After a fabulous brunch at the 2 Cats restaurant (almond joy pancakes anyone!?), we rented bicycles and headed to the carriage trails for some lakeside cycling. Discovering that the tandem bicycle wouldn’t fit on the bicycle-express bus didn’t hold us back because Susannah raced to the starting point in time to meet the rest of the family without too much delay.

The cycling was incredible along the crushed stone carriage trails (the 57-mile network was built by the Rockefeller family), affording us views of multiple lakes, mountains, and forest, all without vehicular traffic. We paused mid-cycle to climb Connor’s Nubble, a smaller peak with a big view.

We ventured to a classic Maine lobster pound for dinner, complete with bibs, shell crackers, and picks. Rowan wasn’t sold but Ben did very well and even admitted to enjoying his first crustacean experience.

We capped off the day with a visit to the Great Maine Lumberjack show – hosted by “lumberjill” Timber Tina. Log rolling, pole climbing, chain saw sculptures – and the kids even got to try their hands at cross-cut sawing. What a hoot!