I
can still remember the beautiful June day when I first fell in love
with Deer Isle. Driving over the bridge was slightly terrifying, but
in the ensuing years I have come to appreciate the work of art that
it is.
Some people say they have a love-hate relationship
with the bridge; mine is a love-love relationship. I love it in all
kinds of weather, night and day, rain or shine. I marvel at its structure,
and the way it makes noises in the wind. I love approaching it on
a foggy night; suddenly, it appears out of the fog, and I feel a twinge
of fear as I think “I wonder if it’s all there.”
Then, as I drive on, more and more of the structure emerges from the
fog, and before I know it I’m on the other side and speeding
towards home. Most of all, though, I love its height and length –
the very real (and yet symbolic) connection between our island and
the mainland.
Your drive to Deer Isle really begins once
you have made it over the bridge (it’s OK, you can breathe now!).
Stop at the information booth at the curve in the road and look for
more information on things to do and see. When you leave the information
booth, take a right and head down to the end of Little Deer Isle to
the Eggemoggin Colony, and a great view of Pumpkin Island Lighthouse.
As you begin, stop at Michele Billings Studio & Gallery, next
door to the Little Deer Isle post office.
Make sure to watch for the sign for Wilson
Forge on your right as you drive; Doug Wilson does beautiful functional
and architectural iron work.
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Let’s
go for a drive… Deer
Isle 
