Hype for the Future 64F: Boothbay Area, Maine

Introduction

The Towns of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor are largely associated with the summer season, both along the Atlantic Ocean with Boothbay slightly further inland (north) within Lincoln County, Maine. Though Monhegan Island and its associated plantation may be more accessible from Knox County to the east, the island area is also considered part of Lincoln County, albeit separately identified from the Boothbay communities. Boothbay Harbor is situated to the south of Boothbay and is home to the most significant of summer communities in the vicinity.

Boothbay

Within the Town of Boothbay, the most notable attraction in the community just south of Damariscotta is the Boothbay Railway Village Museum. Though the Boothbay Harbor area is situated nearby and to the south, Boothbay is also home to the Ocean Point area situated to the east of Boothbay Harbor. The village area at Ocean Point is home to the Bluebird Ocean Point Inn as well as the Ocean Point Walk, with the Ram Island Lighthouse located yet further to the south. While Damariscove Island, Pumpkin Island, and Outer Heron Island are located quite distantly from the mainland area of the Town of Boothbay, the three aforementioned islands are each included within the community.

Boothbay Harbor

Situated just to the south of the Town of Boothbay is the Town of Boothbay Harbor, consisting primarily of the relatively densely populated village area at Boothbay Harbor. At the southern end of the town are the Sail Muscongus Day Tours, though the Maine State Aquarium is located on the opposite (west) side of Boothbay Harbor. Further north, the major tourist attractions of the Boothbay Harbor area are the footbridge, the historic district, and the Mysterious Harbor Tours at Boothbay Harbor. Many of the town facilities, including the signature Boothbay Harbor Lobster Wharf, are seasonal, as with many of the otherwise related local amenities of the State of Maine and especially the MidCoast region.

Hype for the Future 64D: Lincoln County, Maine (North of Boothbay)

Introduction

Lincoln County, Maine, is located partly at the western end of the Waldo Patent and otherwise in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Knox County to the east, Sagadahoc County to the west, Kennebec County to the northwest, and Waldo County to the northeast. The county seat of Lincoln County is the community of Wiscasset, and much of the county is traversed by way of United States Route 1 along the Atlantic Ocean. On the eastern edge of the county is the Town of Waldoboro, descending from the Waldo Patent and home to the historic Waldoboro Inn, the Waldoborough Historical Society, and the Recycleart sculpture museum.

West of Waldoboro

To the west of the Town of Waldoboro and of the Waldo Patent, Lincoln County is also home to Damariscotta and Newcastle in the central portion of the county on either side of the Damariscotta River, with the Jan Kilburn Art Studio representing the eastern (Damariscotta) side while the Newcastle-Damariscotta Station is representative of the western (Newcastle) side of the community. Further south along the Damariscotta are the Frances Perkins National Monument on the west side and the Chapin Studio Gallery at Stoneridge and the Hawks House Inn on the east side.

The Edgecomb area, though nowhere near the true definition of the Down East region, is home to the Down East Gallery, with the Wiscasset community to the west serving as home to the Sylvan, Wiscasset Bay, and Maine Art Galleries as well as the Museum in the Streets, Castle Tucker, the Powder House, the Nickels-Sortwell House, and the Lincoln County Museum, with a welcome sign at the southern end along U.S. Route 1. Along Route 218, the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Museum is located in the southern part of the Town of Alna.