Lighthouses and Beer

Are you fond of lighthouses? Does your heart skip a beat whenever you see their cheerful beacons? Well then, you should visit Maine! We did just that this holiday season (my mom lives there). If the number of lighthouses is any indication, Maine probably has one of the most dangerous coastlines in the country. You can spend a whole day touring them in Portland alone (which we did). Naturally, one works up a thirst chasing down the wily critters, but luckily the area we were in ALSO had an excess of nifty pubs with names like Federal Jack's, Ri-Ra, Gritty McDuff's, and SmuttyNose. I quickly found out that my mom can put back a lot of beer (see pictures)! Maine also does great clam chowder, by the way.