Kayaking trip views

Here are a few photos of the inner harbor of Boothbay Harbor from our kayaking trip on the Fourth of July. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church is a beautiful sight from both land and sea and is beautifully illuminated at night. President Kennedy attended mass there in 1963 while visiting friends nearby. The red building to the left of the Church is where lobstermen can sell their catch as well as the blue building to the right of the Church. Mark grew up in a Navy family so cherished the family trips home to Maine as a young boy. The first thing he and his brothers would do would be to rush down to the "Co-op" (the blue building)where his grandfather was the manager. They would happily fish from the long pier with their Papa.

It was such a pretty day, gentle breeze and plenty of sunshine. We put the kayak in at Juniper Point, which is a summer colony of cottages and homes, about two miles from the Harbor. This photo is looking into the main part of the harbor, there are several motels and restaurants located on and around it.

This photo is taken as we were paddling into the east side of the harbor. We natives call this part of Boothbay Harbor "the east side", then there is "west harbor" and "downtown". The building with the yellow awnings on the right side of the photo is The Carousel Marina and houses a restaurant and marina. This is where the wonderful movie "Carousel" was filmed. Its fun to watch it and see some of the sights from way back when.

One of the many tour boats that run from the Harbor daily. There are whale-watching trips, deep-sea fishing trips, trips to Monhegan Island and seal watches and sunset dinner cruises. There is even a Reggae Cruise on Sunday nights. There are several windjammer cruises to take as well. There are boat rides for all.

This is an octagonal-shaped house located on a small island right off from the Tugboat Inn. If you click on the photo to enlarge it, to the right and above the white and red lobster boat is St. Andrews Hospital where Mark works as a Lab Tech. This the only hospital in the Northeast that can be reached by land, sea and air! It is a small community hospital and some of the patient rooms have a view upon the harbor. Mark eats his lunch down by the water when he can.

Here is a view towards Burnt Island lighthouse just outside the inner harbor. I love the various colors of the lobster buoys. We also have a United States Coast Guard Station here as well as the state Department of Marine Resources. Bigelow Lab is situated on the shoreline of the harbor as well. Its a beautiful part of Maine to live in indeed.