Philadelphia Inquirer July 5, 2009

Art Carey

Summer has arrived, and soon I'll be in Maine, sailing across Frenchman Bay, hiking up Cadillac Mountain. Maine, as the billboard boasts, is "the way life should be." The claim may be vaulting, but the sentiment fits a state whose license plates long proclaimed "Vacationland."

Maine amazes with a weird, moody beauty, but its true magic is this: It encourages a long view. The glacial landscape compels geologic contemplation. The vast night sky is spangled with advertisements for eternity....

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