ ft.) on the island's eastern shore. They are made up of Burnthead, at the south, Whitehead, and Black Head at the north. These cliffs are some of the tallest on the Eastern Seaboard.
We continued walking on trails through the cathedral forest and stopping to admire the natural beauty of the woods. The day continued in the Wildlands, and I said bye to my professor as he left on the ferry to return to the mainland. I got settled in my cozy room and unpacked my wardrobe. As I went into the halway to grab something, I met some of the other folks I'll be living with this summer, and we ended up going to dinner in the village (I had a fish sandwich). I showered in a shower resembling that one scene in Elf, where the showerhead is about a foot too low, but had a laugh, and am sitting on the porch of the main house writing, as I watch the sunset over Manana Island.

That's all I have to say today, and I welcome you all to Monhegan Musings.

Love, Me










Comments

  1. Fiona McCrayJune 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM

    Puffin!

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  2. MomJune 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM

    I want to see the Puffin!! And, sounds like a great first day on island!

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  3. NammieJune 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM

    I love puffins! Grampy and I used to have a boat named Puffin! You had a busy first day! XO

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  4. AnonymousJuly 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM

    And what song did you sing in the shower as you imagined the Elf set?

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