Eagle Island {Where Time Stands Still}

Isn't refreshing to visit a place unfettered by striving, achievement, busyness and speed? I think that's why I love the islands of Maine so much.

I've definitely got a few favorites in Penobscot Bay...Isle au Haut, Brimstone, Holbrook, Pond Island, Butter Island...but this summer's gem was Eagle Island.

Eagle Island is primarily owned by a family who's been there for FIVE generations, and as you stroll the well worn paths through tall grasses...

...you get the sense that time really does stand still.

Inspired by raw, unforced beauty...


















{sunset}

{sunrise}

Warmly welcomed with island hospitality...









...and entertained by good, old-fashioned fun!

And just when you think you've seen it all...



...this old school house makes you wish
you lived in another time.



A time when school books were more like real literature...
clever, inspiring and well written.


{I love old books.}







A time when the world hung on a string...





...and good craftsmanship was the norm.




{A map painted on the floor.}




{The teacher's desk.}

There was only a pebble sized piece of chalk
and very little room {no erasing aloud}...but I left my mark.



I wish school were still so simple and cozy.

Speaking of school...we start two weeks from today. Sigh. I'm never ready. I just love all the free time with my girls each summer...especially these days. {8 and 10 are magical ages!}

How about you? Are you ready for the school routine? How do you ease back in? Better yet, how are you making the most of these last days of summer?

Joyfully,

P.S. For those interested in a rustic getaway, Eagle Island rentals are now available HERE. The patriarch of the island {who has the most unique accent you've ever heard!}, said the funniest thing in response to his daughter's idea of a website for their island: "I've never been online. The only line I know is the one from my lobster trap to my buoy!"