We spent a day exploring beautiful Monhegan Island, off Pemaquid Point in Maine. The trails are easy and the views from the far shore are utterly spectacular.  Most amazing of all, the shores are not built up with houses and the island has no McDonalds or Starbucks.

This does not mean that Monhegan Island is a foodie paradise. There really isn't much for day-trippers. Carina's has fresh-baked bagels and other goods; there is good iced coffee to be had, but sit-down restaurants are absent except maybe in the two hotels we saw.  The Island Inn might be excellent, but we never went in. The Monhegan House served only breakfast (over before we arrived) and dinner (not started until after we left).   

But we did pretty well at the Fish House. It's a tiny place with an excellent pan-fried haddock sandwich that Lorna enjoyed, and I had the pickled herring in cream sauce. The dining room was a few picnic benches on the beach, with a Golden Retriever puppy frolicking along the waterline. I have dined in less picturesque dining rooms!