Hype for the Future 100R: The Cannelton-Hawesville Area

Overview

The twinned communities of Cannelton and Hawesville are located on opposite sides of the Ohio River within Indiana and Kentucky, respectively. While Cannelton is located within Perry County, Indiana, the K-12 public school district is considered separate from the districts elsewhere in the relatively rural county. On the Kentucky side, the City of Hawesville is located within Hancock County and serves as the county seat, somewhat upstream from the City of Owensboro to which the community is strongly connected.

Hype for the Future 79C: City of Fort Dodge, Iowa

Introduction

Located in the relatively northern portion of the State of Iowa, Fort Dodge represents a community home to the Fort Museum and Frontier Village and the Blanden Memorial Art Museum, both located within Webster County. The city serves as the county seat of Webster County and is surrounded entirely by rural territory, as is the case with a number of smaller cities in the nation.

Surrounding Attractions

Outside the City of Fort Dodge, external attractions are often located at relatively modest distances from the inner city and community. The community of Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, is home to the National Hobo Museum and the National Hobo Convention, located relatively along Route 18. To the west, a number of smaller communities also dot the landscape of the region, including Sac City, the county seat of Sac County, home to the world’s largest popcorn ball. Storm Lake, located in Buena Vista County further northwest, is home to the Harker Museum and Buena Vista University, as well as the eponymous Storm Lake to the south. Further northwest is the City of Le Mars, serving as the county seat of Plymouth County, with a number of art exhibitions within city limits, plus the Plymouth County Historical Museum and the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in the general area. To the south is the City of Audubon, the county seat of Audubon County, Iowa, home to Albert the Bull Park and the world’s largest bull figure. Also nearby is the City of Denison, located in Crawford County and home to the Donna Reed Foundation.

Hype for the Future 64A: Deer Isle, Maine

Overview

The island of Deer Isle in the State of Maine is home to the Towns of Deer Isle in the north and Stonington in the south. The Pilgrim’s Inn is located opposite the Deer Isle Artists Association, while the Carolyn Walton Gallery is located further north. The Mountainville area is home to the Deer Isle Hostel, to the southeast of the primary town. Further south is the Town of Stonington, which contains the Pres du Port Bed and Breakfast, the Deer Isle Granite Museum, the Inn on the Harbor, and the Jill Hoy Art Gallery within the central village area.

Hype for the Future 63R: Town of Castine, Maine

Overview

The Town of Castine is home to the Maine Maritime Academy and located toward the southwestern end of Hancock County. While the permanent population of the community is under two thousand residents, Castine remains heavily influential thanks to the Maine Maritime Academy, though also, of course, thanks to the Wilson Museum and the Castine Scientific Society located nearby.

Hype for the Future 63Q: Town of Blue Hill, Maine

Overview

The Town of Blue Hill is located in Hancock County, Maine, on the mainland with relatively close proximity to Mount Desert Island to the east. Blue Hill is perhaps most notable within the State of Maine for containing the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, where the fair is always hosted around Labor Day weekend. Apart from the Blue Hill Fair, however, the Town is also notably located along Routes 15, 172, 175, 176, and 177, with the Farmhouse Inn located along Route 15 in the outlying area and the Blue Hill Inn and the Blue Hill Bay Gallery located within the central village area.

Hype for the Future 63P: Town of Gouldsboro, Maine

Overview

The Town of Gouldsboro is located in the lower coastal portion of the Down East in Hancock County, Maine. Located relatively southeast in the county along Route 186 is Elsa’s Inn and Harbor Bed and Breakfast, while the Red Barn Motel of Milbridge in Washington County along Route 1 is also located fairly nearby for motorists. Both of the aforementioned places to stay are effectively identified as tourist pipelines to Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.

Hype for the Future 63O: City of Ellsworth, Maine

Overview

The City of Ellsworth is the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, located relatively near Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, and Acadia National Park. Ellsworth is home to the Courthouse Gallery Fine Art exhibit as well as the Black House Museum at Woodlawn, though the latter may experience seasonal closures when winterized. In the neighboring Town of Hancock to the east, the Downeast Scenic Railroad is a prominent tourist attraction in the vicinity, and particularly so for visitors to Acadia National Park.