The Artist’s Bridge in Newry, Maine

All artists have their muse, right? Well, for John Joseph Enneking, one of our country’s first impressionist painters, it was the Sunday River Bridge in Newry.

According to history, after this young man finished his duty as a Union soldier in the Civil War, he devoted his life to painting. He became so adept that he was among the foremost Americans to paint Claude Monet’s Garden.

Throughout the years, Enneking became a pro at painting the New England area’s landscapes and, though he lived in Boston, adored traveling to Newry.

Enneking was seen painting en plein air near this surviving historic covered bridge so often that it became commonly referred to as Artist’s Bridge.

…We can see why! This is one of the most beautiful surviving historic covered bridges in the US!