Local Tourist... Owls Head General Store...

Yesterday I promised you I'd begin a series on being a tourist in my own backyard... I live in Rockport, Maine on the picturesque Mid-Coast Maine coast...

This region is made up of half a million (give or take) little towns each with it's own "sights" to be seen... That's why the tourists flock here from late May until the leaves hit the ground in Late October...

I know you are expecting a light house or schooner or lobster dinner... And I'll get to those, but for today I thought I'd show you something a little different...

Last Friday I was headed into town (By that I mean into Rockland... The biggest town in our county with a whopping 7500 people) to run some errands with Paul and Allison... It was 1 PM and we hadn't had lunch yet, so we decided to call Jed & Katy and see if they wanted to join us.

Apparently the Food Network (who actually have spent quite a bit of time in this neck of the woods) declared that this little general store in Owls Head, Maine has the best hamburger in Maine... Katy & Jed live in Owls Head (about 15 minutes minutes south of us in Rockport) and we decided it was a shame we hadn't tried these famous burgers yet, and decided to pop on over and give them a try...

Yes, folks, this unassuming little store reportedly has the best hamburger in the whole state... But it turns out that this is no secret... Of course the "Food Network" sign out front was a giveaway! When we got there at about 1:30 the parking lot and street around it were packed with vehicles with out-of-state plates... And the store itself was wall to wall people... But within ten minutes or so of placing our order the whole place had cleared out... We had luckily hit the very end of the lunch rush... So there is your first tip... Have a late breakfast and plan to arrive around 1:45 to have the place virtually to yourself!

Hi Jed... He tried to get into as many of my pictures as possible and the girls who weren't "camera ready" refused to be in a single one! I actually had to edit him out of  several of the below pictures, but you may see a random arm...

This place is tiny... Seriously folks, if you look up "tiny" you will see a picture of this place...

Here is where you order your food...

Here is where you pay for everything...

And this table (one of four) is where we ate our famous feast...

It took about 15 minutes for them to cook all five of our burgers to order, and yes they were really, really good... Sorry I didn't take a photo of the actual burger... By the time I thought of it, it looked like a hamburger slaughter had happened on my plate!

The "store" also has a selection of "touristy" type made in Maine stuff for the actual tourists to take home...

Blueberry jams, maple syrup, and such...

Faux vintage lobster buoys in a rainbow of colors...

Oh, and apparently seagrass baskets... Thanks Jed for finding that... It's like a low budget Where's Waldo!

And a penny candy display... I took this picture because I'd like to make a rack like it to put candy in at Allison's wedding... I spotted the jars at the store the other day and was trying to describe to Paul what I wanted... I actually took this from several angles, and I'm sure they thought I was nuts!

Oh, and this is what I drank... It is a local (to Maine) product and kinda hard to find, but if you spot it, buy it because it is so good!!

Summery: Great burgers, Fun Location (once the crowds cleared out) and not too bad price wise... All five of us ate for a little under $50... Check it out if you are in the area!

Thanks for listening,