MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this distinctive building is located

This distinctive structure begs for your identification. Figure out where it is, and send your answers to ebrack2@gmail.com, and tell us where you live.

Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville, recognized the recent mystery: “Situated between Portland and Bar Harbor, Camden, Maine is surrounded by stunning landscapes perfect for adventure seekers, but it also has its fair share of cultural attractions, like the Camden Opera House. Its population surges each summer when the beach lovers arrive, but the off-season is still a prime time to visit.”

Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill, wrote: “I have taken a photo of this scene of Camden Harbor and the Penobscot Bay in every season, and it never fails to delight me.”

Others who recognized the harbor were Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Ruthy Lachman Paul, Norcross; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. who told us about Penobscot Bay, where Camden is situated: “The Bay was named for the Penobscot Indian Nation, which has inhabited the area for more than ten thousand years. During the Revolutionary War, the bay was the site of a humiliating American defeat in 1779 when a flotilla of 44 American ships was dispatched to the area to recapture the British occupied territory that was renamed by the occupiers as “New Ireland”. 

Because of disputes and miscommunications between two colony fleet commanders, Solomon Lovell and Dudley Saltonstall, the Americans became stalled in their assaults. With the arrival of another British flotilla on August 13, 1779 the American fleet fled, beaching and burning their ships in the face of a superior British force. All 44 ships were either destroyed or captured, in what proved to be America’s worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor, 162 years later.”

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View Point Health of Lawrenceville has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by Atlanta Top Workplaces. This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. View Point Health is a community behavioral health center utilizing a team of psychiatrists, nurses, licensed counselors and social workers, as well as other professionals to provide services to individuals who need treatment and support to cope with mental illness, substance use, and developmental disabilities. At the Atlanta Aquarium for the announcement of the recognition are, from left, Chad Jones, VP of business development; Debbie Varnes, director of marketing and fundraising; Parul Bakshi, chief nursing officer; Jennifer Robertson, executive assistant; Jennifer Hibbard, CEO; Julie Solinski, director of outpatient services; Falesha Robinson, director of risk management and corporate compliance; Dr. Jennifer Speights, VP of operations; and Makini Corlette, chief clinical officer.

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