Guest Guidebook
Swimming/kayaking
Great place to swim in fresh water, there are three floats you can swim to and from. Free boat launch with ample parking.
Walker's Pond Beach
Great place to swim in fresh water, there are three floats you can swim to and from. Free boat launch with ample parking.
Wonderful tours offered, enjoyed by many of my guests. Recent guests went for a night kayak tour to see bioluminescence as they paddled. Highly recommend!
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Castine Kayak Adventures
17 Sea StWonderful tours offered, enjoyed by many of my guests. Recent guests went for a night kayak tour to see bioluminescence as they paddled. Highly recommend!
Food scene
Brooklin General Store
4 Reach RdJust a few miles from here, this unique and fun place makes everything from scratch and is wildly popular. Go early!
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EL EL FRIJOLES, Mexican Food
41 Caterpillar Hill RdJust a few miles from here, this unique and fun place makes everything from scratch and is wildly popular. Go early!
In my opinion the best restaurant in the area. Excellent service and a beautiful, unique location. Brunch is fantastic!
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Aragosta at Goose Cove
300 Goose Cove RdIn my opinion the best restaurant in the area. Excellent service and a beautiful, unique location. Brunch is fantastic!
This is the perfect spot for casual outdoor dining. The food is high quality, delicious, and generous! Views of Eggemoggin Reach and the Deer Isle Bridge. 5 minute drive from the apartment.
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LDI Lobster
202 Little Deer Isle RoadThis is the perfect spot for casual outdoor dining. The food is high quality, delicious, and generous! Views of Eggemoggin Reach and the Deer Isle Bridge. 5 minute drive from the apartment.
Strong's has a gorgeous wood fired pizza oven. They also have wings, salads, and other offerings.
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Strong Brewing
7 Rope Ferry RdStrong's has a gorgeous wood fired pizza oven. They also have wings, salads, and other offerings.
Great take out menu but there is also a lovely screened in porch with comfortable seating. Blueberry pie goes quickly, if you see any on the counter when you get there, order some!
The Maine Lobster Lady
Great take out menu but there is also a lovely screened in porch with comfortable seating. Blueberry pie goes quickly, if you see any on the counter when you get there, order some!
We've enjoyed many fantastic take away dinners, anything from their smoker is amazing. There's indoor seating as well.
The Morning Moon Cafe
We've enjoyed many fantastic take away dinners, anything from their smoker is amazing. There's indoor seating as well.
My favorite local shop.
Filled with cute gifts, cards, kitchen ware, lovely linens, souveneirs worth giving. Great selection of books by local authors. There is a great variety of gifts and toys for children. My personal favorite: the lovely cashmere shawls to keep you cozy and chic!
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Leaf & Anna
12 Reach RdFilled with cute gifts, cards, kitchen ware, lovely linens, souveneirs worth giving. Great selection of books by local authors. There is a great variety of gifts and toys for children. My personal favorite: the lovely cashmere shawls to keep you cozy and chic!
Sightseeing
Just a short 10 minute drive from here, a small public beach and parking area from which you can see Pumpkin Lighthouse. This is a great place to watch the sunset. You can also see several islands and a main thoroughfare for boats leaving the Eggemoggin Reach for open ocean.
Pumpkin Island
Just a short 10 minute drive from here, a small public beach and parking area from which you can see Pumpkin Lighthouse. This is a great place to watch the sunset. You can also see several islands and a main thoroughfare for boats leaving the Eggemoggin Reach for open ocean.
This suspension bridge is beautiful, completed in 1939 and beautifully maintained since. Just across the bridge there is a lovely public park and boat launch with soaring views of the bridge and the Eggemoggin Reach.
Deer Isle Bridge
This suspension bridge is beautiful, completed in 1939 and beautifully maintained since. Just across the bridge there is a lovely public park and boat launch with soaring views of the bridge and the Eggemoggin Reach.
This landing has ample public parking and a beach that wraps around the point, making it a great place to walk or view the sunrise.
Naskeag Point Boat Launch
649 Naskeag Point RdThis landing has ample public parking and a beach that wraps around the point, making it a great place to walk or view the sunrise.
Sandstrand
Stunning views.
This island offers a remote part of Acadia National Park that not many people know exists. Accessible by mail boat Monday through Saturday except on legal holidays. For schedules and other info contact (isleauhautferryservice.com). The hiking is amazing and the views should not be missed!
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Isle au Haut
This island offers a remote part of Acadia National Park that not many people know exists. Accessible by mail boat Monday through Saturday except on legal holidays. For schedules and other info contact (isleauhautferryservice.com). The hiking is amazing and the views should not be missed!
Neighborhoods
Great views and cute shops, also quite a few good restaurants for casual fare. Catch the mail ferry to Isle au Haut at the wharf! Visit the granite museum to learn about quarrying. Drive on through Stonington village to Sand Beach, public access with stunning views!
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Stonington
Great views and cute shops, also quite a few good restaurants for casual fare. Catch the mail ferry to Isle au Haut at the wharf! Visit the granite museum to learn about quarrying. Drive on through Stonington village to Sand Beach, public access with stunning views!
City/town information
A small town with lots of historic homes, also the home of the Maine Maritime Academy. Beautiful waterfront. A scenic drive from our location gets you there in under an hour.
Castine Harbor, Castine, ME 04421, USA
A small town with lots of historic homes, also the home of the Maine Maritime Academy. Beautiful waterfront. A scenic drive from our location gets you there in under an hour.