Anyone heading north on US Highway 1 through Wiscasset, perhaps on the way to Acadia National Park, will no doubt have noticed this little red shack on the left side of the road just before crossing the wide Sheepscot River.  Red’s Eats, a fast-food joint now approaching 70 years of age, seems an odd institution for a New England town as pretty as Wiscasset.

Wiscasset.  Rather than take photographs of the town’s many old houses from a distance, I decided to instead highlight some of their details for this page.

Wiscasset.

Windowpanes of blown glass over a house door in Wiscasset.

Wiscasset.

Wiscasset.

Wiscasset.

Overpainted sign for antiques and a bed-and-breakfast in Wiscasset.

Wiscasset.

Wiscasset.

Contemporary art reflecting traditional architecture in Wiscasset.

Along the Sheepscot River at the edge of Wiscasset, with many more gulls alighting on pilings in the distance.