Guidebook for Newcastle
Food Scene
This is a local old-timey sandwich shop. The food is crazy good and the atmosphere is quaint.
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S. Fernald's Country Store
50 Main StThis is a local old-timey sandwich shop. The food is crazy good and the atmosphere is quaint.
This is a super place to get a beer and a burger OR you can get a full, fancy meal. There is outdoor, street side seating so you can watch the comings and goings of the town.
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King Eider's Pub
2 Elm StThis is a super place to get a beer and a burger OR you can get a full, fancy meal. There is outdoor, street side seating so you can watch the comings and goings of the town.
This is one of my favorite places because you can eat right out on the deck, over the water. Sometimes there is live music after dinner. The town pier and dock are also here where many people fish for mackerel and people arrive by boat to dine. There is also a boat launch located here.
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The Contented Sole
Colonial Pemaquid RoadThis is one of my favorite places because you can eat right out on the deck, over the water. Sometimes there is live music after dinner. The town pier and dock are also here where many people fish for mackerel and people arrive by boat to dine. There is also a boat launch located here.
Excellent local spot for lobsters and clams. You can eat right out side on the deck overlooking the harbor. This is also where the Hardy Boat leaves from to go to Monhegan or for Puffin and seal watches.
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Shaw's Fish & Lobster Wharf Restaurant
129 ME-32Excellent local spot for lobsters and clams. You can eat right out side on the deck overlooking the harbor. This is also where the Hardy Boat leaves from to go to Monhegan or for Puffin and seal watches.
Excellent place to get lobsters and clams cooked for you right from the source! Excellent views of Round Pond and a lot of boats!
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Muscongus Bay Lobster
28 Landing RoadExcellent place to get lobsters and clams cooked for you right from the source! Excellent views of Round Pond and a lot of boats!
So this isn't really a restaurant... it is the local, working lobster pound. You pick out the lobsters and They'll cook them for you to eat out on the deck. This is my favorite because decades ago, my dad use to work out of here. South Bristol is my home town. If you drive to this lobster pound, you'll pass the tiny grammar school that I attended 50+ year ago! The people who work here are all local lobster and fishermen.
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South Bristol Fisherman’s Co-op
35 Fire Rd 16So this isn't really a restaurant... it is the local, working lobster pound. You pick out the lobsters and They'll cook them for you to eat out on the deck. This is my favorite because decades ago, my dad use to work out of here. South Bristol is my home town. If you drive to this lobster pound, you'll pass the tiny grammar school that I attended 50+ year ago! The people who work here are all local lobster and fishermen.
Sightseeing
One of the most photographed lighthouses in Maine, Pemaquid Light House is stunning as it sits on the bold ledges outlooking the vast ocean.
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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
3115 Bristol RdOne of the most photographed lighthouses in Maine, Pemaquid Light House is stunning as it sits on the bold ledges outlooking the vast ocean.
This fort has an interesting history and there are archeological digs here also. When I was a kids, I was totally fascinated by the huge rock located inside the fort, the view from the top of the fort, and the very old grave yard. There is also a small museum on site
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Fort William Henry
Old Fort RoadThis fort has an interesting history and there are archeological digs here also. When I was a kids, I was totally fascinated by the huge rock located inside the fort, the view from the top of the fort, and the very old grave yard. There is also a small museum on site
They have Puffin cruises, Seal watches and most importantly a ride out to Monhegan! Go on the first boat and return on the last boat. You will NEVER regret you trip to Monhegan. If you think you might get sea sick, check out the drugstore before your trip so you get the best possible experience! Bring a backpack with liquid and lunch, sturdy walking shoes, and a camera!
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Hardy Boat Cruises
129 ME-32They have Puffin cruises, Seal watches and most importantly a ride out to Monhegan! Go on the first boat and return on the last boat. You will NEVER regret you trip to Monhegan. If you think you might get sea sick, check out the drugstore before your trip so you get the best possible experience! Bring a backpack with liquid and lunch, sturdy walking shoes, and a camera!
Everything Else
Monhegan Island NEVER gets "old". By taking the early boat out of New Harbor, you can spend most of the day exploring this AWESOME place!
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Monhegan Island
Monhegan Island NEVER gets "old". By taking the early boat out of New Harbor, you can spend most of the day exploring this AWESOME place!
Damariscotta Hardware
423 Main StYour typical hometown hardware store. Locally owned for DECADES!
Drinks & Nightlife
This place is located out in the woods and is on the famous beer tours along the coast. They have many event throughout the summer.
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Oxbow Brewing Company
274 Jones Woods RdThis place is located out in the woods and is on the famous beer tours along the coast. They have many event throughout the summer.
Often in the summer there is live music out on the deck, on the shore on the Damariscotta River. There is a tidal rip visible from the deck of this bar. This is also a location where one can catch a boat for evening river tours to see the oyster farms.
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Schooner Landing
47 Main StOften in the summer there is live music out on the deck, on the shore on the Damariscotta River. There is a tidal rip visible from the deck of this bar. This is also a location where one can catch a boat for evening river tours to see the oyster farms.
This is a bar and restaurant right in downtown Boothbay Harbor. Some evenings there is live music.
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McSeagull’s Restaurant
14 Wharf StThis is a bar and restaurant right in downtown Boothbay Harbor. Some evenings there is live music.
Parks & Nature
On hot, hot days, (in Maine that means in the 90s) this is an awesome place to swim in the ocean!
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Pemaquid Beach
Pemaquid Beach ParkOn hot, hot days, (in Maine that means in the 90s) this is an awesome place to swim in the ocean!
This is a good place to bring a picnic lunch, sit on the rocks and explore the salt pond preserve, just like Rachael Carson did. There is a tiny place to pull off the road and park. Make sure you check the tide! For this visit, you have to time it to the tide has gone out.
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Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve
150 ME-32This is a good place to bring a picnic lunch, sit on the rocks and explore the salt pond preserve, just like Rachael Carson did. There is a tiny place to pull off the road and park. Make sure you check the tide! For this visit, you have to time it to the tide has gone out.
Although this is a park, I called it a beach because it is a super place to bring little kids on hot days. It's a fresh water beach and there is an ice cream place just on the east side of the lake.
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Damariscotta Lake State Park
Although this is a park, I called it a beach because it is a super place to bring little kids on hot days. It's a fresh water beach and there is an ice cream place just on the east side of the lake.
So, I am only labeling this one spot because it is the head quarters of the DRA. The DRA is in charge of "soooo many hiking trails, it not funny!" :-) You'll have to check out this site: https://www.damariscottariver.org/ I also have a book FULL of little side trip hiking spots.
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Coastal Rivers Nature Center
110 Belvedere RdSo, I am only labeling this one spot because it is the head quarters of the DRA. The DRA is in charge of "soooo many hiking trails, it not funny!" :-) You'll have to check out this site: https://www.damariscottariver.org/ I also have a book FULL of little side trip hiking spots.
Without a doubt, one of the BEST hiking trails around. People often walk their dogs here a lot. You can get a good 3 mile power walk here if you go on the perimeter trails.
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Dodge Point Preserve
Without a doubt, one of the BEST hiking trails around. People often walk their dogs here a lot. You can get a good 3 mile power walk here if you go on the perimeter trails.
This is located just a hop and a skip from my house, down on the Boothbay peninsula.
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Botanical Gardens Drive
Botanical Gardens DriveThis is located just a hop and a skip from my house, down on the Boothbay peninsula.
Essentials
Large grocery store. I like the produce. I do most of my shopping here.
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Hannaford Supermarket
469 Main StLarge grocery store. I like the produce. I do most of my shopping here.
This is our local health food store. It is totally awesome. There is also a hot lunch bar and an area where you can sit, read and relax.
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Rising Tide Co-Op
323 Main StThis is our local health food store. It is totally awesome. There is also a hot lunch bar and an area where you can sit, read and relax.
This laundromat is clean and airy, overlooking the Damariscotta River. If you have to do laundry, this is a nice place to go!
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Colby & Gale Laundromat
30 Elm StThis laundromat is clean and airy, overlooking the Damariscotta River. If you have to do laundry, this is a nice place to go!
The emergency room is quite visible and quite good. There is a helicopter pad here so LifeFlight can transfer the critically ill
Miles Memorial Hospital: Phillips William J MD
35 Miles StThe emergency room is quite visible and quite good. There is a helicopter pad here so LifeFlight can transfer the critically ill
Shopping
This has gifts, snacks, wine, jewelry... quite nice. High end stuff.
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Weatherbird - Specialty Food & Kitchenware
72 Courtyard StThis has gifts, snacks, wine, jewelry... quite nice. High end stuff.
I know this is a little ways out of town but this is my sister's pottery shop. She has been throwing pots, creating her own glazes, and unique designs for decades. Her glazes are "Yummy", eye candy and very useful/practical, too.
Saltbox Pottery
4 Shaw RdI know this is a little ways out of town but this is my sister's pottery shop. She has been throwing pots, creating her own glazes, and unique designs for decades. Her glazes are "Yummy", eye candy and very useful/practical, too.