CAMDEN MAINE

August 12-14, 2024

We left Southwest Harbor Tuesday morning, under beautiful cruising conditions: clear skies and just a moderate swell remaining after Debby passed.

Nadan, 151 ft built in 2009 by Berger in the style of Great Gatsby – available for charter – anyone?

And another sweet boat we saw as we were leaving Southwest Harbor.

As I mentioned in our last blog, we were sort of circumnavigating Penobscot Bay in a counterclockwise direction: Up the famous Eggemoggin Reach to the lovely harbor at Castine, where we grabbed a free mooring ball and enjoyed lunch. Then south to Vinal Haven, for a drive-through at beautiful Pulpit Cove; then west to Camden.

While having lunch, we watched the sails go up, and this “push boat” take her out of the harbor.

Camden was one of my “must-do” stops. Last time I was up this way, I had not been able to get a slip, and I had to do a “drive-through”. I liked what I saw…

So, this time I reserved well in advance, and pretty much planned the rest of the dates around it.

Morning in Camden

I was not disappointed. It’s a double harbor: the outer harbor has lovely island vistas, and the inner harbor is packed with boats and restaurants. Like most Maine towns, the land surrounding the harbor is steep and hilly.

The two outstanding features of the inner harbor are the library and the waterfall. The waterfall marks the spot where the Megunticook River spills out into the harbor.

The library looks like it was designed by Thomas Jefferson…high on a hill at the head of the harbor, surrounded by a beautiful park with no leash laws. Guinness had a ball!