Just as it seemed the collection was about to burst its way out of the front and back doors of the building, the museum has relocated to a spacious new home on the Rockland waterfront. And whereas the big, impressive and downright ornate Fresnel lighthouse lenses may have seemed startling before in close proximity, they are spectacular now when visitors can walk around them for 360-degree examination of these artistic, yet utilitarian, objects.

Speaking of art, painting landscapes and seascapes has long been a favored tradition in Rockland and Camden area. If you can pull yourself away from the harbor fronts and their myriad attractions--both visual and culinary, and did we mention shopping?--you will find yourself submerged in the world of Wyeths, Andrew, N.C. and Jamie, and other American masters like Gilbert Stuart and Fitz Hugh Lane. It's easy to say that the local scenery inspired them; it's up to you to prove it by visiting and experiencing the beauty of the region first-hand.

Windjammers cruise in and out of Camden while Friendship Sloops peek in and out of Rockland. Boat shows, jazz, blues and arts festivals run all season long. And, as Rockland and Camden are at the heart of the Maine coast, there are certain other things you should know. Yes, the sun sets here a little bit earlier than elsewhere on the eastern seaboard. But that also means that it rises earlier than everywhere else. And you will not escape without having at least one lobster meal while in town. If you do, shame on you. You're in Maine!

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