A recent edition of the Bangor Daily News provided a pictorial "tour" of winter at the beach, Popham Beach State Park was the subject.
I hear about the Popham Colony just about every summer when the University is looking for volunteers to help excavate a little bit of the old Popham. Founded in 1607 a few months after Jamestown, Virginia; Popham was far more successful, even then it lasted only a few years.
There were a number of structures built, they were mostly burned in a fire before the colonist left. The first ship built in North America was built at Popham, the Virginia of Sagadahoc was a successful build as it sailed to Europe and back a couple of times.
Today Popham Colony site is a part of Popham Beach State Park, on the Atlantic where the Kennebec River enters the sea. It's a very popular spot in Southern Maine (which for some reason they refer to as Midcoast Maine-they're about a hundred miles off).
Well, lets see the photos!
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| Sequin Island Light seen from Popham Beach |
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| Sunrise (time lapse) over Fort Popham (think War of 1812). |
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| Seagulls here too. |
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| Weathervane on Popham Chapel. |
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| A view of Georgetown from Popham. |
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