Welcome to Ogunquit, a four-season resort and artists' colony:
Relish a leisurely stroll or quick morning run along Ogunquit's famed Marginal Way. Accessible at the edge of our property, Marginal way follows the rugged coast into picturesque Perkins Cove, Ogunquit's quaint fishing village which is spanned by a charming footbridge-drawbridge at its mouth. This tiny cove offers splendid scenery, numerous small shops and galleries housed in weathered fishing shacks, sightseeing or deep sea fishing cruises and a variety of dining establishments. OGUNQUIT ATTRACTIONSNorth Beach: Ogunquit Beach: Footbridge Beach:
Ogunquit Playhouse: Ogunquit - Collaborative Barn Gallery: Ogunquit Museum of American Art: Ogunquit Performing Arts: Wells Ogunquit Historic Meeting House Museum: York's Sayward-Wheeler House or the Georgian-Style Hamilton House and The federal-style home of writer Sarah Orne Jewett, both in South Berwick. Kittery with more than 125 factory Outlet Stores Antiques stores and antiquarian bookstores Boutiques Ogunquit Cape Neddick Country Golf Club: Palace Playland at Old Orchard Beach: Pirate Cove Adventure Golf at Old Orchard Beach: Saco Aquaboggin Water Park: Funtown/Splashtown USA: Sanford McDouglas Orchards Ski Trails: Parsonsfield-Porter Bridge Bunny Clark Deep Sea Fishing. Deborah Ann Whale Watching. Finestkind Scenic Cruises. Come escape in the gentle air currents that will float you over the natural splendor of Southern Maine. Take away magical memories that only a balloon ride can provide. 1-800-952-2076. www.hotairballoon.com Ogunquit Trolley Company will let you enjoy the breathtaking sights of Ogunquit, Maine. www.ogunquittrolley.com Old York Village Historic District. For a taste of the 19th-century village, spend a day at Willowbrook at Newfield. Nearby Fort McClary is an 1846 hexhagonal blockhouse. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. There are five historic lighthouses in the region, and you can see each from shore. Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm Farm comprises 1,600 acres. Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is divided among 10 coastal sites. Bird watchers flock to the East Point Sanctuary, a Maine Audubon preserve in Biddeford. Saco Health, a 500-acre preserve operated by the Nature Conservancy, offer trails leading through woods and fields. If you like lighthouses, Maine is the place to visit. There are over 60 lighthouses that dot the coastal regions of Maine. The lighthouse has become a symbol for Maine. Whaleback Light
Kittery: This lighthouse was built in 1831 and restored in 1872. This conical shaped tower was built of gray granite on reef. This lighthouse can be seen from Fort Foster in Kittery and is accessible by boat in Portsmouth Harbor
Boon Island. Light York: This lighthouse is located six miles out to sea from York Beach and is situated on a rock ledge. It was first built in 1811 and replaced in 1855. The 133 foot tower of gray granite is the tallest in the state. Landing at this isolated spot is always dangerous. Cape Neddick Light (Nubble Light)
York: This lighthouse was built in 1879 and the tower is a 41 foot white cast-iron conical tower built on the summit of Cape Neddick Nubble, off Rt. 1A. Goat Island Light Kennebunkport: This lighthouse was built in 1833 and restored in 1859. This cylindrical shaped cast-iron lighthouse rests on an exposed natural ledge foundation standing 25 feet high. It includes a boat house, oil house and a keeper's quarters which is presently leased out to the public. It is accessible by boat only in Cape Porpoise Harbor. Wood Island Light
Biddeford: This lighthouses marks the entrance to Saco Bay and was built in 1808. It was rebuilt in 1858. Its conical white tower is made of granite blocks standing 49 feet high. |
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Recreation/ Outdoors
Stroll along the mile-long Marginal Way foot path just at the edge of our property. The Marginal Way is at the core of Ogunquit and provides a powerful, tranquil, therapeutic, self-discovery walk from the heart of Ogunquit along the edge of the Atlantic to Perkins Cove. Mother Nature’s strength and beauty is experienced firsthand from our location.
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