Five enjoyable issues to do whilst you’re in Brunswick

As a librarian, Elisabeth Doucett has given just a few suggestions over time. As government director of the Curtis Memorial Library in downtown Brunswick, she additionally is aware of fairly a bit in regards to the city and what makes it particular.

Doucett agreed to reply just a few of our questions in regards to the Midcoast city, house to Bowdoin College, and share a few of her favourite issues to see and do.

Where do you prefer to eat?

On a chilly winter workday morning one in every of my co-workers and I went out to breakfast at OneSixtyFive at The Inn on Park Row and it instantly turned a favourite. The house is heat, enticing and pleasant. You get your breakfast served shortly, however with a beyond-the-norm stylishness that’s pretty. The meals was scrumptious (I had the brioche French toast), the dialog was relaxed, and it was an ideal strategy to begin the day.

Where do you go for a drink?

I take pleasure in attempting mocktails, notably if they’re extra than simply an afterthought at a restaurant. The Abbey has mocktails which might be glorious on their very own and even higher when paired with the scrumptious small plate choices.         

Where do you go to attach with nature?

My favourite outside discovery in Brunswick was swimming at Simpson’s Point Landing in the summertime. You should hit the tide proper. The water recedes midway down the bay at low tide so you possibly can’t swim there except you like mud. But if you happen to get there on the proper time you might be prone to run into your folks, neighbors, Bowdoin college students, canine walkers and each severe and informal swimmers. It seems like group.

Where do you go to buy native?

I really like visiting The Mix on Park Row. I’ve been portray as an newbie for years and I all the time went to Portland to get my provides. When The Mix opened, I may lastly do my artwork procuring domestically. They have severe provides for people who take their artwork severely and so they have kits and artwork supplies which might be extra about enjoyable and experimenting with artwork. It is a tough place to not spend cash.

What’s a hidden gem in Brunswick?

Labyrinth in the Woods is a full-size stone-marked labyrinth hidden away within the woods at Crystal Spring Farm. The path is round, transferring you from the doorway to the middle of the labyrinth and again out once more. It is offered to anybody who needs to make the brief stroll into the woods and I discover it’s a fantastic strategy to quiet your thoughts and benefit from the peace and fantastic thing about the pure setting.

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