Exploring New England on American Cruise Lines

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By GERRY BARKER

Until last week, I never knew what a “lobsterbake” was. Or, that Camden, Maine boasts the only stop sign on the entire 2,370 mile-length of US Highway 1, the longest north-south road in the United States.

We learned that, and much, much more, during our recent 11-day “New England Explorer” cruise on American Cruise Lines' ship, American Constitution. And explore New England we did, a region steeped in lobsters, lighthouses and a region well known as the bedrock of American history. This was our third ACL cruise (previously we toured Puget Sound and the Upper Mississippi) and our first time to visit many of the ports along the Northeastern coast.

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