Main Street, Bar Harbor

Main Street, Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, Maine

July 2009

Bass Harbor Head Light

Bass Harbor Head Light

Mount Desert Island, Maine

July 2009

Welcome to Geddy's

Welcome to Geddy's

Bar Harbor, Maine

July 2009

Udder Place Coffee

Udder Place Coffee

Brunswick, Maine

July 2009

Cairns Everywhere

Cairns Everywhere

Bar Harbor, Maine

July 2009

Bar Harbor

Frenchman Bay from Cadillac Mountain

Bar Harbor, Maine

July 2009

Dink's

Dink's Taxi Restaurant on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. For as interesting as this place looks they have no website to call their own. Google it and you'll see that everyone takes a picture of Dink's.

Geddy's Moose

This is the moose. This is the moose that sits atop Geddy's in Bar Harbor, Maine. I tried to straighten the moose but, hey, if he's crooked, he's crooked.

Footer Review 2011

December means it is time for my yearly review of the footers that have grace our presence on this here web log.

January 2011 - This is a Black Vulture sitting on a light post at the Conowingo Dam from last November. The moon came from somewhere else. IDK

February 2011 - This is one of the dragons along the sidewalks of Philadelphia's Chinatown. Taken last year between Christmas and New Years Eve.

March 2011 - A detail of my old Kodak No. 2 Premo camera. The post with that camera still is one of my highest hit posts. Next to anything about the FDNY.

April 2011 - Detail of the phone booth I stood near during the NYC Lunar New Years parade. Near the intersection of Mott and Canal Streets.

May 2011 - My Kwanzan Cherry tree in bloom.

June 2011 - Another from Chinatown NYC. Cleaning up after the parade. Remember to Keep the Outskirts of Suburbia Clean.

July 2011 - July 4th fireworks here in Shippensburg. This one I did a little twist to.

August 2011 - Some flowers I ran onto out in the State Game Lands.

September 2011 - The mascot for the Harrisburg Senators, Riverside Rascal, showing some Outskirts love.

October 2011 - My favorite hot dog stand. This sits on the lower concourse of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

November 2011 - Yes, baseball three months in a row. This is the scoreboard from Coca Cola Park in Allentown  when I whooped up on the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs. They never stood a chance.

December 2011 - Interstate 95 through southern Maine. We looked and looked. My daughter complained about false advertisements.

The Criterion, Bar Harbor, Maine

The Criterion Theatre can be found on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this colorful theatre while we wandered about downtown. This classic art-deco structure has been serving the island since 1932. And, yes, I did see Tim and Susan while we were downtown for the July 4th fireworks. He was dropping her and her dog off at a restaurant while he went to find a parking space for the minivan.

If I keep posting old movie theaters I'll have to start another label category. See (The Angela in Coaldale), (The Capitol Theater in Chambersburg and The County Theater in Doylestown), (The Cumberland Drive-In in Newville) and I have another I need to post sometime.

Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park on Mount Dessert Island in Maine was a hit or miss visit when the family vacationed there two years ago. Being the beginning of July one would expect warmer temperatures. One would be wrong. Most days on the island we were sweatshirted up until lunch time. 60 degrees was what it warmed up to by 10 or 11 AM. And forget about views, a constant fog kept the sightseeing close. I still found things to do while the rest of the truck was busy trying to find and take advantage of every square inch of cell service the could twist themselves into. Finally on the next to last day the skies opened enough to show off what so many people had told us about. What a view. The third pictures shows the town of Bar Harbor and to the left is Bar Island. The last picture was the view from Cadillac Mountain on our second day of sightseeing.

(D.O.E. +28)

Acadia Storm

Perspective. From here that looks like one big storm coming my way. Funny thing is it passed me by. Others weren't so lucky. This was in July of 2009 on Mount Desert Island in Maine. My son and I were at Sand Beach while he skim boarded and the Mrs. and my daughter were back at the cabin we stayed in. They saw the storm first hand. I just saw the storm. By the lack of comments (something I get used to on theme weeks) I must be doing something wrong, but hey you can't please them all. Way-Back-Week will continue tomorrow and I may have to flash some pictures from photographic equipment that I'd bet most of you have never seen.

Blue Skies, Fireworks and The Giant Pickle

Can you tell I'm losing inspiration? I need to go somewhere soon. Or at least get some nice weather so I can just go in to town. Here are some more of my Bar Harbor pictures. These, of course, are from July 4th. The first shot was waiting for it to get dark enough for the fireworks to begin. And the last one speaks for itself. Yes, large vegetables started to rise for the sea and overtake the town. It was scary.

Year 4, Day 1 and the 3rd Annual Cyber Rollcall

Greeting from the home office of the Outskirts of Suburbia. Today in history this blog was born. It has been three years of this nonsense and I'm not done yet. I never thought I'd make it this long, never thought I'd have this much to say, never thought I'd take that many pictures, never thought that bringing you this diversion from reality would take me to places I've never been but always wanted to go. Above you see pictures that you've seen before. These are some of your favorites and mine. The number one comment getter for the past year was this scene from Gettysburg I lucked into just at sunrise (one of my favorites) with 15 comments. With 12 comments was the mash-up of Life Lion taking off. And with lower comment numbers but some of my favorites are the reflection of the Dykeman House on Indian Head Springs, the panorama of Manhattan from Brooklyn and the Shippensburg Public Library during Snowmagedon.

This past year has taken me to new places and old places with a new outlook. I hadn't been to Maine since I was 15 or 16 but last summer I got another taste of it and look forward to going back. In baseball news we visited Fenway Park in Boston for the first time. We only toured the landmark ballpark but I hope to soon sit through nine innings in one of it's seats. Year three had me back in Elk County, a place I had been visiting since 1992, before my son was even born. This year I spent time with Bradley getting in close (at times too close) to the fall rut. What an awesome experience. I drove down to Conowingo Dam in Maryland for the first time to see the eagles. Wow, I wish it was time to go back again. And I will. And one of my favorite places that I need to explore more and more is New York City. I've been to Times Square before but there is a whole lot more there for me to discover and I look forwards to doing that with my buddy John. All totaled last year was 368 posts, 11,580 shutter releases from my Canon Rebel, I posted 7 crappy videos for the first time and I only wish I would have kept track of the miles. Then again it's probably for the best that I don't.

And last but not least THANK YOU for wasting part of your day here when you're suppose to be working. Without you I would be doing this for no one but myself just like when I started in 2007. Thank You for your comments, both on this sight and in person. I know I missed a few more days than normal this year (three I think) and I won't promise there won't be more. The band-aid I put on this computer could go at any time. But I promise to try my best to give you a random picture and some random words nearly every single day. Now I ask one thing from you. It is Cyber Roll call time. If you stop by everyday, if you stop by on the weekends, if you stop by every once in a while or if this is the first time visiting click on the comment button below and let me know that you are out there, and again and ahead of time THANK YOU!

A Foggy Day on Frenchman's Bay

Frenchman's Bay in Bar Harbor, Maine. A foggy morning. The family visited here last summer as you will recall. The week of July 4th. This is what welcomed us on most mornings. Upper 50's and half a mile visibility. Hard to go see the sites. Most days were spent driving and waiting for the fog to lift then run around quickly to see the mountain tops, the shoreline, the ocean. Not until the final day did the sun shine early in the morning and the temperatures were more hospitable for July.

Acadia Whitetail

While in Maine last summer I saw more than a few deer. Some I was able to get standing still long enough to get some pictures of, but most didn't. This doe didn't have a care that I was there, my guess is she had a fawn hiding nearby. And until a couple days ago I didn't realize how good this picture was. Most of them where just almost, you know what I mean? I like this one.

The Bar

The Bar in Bar Harbor, Maine. This is where the town got it's name. and the big green hill? That's Bar Island. Have you ever walked to an island before? At periods of low tide this sand bar is exposed and you not only can walk but drive over to the island. This is a gradual thing so you don't have to get visions of Charlton Heston commanding the Red Sea over you when you get half way over. Definitely a unique thing to say you did. Been there, done that, checked it off my list. What's next?

Egg Rock Light Station

This is the Egg Rock Light located at the entrance to Frenchman's Bay near Winter Harbor, Maine. (Bar Harbor). Built in 1875 and later became automated in 1976 it is actively maintained by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A red flashing light every five seconds and 2 fog horn blasts every 30 seconds. The 40 foot tower puts the light 64 feet off the ocean surface. Most of these pictures were taken in or around the Schooner Head overlook area.