Down East 2013 ©
Views like this are not easy to find in southern Maine anymore. A weathered dock, a graying boathouse, a curve of undeveloped shoreline - this scene looks much the way it might have fifty years ago. The same can't be said about this particular community, now synonymous with shopping and trading. In fact, open space is at a premium in this, the oldest incorporated town in Maine, which is why conservationists are working hard to preserve what remains. The local land trust got some good news in December, when a generous resident donated sixteen acres of prime real estate along this saltwater stream - at two thousand feet long, it's the longest undeveloped riverside property in town. You'll have to drive around the notorious tangle of streets to find it, but lots of people do, searching for one of the best lobster shacks in Maine (in the judgment of Travel & Leisure magazine and others). Here's a hint: the popular seafood restaurant is named after this tidal waterway. If you can identify this snowy scene, send us a comment here, drop us a note at PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843, or whip us an editorial@downeast.com [2]
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