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LOVED THE piece by Marshall Berdan about the DownEast coast of Maine ["Good Morning, America," May 22]. I would like to recommend a wonderful little restaurant about 30 to 45 minutes from Ellsworth on Route 1. JudyAnn's Seafood Restaurant (formerly Perry's, Route 1, Columbia Falls, 207-483-2045) serves the best lobster rolls, french fries and blueberry pie in the state of Maine. My husband and I had an amazing lunch for less than $20. It's a wonderful stop on your way from Acadia National Park to the DownEast area.
If you're on your way to Eastport or Lubec from Ellsworth, I would also highly recommend a brief hike on the Cutler Coastal Trail. The views are stunning and serene.
Krysten Jenci
Chevy Chase
HERE'S A BAR BET question that'll win you money almost every time (albeit while also gaining you a reputation as something of a smart aleck): What are the northernmost, southernmost, easternmost and westernmost states in the United States? Sorry to dash Marshall Berdan's sense of accomplishment, but he was almost certainly not the first person in the nation to see the sun rise on his 49th birthday. That distinction belongs to some cold soul in the outermost Aleutian Islands. The 180-degree meridian is the farthest east (and also farthest west) on the globe, and the Aleutians straddle it. So the easternmost point in the United States is the first Aleutian island to the west of it, and the westernmost point is the first Aleutian island to the east of it. Which, of course, also means that the answer to the above bar bet question is Alaska, Hawaii, Alaska and Alaska.
Mr. Berdan will have to settle for being the first person in the contiguous 48 states to see the sun rise on his birthday.
M.S. Winston
