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Right Lobster-trap
marker buoys decorate
a shingled Maine
lobster pound

Below The sweetest
lobster is pulled from
icy-cold Maine waters,
steamed almost as soon
as it is brought ashore,
and simply served

Three Days along the Maine Coast Essentials
Picturesque fishing villages, lighthouses, and yachting harbors dot this GETTING THERE
meandering coastline, made famous by American painters from Several domestic US carriers and Air Canada
Winslow Homer (1836–1910) to Marsden Hartley (1877–1943). serve Portland International Jetport.
Rent a car to drive north on Route 1.
DAY ONE Swim in the surf at Reid State Park, the longest sandy
WHERE TO STAY
beach on this rocky coast, before peninsula-hopping to the yachting
Prices vary little across the region.
center of Boothbay Harbor. Fish for striped bass or tuna, or take a
East Wind Inn (moderate) has lobster boats
wildlife cruise to search for whales and puffins.
moored outside its windows in the picturesque
DAY TWO Clamber over the massive boulders of Pemaquid Point fishing village of Tenants Harbor.
for a dramatic view of the lighthouse on the headland. Then drive to www.eastwindinn.com
the fishing hamlet of Port Clyde and take a ferry to Monhegan Island, Grey Havens Inn (moderate) is a classic shingle-
a summer art colony where painters open their studios to visitors. style 1904 hotel on a craggy bluff in Georgetown
near Reid State Park. www.greyhavens.com
DAY THREE After stopping at Tenants Harbor to visit the lobster-
Limerock Inn (moderate) occupies a turreted
fishing museum, spend the day in the port of Rockland, with its Rockland manse in a Rockland neighborhood
world-class Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center, its child-friendly within walking distance of the Farnsworth Art
Maine Lighthouse Museum, and its excellent restaurants and cafés. Museum. www.limerockinn.com