Barbara F. Dyer: Pleasures and Treasures
Summer or winter,
Spring and Fall,
Camden, Maine
Enjoys them all.
Our hills and streams,
Lakes and sea
Are sights for all
To come and see.
Boats in harbor
With their covers,
Float gracefully
For us and others.
Later it rains,
Or sleet and hail
Comes snow and winter.
It never fails.
'Til spring arrives
Sun after showers,
Buds appear
On trees and flowers.
Landing alive,
Workers are up,
Walking in hand
With coffee cup.
Ready for sailing
Skis put away
Skies are sunny
After the gray.
Things for all
People to do.
The town is busy,
Not just a few.
Swim and bike
And rides they take
View “Oreo cows”
And a lobster bake.
Movies filmed here,
Excitement, you bet
Like “Peyton Place”
Never forget.
A great crowd pleaser,
“Windjammer Days.”
People do watch
And are amazed.
Stores get busy
B&B's, do.
Restaurants are full.
Parking is, too.
The library's filled,
Parks are our pride.
Crowds from the city
We take in stride.
Mountain “star”
Thanksgiving day,
New Year’s Eve
Taken away.
Santa arrives,
By the small tug.
Happy the kids,
And people hug.
Toboggan Race,
And soon it is March.
We read again
They've hit the arch.
Town meeting again
Agenda so great,
Money is spent.
It is our fate.
Something for all
The young and old.
We have treasures
Better than gold.
Barbara F. Dyer has lived in Camden all of her life, so far.
More Barbara Dyer
‘We are out today for old Camden High, let us boost her with a will’
The Camden Fire Department: Since 1847, ‘always ready’
When President Roosevelt took the train from Rockland to Washington, D.C.
Carlos Salzedos' harp colony in Camden
Buttoning up the harbor for winter
The day when Camden burned down, 40 buildings lay in ash
Old Glory, the flag’s storied history, and proper etiquette
The Seaside Mountains of Camden
The story of the Barbie D, a little tug that has worked Camden Harbor for 60-plus years
Postcards and the way we communicated 100 years ago
The Babbs: A family integral to Camden history
When Camden paid a fine for having no minister preaching in town
The demise of a Camden-built vessel
Camden’s wooden boat builders were perfectionists
Building wooden boats in Camden, many years ago
Socializing and such, before television
The first years of the Camden Snow Bowl
The many moods of Camden Harbor
Demise of the Camden steamboat wharf
Curtis Island Lighthouse - the sentinel of Camden Harbor
Camden Harbor: As old as the last glacier
