Either way, you’ll come to the same place, which is about as far from Winter Harbor as you can get anyway, and its own kind of fun. I told you I’d get back to the ferry-it’s a half-hour trip to Bar Harbor by water, instead of the slower drive along Route 1 by land. I certainly had good intentions, but in fact this is what it looks like at dusk. The town’s actual harbor is a quick walk down Harbor Road, where lobster boats and traps make for very picturesque photos, and if you’d like to watch the harbor empty out first thing in the morning, you probably need to be there by 6 am. Gerrish for ice cream… Porch sitting at JW Gerrick’s Photo Credit : Annie GravesĪnd the Winter Harbor 5&10, a fascinating place to stock up on anything, including Maine-themed baubles, or talk property with owner/realtor Pete Drinkwater. If you happen to be traveling with a canine companion (we are, if you hadn’t guessed), you can rest your paws right in the center of town at the pet-friendly Winter Harbor Inn, where proprietor Pam Di Ruggiero will even groom your dog. The cozy café serves coffee and scones, and her mugs (for sale) hang overhead.Īcross the street, Wendilee Heath O’Brien’s bohemian Whopaints Studio & Gallery (paintings for sale at Serendipity, too) is a fun place to be inspired-by both the range of beautiful painting styles and the artist’s dedication to environmentalism. Owner Kathryn Balteff is a potter/writer and hosts all kinds of workshops, from felting to writing. Other notable stops in town: Serendipity, a pretty shop filled with cool stuff from local artisans, who are clearly a talented bunch, plus books and an art gallery. From the boat launch, you look straight out to the Bar Harbor Ferry landing-more on that later, but if you’re a resident you ride for half price. High tide Photo Credit : Annie Gravesįabulous either way. The Winter Harbor boat landing on Henry Cove reaches right into the middle of the village and grabs it-here’s how it looks at low tide. Let’s get lost… Photo Credit : Annie Gravesīut first, there’s town.
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