May 30 – Seal Cove and Knox Road
Another place I never, ever saw in my many visits to MDI is the Seal Cove Auto Museum. Roger called ahead since the official opening date for the season was still several days hence. He was assured there would be staff present Friday, so with he and Lisa, I went to the Seal Cove Auto Museum. So our goal today (Friday) was to see one of the best rare car collections on the east coast. This also would likely be the last chance to see the majority of the complete collection since the benefactor passed away last year. Much of the remainder of the collection is to be auctioned off later this year to fund a smaller, but permanent core collection for the future. We were told that a “handful” of vehicles, described as the “cream” of the collection was already gone.
Afterward, we stopped at Knox Road Grill and Atlantic Brewing for Dougy’s Bar-B-Q lunch and to pick up a case of Real Ale to bring back to Michigan.
Roger and Lisa returned to the South Ridge Trail to take more photographs of the wild orchids.
Dinner at Poorboy’s tonight. New menu items this year!
Awesome!
wellswooster said,
November 7, 2008 at 6:12 pm
On September 26 & 27, 2008, the auction mentioned in the posting took place at The Owls Head Transportation Museum, Maine. Bonhams of New York handled the festivities. I wasn’t there, but just got an email today from Roger today with the link to the auction results. You have to wonder what the total proceeds amounted to. WOW!
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&sContinent=eur&screen=Catalogue&iSaleNo=16272