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swimming with minimal wave action.
Fort William Henry
is also
nearby. A short detour to the east on Route 32 takes you to the
Rachel
Carson Salt Pond Preserve
.
From New Harbor,
Pemaquid Point
, inarguably the most spectacularly
situated lighthouse in Maine, is another three miles ahead. There's also a
fishermen's museum here.
131 Thomaston to Port Clyde
15 miles, 30 minutes
Highlights:
Often overlooked by those in a hurry, State Route 131 from
Thomaston to Port Clyde (once named Herring Gut) is a fun road trip.
You begin off US 1 where the historic
Henry Knox Mansion
sits (now
upstaged by the giant cement plant behind it). Route 131 is a winding
narrow road that seems more the type that inspired the old Maine ex-
pression “you can't get there from here.” Don't worry, you'll do just fine.
About six miles from the start the road begins a series of twists and turns
as it starts to wind from one side of the narrow peninsula to the other.
Tenants Harbor
is a busy fishing village with numerous lobster boats.
Next comes
Martinsville
and finally
Port Clyde
. This is where passen-
ger ferries can be taken to
Monhegan
. Long-term parking rates are not
bad - about $4 per day. Be sure to pop into the
Port Clyde General
Store
. It's been around for more than 100 years and you'll find just about
anything you can imagine inside.
Riding the Rails
Maine Coast Railroad
, Water Street, Wiscasset 04578.
Railtrips of up to two hours along the coast are offered by this
firm. It uses the freight line between Portland and Rockland to
take passengers along the tidal flats, over steel truss bridges,
along rivers and through the scenic forested flatlands in vintage passen-
ger cars. Trips run from the waterfront in Wiscasset to Newcastle next to
Damariscotta. Picnic tables at stations. Beverage service, light lunch and
snacks are available on the trains. Family rates. Trains run daily in sea-
son and on weekends in early June and late September. Foliage trips are
especially popular.
882-8000.
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
, Belfast. The Belfast and
Moosehead Railroad was originally conceived as a way to link the boom-
ing Northwoods gateway community of Greenville, at the southern end of
