Iconic Somesville Bridge in Autumn Art Print

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Somesville Bridge, Mount Desert Island, Maine

I shot this image of the iconic Somesville Bridge when we were up at Acadia earlier this month. The foliage was wonderful, as was the reflection of the bridge in the water. This is one of the most photographed bridges in Maine, as mentioned on Acadiamagic.com:

"One of the most recognized and photographed man made structures on Mount Desert Island is the arched wooden foot bridge in Somesville that sits next to the historic Selectmen�s Building - C. 1780. The bridge stands out so much that the view on the opposite side of the road, revealing Somes Harbor with Cadillac Mountain as the backdrop, can sometimes be missed."

From Wikipedia:

"Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound.[2] The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island.[3] It attracted many people be...

I have enjoyed photographing nature since I first learned to use a camera more advanced than my childhood Instamatic! When my husband Rick and I bought our home in Massachusetts back in 1979, we fell in love with the beautiful wooded wetland behind the house, and over the years we have come to love it even more. We also love gardening and the original property was mostly lawn. Over time we updated the landscape many times, and recently we added a naturalistic woodland garden near the wetlands and more cultivated gardens in the front and side yards. I love photographing flowers, and many of my flower photos were taken in our yard or at three very special botanical gardens in New England: Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston,...