BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 25, 2023
The day was sunny, and I was determined to spot a monarch. So I visited the most butterfly-packed place I know: Charlotte Rhoades Park and Butterfly Garden in Southwest Harbor. It only took me about a minute of wandering to spot my first monarch butterfly. Fluttering around the flowerbeds, it nearly tickled my nose on the way past. Then I saw another. And another. Running around with my camera, I was like a kid in a candy shop.