Northeast Coast RV Adventure: Virginia Beach to Maine
When you think of the Northeast Coast you usually think of big cities and crowded beaches, but there are still many natural wonders to explore. This 1500-mile adventure begins in busy Virginia Beach and ends at the Maine/Canada border. Along the way we observe an amazing array of birds, mammals, whales, insects, amphibians, flora, and endangered species. We also experience kayaking, sailing, aerial tours, lobstering, crabbing, and over thirty lighthouses. This is a true adventure! The video also includes:
Virginia Beach - Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Chesapeake Bay - Maritime Museum - Tangier Island watermen, blue crab harvest - Tilghman Island skip-jack sail - Chincoteague ponies - Assateague Island National Seashore - endangered plover program - Delaware Prime Hook NWR - horseshoe crab/shorebird migration - Cape Henlopen - ferry to New Jersey - Cape May - Monarch Butterfly migration - marsh tour - skimmers - songbirds - Wetlands Institute turtle rescue - Atlantic City area - Edwin B. Forsythe NWR - shorebirds - Sandy Hook National Seashore - Long Island NY - Fire Island National Seashore - wineries - Montauk Lighthouse - Shelter Island Mashomack Preserve - wildflowers - insects up-close - ferry to Connecticut - Mystic CT Seaport Museum & town - Newport Rhode Island - Block Island - Cape Cod National Seashore - Monomoy NWR - famous Wellfleet oysters - whale watching - Provincetown - Race Point Light House overnight - Plymouth Rock - Boston Harbor Islands - Parker River NWR - Portsmouth New Hampshire - Isle of Shoals sail & kayak - seals - Maine lobster fishermen - Bath ME Maritime Museum - Monhegan Island - Windjammers - Lighthouse Museum - Isle Au Haut Lighthouse - Boothbay Harbor - Bar Harbor - Arcadia National Park - Machias Seal Island puffins - Lubec - Canada border - a great adventure awaits you, come along for the ride! (approx: 85 minutes) -
EXTRAS: detailed maps - visual campground guide , B&B's, and more - great restaurants - attractions contact information - save valuable time and money by seeing and planning your trip before you leave home! * approx. 45 minutes * views before 6/12 - 2,204 - uploaded 9/8/09
Day Trip to See Lighthouses in Virginia
Tried to see as many Virginia Lighthouses in one day as possible. Most are not accessible and you need a boat but we did OK. We saw New and Old Point Comfort and almost saw Cape Charles Light.
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0010 maine places walking eastport
The native Passamaquoddy Tribe has called this area home for at least 10,000 years. Some archeologists estimate the habitation at 20,000 years.[5] The first known European contact was the St. Croix colony founded by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. Near present-day Calais, the unsuccessful Saint Croix Island Acadia settlement predates the first successful English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, by three years. On June 25, 1604, Champlain and his men spent a long and severe winter on St. Croix Island with no fresh water and diminished supplies. Two-fifths of the men died of scurvy, and the colony moved across the Bay of Fundy to Port Royal in present-day Nova Scotia.[6]
Fishermen and traders visited the area in the 17th century. Moose Island was first settled in 1772 by James Cochrane of Newburyport, Massachusetts, who would be joined by other fishermen from Newburyport and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On February 24, 1798, Eastport was incorporated as a town from Plantation Number 8 PS by the Massachusetts General Court, and named for being the easternmost port in the United States. Lubec, on the mainland, was set off and incorporated as a town on June 21, 1811.[7]
From 1807 to 1809, the town was a center of extensive two-way smuggling during the Embargo Act imposed by President Thomas Jefferson. In 1809, Fort Sullivan was erected atop a village hill, but it was captured by a British fleet under command of Sir Thomas Hardy on July 11, 1814, during the War of 1812 as part of the initiative to establish the colony of New Ireland. England claimed that Moose Island was on the British side of the international border which had been determined in 1783. Nevertheless, the town was returned to United States' control in 1818. The boundary between the U. S. and Canada in the area remained disputed until settled by the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842.[8] Eastport is the location most recently occupied by a foreign country in the contiguous United States.[9]
In 1833 Eastport was the second largest trading port in the country after New York City.[9] Farms produced hay and potatoes. Industries included a grain mill, box factory and carding mill. But the island's economy was primarily directed at the sea. With tides of about 25 feet (7.6 m), Eastport's spacious harbor remained ice-free year round. The first sardine factory was built here about 1875. The population grew with the emergence of the sardine fishery and related canning businesses, which studded the shoreline by the end of the 19th century. By 1886, the town contained 13 sardine factories, which operated day and night during the season, and produced approximately 5,000 cases per week. About 800 men, women and children worked in the plants.[10] Eastport would be incorporated as a city on March 18, 1893.[8] But the fishing industry would decline, and many people moved away. Indeed, the city went bankrupt in 1937. In 1976, the Groundhog Day Gale destroyed many structures along the waterfront. Today, catching fish remains the principal industry, although tourism has become important as well.[11]
Eastport is a port of entry. An international ferry crosses to Deer Island, New Brunswick, during the summer months. Each 4th of July, the city becomes a destination for thousands of celebrants. Navy ships have docked there during the 4th of July celebration for many years. Eastport celebrated its bicentennial in 1998. Each September, the city hosts the annual Maine Salmon Festival in the historic downtown district.[12]
Eastport and Passamaquoddy Bay, 1839, by William Henry Bartlett
Washington Street c. 1905
Water Street in 1906
Elm Street in 1909
Our Maine house!
Video mom took driving by our new 27 acre farm in Bar Harbor, Maine
Coast guard station Portsmouth Harbor HDTVNE
Coast guard station Portsmouth Harbor HDTVNE
Pullout shot Fall 2009
Adventure 23: New Hampshire In Autumn
New Hampshire provided lots of autumn beauty on a stunning waterfall hike, visits to classic New England towns and a drive across the scenic Kancamagus Highway. See it all on this video, the 23rd in a series of 50 Adventures in 50 States.
Maine fattest state in New England, report says
Maine fattest state in New England, report says
Welcome To New Hampshire Kinda
Portsmouth NH - The Decks on the Waterfront
Recorded on June 30, 2011 using a Flip Video camera.
USCG Helicopter Airlifts Sailor from Fishing Boat East of Cape Henry, Va.
Coast Guard Airlifts Man From Fishing Boat 55 Miles East of Cape Henry, Virginia. Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | U.S. Coast Guard District 5 | Date: 07.18.2013. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard airlifted a 63-year-old man Thursday from a 74-foot fishing boat approximately 55 miles east of Cape Henry. The captain of the fishing vessel Cookie Monster contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders at approximately 10:30 a.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 reporting a man aboard his boat requested assistance. Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to assist. The Coast Guard crew arrived on scene at approximately 11 a.m. and hoisted the man aboard the helicopter before flying him to Norfolk.
Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia located in the northeast corner of Virginia Beach. It is the southern boundary of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Across the mouth of the bay to the north is Cape Charles. Named for sons of King James I of England in 1607, together Cape Henry and Cape Charles form the Virginia Capes.
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Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is an independent city located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2014 census, the population was 86,606 It is the largest city in Virginia by area as well as the 11th largest in the country.
Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area which also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James River, present day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville. The current mayor is Linda T. Johnson.
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6/23 /2016 Portsmouth NH USCG Rescue
Rescued at sea by the Portsmouth NH USCG
HISTORICAL PLACES OF STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,U S A IN GOOGLE EARTH
HISTORICAL PLACES OF STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,U S A
1. RHODE ISLAND STATE CAPITOL,PROVIDENCE 41°49'51.31N 71°24'53.56W
2. FORT ADAMS,NEWPORT 41°28'43.95N 71°20'14.09W
3. ST.MARTIN'S CHURCH,PROVIDENCE 41°49'55.57N 71°23'8.66W
4. PORT TOWER,NEW PORT 41°29'9.02N 71°18'35.48W
5. WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL,PROVIDENCE 41°49'30.75N 71°24'28.32W
6. FORT HAMILTON,NEWPORT 41°29'46.65N 71°20'28.02W
7. BAPTIST CHURCH,PROVIDENCE 41°49'39.00N 71°24'29.67W
8. ELMS,NEW PORT 41°28'40.04N 71°18'32.21W
9. GIANT BLUE BUG,PROVIDENCE 41°48'25.67N 71°24'20.44W
10. FORT WETHERILL STATE PARK,JAMESTOWN 41°28'42.72N 71°22'0.73W
11. ST.PETER & ST.PAUL'S CATHEDRAL,PROVIDENCE 41°49'9.78N 71°25'0.49W
12. MARBLE HOUSE,NEWPORT 41°27'43.45N 71°18'20.31W
13. ROGER WILLIAMS ZOO PARK,PROVIDENCE 41°47'11.25N 71°25'2.67W
14. FORT WETHERILL 41°28'40.27N 71°21'31.38W
15. BLOCK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE,NEW SHOREHAM 41° 9'12.56N 71°33'8.03W
16. ST.JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,PROVIDENCE 41°49'51.80N 71°24'36.40W
17. FORT NINIGRET,CHARLESTOWN 41°22'52.30N 71°38'52.43W
18. EX USS SARATOGA (CV-59),PORTSMOUTH 41°31'38.44N 71°18'56.71W
19. FORT MANSFIELD,WESTERLY 41.306601°N 71.885122°W
20. ELL POND,ROCKVILLE 41°30′19″N 71°46′58″W
21. THE BREAKERS,NEWPORT 41°28'11.24N 71°17'53.48W
141102 Rev. Gary Johnson FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 46 COURT STREET HOULTON, MAINE 04730
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Driving Tour of Greater Portland Area Maine
Simply a look through the passenger seat of my car, in HD, at the
beauty of ealry spring in the Portland area, also shots of Casco Bay and
Portland Harbor, along with some beach shots. Enjoy!
Mavic Pro footage of the MV Thomas Laighton Leaving Portsmouth Harbor, bound for the Isles of Shoals
Quick Mavic Pro flight around the MV Thomas Laighton as she passes Wood Island Life Saving Station and Whaleback Light, and leaves Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River, bound for the Isles of Shoals.
Maine
Maine (/ˈmeɪn/; French: État du Maine) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south; New Hampshire to the west; and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost portion of New England. It is known for its scenery—its jagged, mostly rocky coastline, its low, rolling mountains, its heavily forested interior, and picturesque waterways—as well as for its seafood cuisine, especially lobsters and clams.
For thousands of years, indigenous peoples were the only inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine. At the time of European encounter, several Algonquian-speaking peoples inhabited the area. The first European settlement in Maine was by the French in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons. The first English settlement in Maine, the short-lived Popham Colony, was established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and conflict with the local peoples caused many to fail over the years.
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Hampton Roads: America's First Region
In 1607, three ships carrying over a hundred adventurers crossed the Atlantic, not knowing what they would find on the other side. After landing at Cape Henry, in what is today Virginia Beach, they set out to explore the surrounding rivers and bays. They mapped and chronicled their discoveries as they made their way inland, eventually settling at Jamestown, Virginia. There they built the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
From Jamestown they would branch out to other areas of southeastern Virginia, creating towns, counties and cities, and in the process becoming Hampton Roads first regional citizens and establishing Hampton Roads as Americas First Region.
Today businesses, agencies and local governments throughout Hampton Roads, one of the nations most vibrant communities, are showing their regional identity by displaying this new brand.
Port Traffic Control Office Tokyo, Sefco Maritime series 3k (2010)
Here we have a live video of the Tokyo Harbor Port Traffic Control office, operated by the Japan Coast Guard in Odaiba harbor.
This series of short videos by SEFCO EXPORT includes images taken in and around both Yokohama Bay and Tokyo Harbor.
As an island nation, Japan has along history as well as current focus on maritime activities.
Its port museums reflect this history and interest; thousands of students go on tours of the museums which help stoke interest in and appreciation for maritime science ad commerce.
Included in this series, one can see: Lift-van crates stored in transit while on the docks at Yokohama Bay, covered by a large canopy, on the dock and out of doors. (Which leads us to the question: would your LCL cargo be well enough protected, to withstand the elements which dockside or in transit? Export packaging is crucial element to safe transport of sea-going cargo.)
Container ships staged at the docks andd working their cargo (loading/unloading) while on Yokohama port and Odaiba port in Tokyo Harbor.
Japanese customs house facilities, current location and past history of their operations; port control facilities run by the Japanese Coast Guard. Japanese SDF self defense force videos. Port wind & water turbines.
Historical perspectives: on and off board the Nippon Maru sailing training vessel; Yokohama Port museum, symbolic statuary for the sister port relationship between Yokohama and Vancouver ports,
dockyard photos - past and present, the Minato No. 1 Bridge - built 1906 by the American Bridge Company of New York.
Be sure to return to our web site to see additional videos and presentations, on the subjects: international trade and commerce, export and import operations, overseas moving and shipping of both personal and commercial cargo, roll on - roll off ships, container ships, LCL lift-van cargo, export packaging, international freight forwarding agent facilities,
overseas transport of high & heavy equipment , and special analysis of martime history, law and issues pertaining to
Sefco Export Management Company's business - including examinations of the nexus of culture, commerce, politics and national interests.
Londonderry New Hampshire Welcome Sign (pt3)
Governor Lynch dedicates the first of four gateway signs