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Stonington Oceaville Sunshine Naskeag Brooklin Haven Sedgwick Blue Hill Blue Hill Falls East Blue Hill Penobscot East Penobscot North Penobscot South Penobscot Surry Green lake |
Favorite Places: Barred Island Preserve- Deer Isle- Island connected to mainland by sandbar. No land access. Crockett Cove Woods Preserve- Stonington- 100 acres. Borders cove, tararack dominated swamp. Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery- Orland- Raises Atlantic salmon for stocking the Penobscot River & Union River. Visitors' center with exhibits. Trails, picnic & swimming area. Blue Hill- Blue Hill- Views of Mt. Desert & Blue Hill Bay. Jeep Trail, fire tower, 1 mi, 500 ft elev gain. Blue Hill Falls- Blue Hill- Exceptional reversing falls, high standing waves & reverse ebby. 200 yards. Holbrook Island Sanctuary- Brooksville- Shoreline trails, views of East Penobscot Bay. Bagaduce Falls- Brooksville- Reversing falls, between Snow Cove & Bagaduce estuary. Goose Falls- Brooksville- Goose Pond reversing falls outlet. Dice Head Light- Castine- Castine Harbor. 1829 and discountinued 1835. Skelton tower 1937. Fort George- Castine- British built 1779. Occupied by the British until the end of Revolutionary War. Fort Madison- Castine- 1811. Renamed Fort Castine when the British occupied in 1814 and 1815. |
Attractions: Kneisel Hall- Blue Hill- Music school with chamber music concerts. Waldo Hancock Bridge- Bucksport- 1931, Extends over the Penobscot River. Maine Maritime Academy- Castine- One of the country's largest merchant marine training colleges. Tours of training ship State of Maine. Wilson Museum- Castine- Maritime and geological collection. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts- Deer Isle- International destination for gifted artisans. Tours. Deer Isle Lighthouse Trail- Deer Isle- Views of 8 lighthouses. Deer Isle Granite Museum- Deer Isle- Working model of a quarry showing how stone was cut during the 1900. |
Farmer's Market: Deer Isle- Congregational Church parking lot. Frdays 10-noon. |
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