GETTING TO ISLESBORO

Islesboro is the largest island in Penobscot Bay, Maine. This part if the coast is known as "mid-coast." Islesboro's largest neighboring towns on the mainland are Rockland, Camden, and Belfast. The capital city of August is to the west, one hour from the Lincolnville ferry.

Islesboro is reached by public ferry that leaves Lincolnville hourly in the summer months. Lincolnville is 10 miles, or about 15 minutes, south of Belfast; and 6 miles, or about 10 minutes, north of Camden. Camden, arguably Maine's finest harbor town, is minutes north of Rockland, home of the Farnsworth Museum, a little known treasure showcasing the Wyeth family artists, among other New England and American greats. The red bubble marks the location of Crow's Nest Cottage - - "up island," on Meadow Pond Road.

You can get to Lincolnville to catch the ferry from either Camden or Belfast. In mid-summer, RT 1 can get VERY busy and slow... Look for the backroads to Lincolnville for a nice, scenic option.

The ferry ride across Penobscot Bay takes a quick 20 minutes across a spectacular stretch of water. Before you know it, you're on the island.

....arriving in Islesboro