"On the Road" was a de facto offshoot of "Main Streets & Back Roads", with Peter Mehegan driving his Chevrolet Impala to different locations in Maine – where in each segment, Mehegan met up with interesting people, looks in on local issues – and collects stunning scenery from the area.This episode theme was launched shortly before Mehegan's retirement from "Chronicle" in 2005, but continued as an occasional piece for several years more (with Mehegan returning as a guest contributor).