Stephens house

 Bangor Maine and it's most historic block sits  a 19th century Victorian home.  Originally built in 1870, Stephen King moved into it in 1979.   I read where his kids didn't want to live here because they thought it was haunted.  He doesn't live here now. Time is spent at two  homes, one in Lowell Maine and a home in Florida. This red Victorian is not up for sale as it is in the process  or may already be at this point rezoned to house his archives.  King's guest house next door will used as a writers retreat.  

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Surrounded by a wrought iron fence.  The front gate is a giant spider web.  You can see the spider. 

Two bats to greet on either side.  

I zoomed in on the window upstairs and it looks to be a spider web of stained glass.

At the end corner of yard is this giant hopping frog.

I read that it's a little over 4,000 square feet .

Looks like a body wrapped on front porch.

Randy and Steve checking out the parameter .  

Next

On to Bucksport Maine and final resting place of  Colonel Jonathan Buck who fought in the American Revolutionary war.  He founded Buckstown which later became Bucksport Maine.

Before he died in 1795 his mistress put a curse on him.    Over a hundred years later the curse was mentioned in an article in 1899  by J.O. Whittamore.  

Bucks mistress's name was Ida Black. As her looks began to fade he found himself a younger mistress.

In mid 1700's stories of witches and witchcraft needless to say put hysteria in minds of the people.   Buck conjured up his own story.  He accused Ida of witchcraft and was believed.  Ida was sentenced to death by fire.

As the story goes she cursed Buck.  She said she would dance on his grave after his death.

Here is the boot print to prove it.  It is said it gets more and more noticeable as it ages.  

At the grave site is this plaque of the legend

on one side of monument is a heart 

There are several stories written about Buck.   Read three and you get three different takes on the legend. 

Well that is it for now.  til next time

Maine 2019 in late September

 I never posted all of the pictures of our Maine trip in the Autumn of 2019.  Autumn this year is a good time to do so.  

Near Guilford Maine is Lowes  bridge, built  over the Piscataquis river originally in 1857. it was washed away by flood waters in 1987.  In 1990 it was rebuilt on the same abutments.

On our way to Belfast Maine and Camden, not sure of area but so pretty.

Lots of wide open spaces  and not congested with every piece of ground built upon.

Camden area

Camden, a town on Penobscot bay. Maines Midcoastal region.    Jewel of the coast it's called.   A setting for many movies such as Carousel and Peyton Place.

Wealthy Northeasterners from Boston, New York and Philadelphia spend their summers here.

19th century homes.  

Lynn and Randy

 The next day, Moosehead Lake in Greenville

Looking in a shop window checking out the real estate listings.  Yes, I wish. Not gonna happen.

He was listed at  just under $2000.00 I believe it was.    

We had our lunch at Flatlanders and they are known for their broasted chicken

Our meals.   When we ordered fish at any restaurant in Maine,  they delivered huge pieces.  Mine was haddock.  Lynn and Steve ordered the broasted chicken.

Randy and Steve's meal

Here -  Post one of Maine trip  

Here   - Stephens house in Maine

Happy Sunday

Maine house

Finally in Maine and at the end of September this year are these pretty flowers at front door drive to greet.

This is late September and the flowers and the garden are still producing.  

Entry Foyer they painted and did work on the stairs I believe she said.  

A lighting fixture she found.  I love it.  

I love this art piece she found.  

Lynn and Randy lowered their ceilings.  This tin bathroom wall treatment was once in one of their ceilings.

I think this is a very clever use for it.  I also like that picture hanging in the bath above it.

Lynn put this up on her wall herself.

A pretty wreath she made of her pinecones.  It's a huge wreath.  Beautiful!

A stained glass cross she made some time back hangs in kitchen window. I think when we change out our windows, we will put in roll out ones.  I don't like the tilt out very well, good for cleaning but somewhat awkward to handle with upper and lower windows.

we stayed in this room upstairs

this is an antique porcelain baby wash basin.  It has nursery rhyme characters on the inside.

Hanging on the wall is a neat way to house a precious book.  Frame with a door.
The book her husband found for her.
 Written by our Grandfather - Ethelbert Perry Sheldon.
"The Peruvian Tradgedy".  Published 1940
A drama written in blank verse. A form of verse using Iambic Pentameter.

A clip of the little stream that is stocked with trout running through their property.
Garden produced pumpkins, green beans, tomatoes, etc..
I saw about 15 quarts of beans that she put up and more were  canned when we left.  She made preserves of blueberry, blackberry, grape from her vines and she makes wine.  All types.
Maine may have a short growing season but the veggies love it and it produces plenty.  Apples are so delicious and juicy on the trees.  The trees everywhere are loaded with them.


She said her neighbor saw a black animal in the yard early one morning and thought from a distance to be their lab who is a big dog.  It wasn't, it was a bear.

first part of out trip
HERE