MMSCC Summer Picnic

Saturday, August 3, dawned gray, chilly and rainy—hardly propitious for our annual

summer social. But the weather gods predicted clearing, and so a triple handful of

hardy MMSCC members convened at Sarah and Chrisso Rheault’s seaside home for

the traditional barbecue and picnic. (Only one especially hardy soul, Andy Curtin,

actually arrived in a sports car, his Miata, and kudos to him; the rest of us were in

our various daily-drivers.) True to the forecast, shortly after noon the fog and

clouds began to roll back and the spectacular view unfolded before us. The Rheault

“compound” lies at the end of Crow’s Nest Lane, on a point protruding into Davis

Cove in Cushing. Chrisso had prepared the charcoal grill and we cooked up what

we’d brought, shared our desserts, broke out the beer and wine and enjoyed what

turned out to be a delightful event. As ever, many thanks to Sarah and Chrisso for

their hospitality.

2024 Camden Classics Cup

The eighth iteration of boatbuilder Lyman-Morse’s annual regatta, the

Camden Classics Cup, took place on Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, to

great acclaim from racers and spectators alike. And once again, we were

invited to showcase our classic cars alongside the classic yachts that had

gathered from up and down the East Coast. As the Parade of Sail made its

way through Camden’s picturesque inner harbor—to the applause of

spectators and the boom of signal cannons—more than 30 members’ cars

were lined up on the landing above. Lunch afterward, at Ports of Italy in

Rockport, was almost as memorable, with good food, excellent service and

great company. As always, thanks to Dennis and Diana Griggs for these images.

Cars, Coffee, a Drive and Lunch

The turnout was robust despite the wet and gloomy weather. Members gathered at Coastal Classic Cars in Brunswick to celebrate proprietor and Friend-of-MMSCC Jon Lee’s imminent “retirement” (That’s Silvio Calabi presenting Jon with a token of our appreciation for his support over the years), which means he has sold the garage building and is moving his cars and tools down the road to his home. Then the MMSCC convoy set off on a route chosen by Ed & Sandi Schultz that wound up at Land’s End, on Bailey Island, for some retail therapy at the gift shop before backtracking to Cook’s Lobster & Ale House for lunch. There were no sightings of the dead whale that washed up alongside the Cribstone Bridge between Orr’s and Bailey Islands two days later. As always, thanks to Dennis and Diana Griggs for these images.