Winter Harbor Vacation RentalThe Cottage, Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia Nat Park

The Schoodic Point section of Acadia National Park in the small fishing village of Winter Harbor has one of the most beautiful rocky stretches of coastline in the whole state or for that matter the country. Explore the Peninsula with its many beauties and relaxed pace. Enjoy the local seafood, explore the old fashioned 5&10, shop the grocery store, craft, art & antique shops. Bike the park or hike its trails. Oops, I forgot to mention the nine hole golf course on Grindstone neck that overlooks our harbor on one side and Frenchmans bay on the other. There are allot of things to see here on the quiet side of the bay.

About a mile from the cottage is the entrance to the Schoodic Point section of Acadia National Park. The first thing you will come to after you enter the park is Fraziers Point public picnic area overlooking the harbor and town. There are a couple really private spots that are great for just sitting around the fire in the evening and listening to the waves lapping the shore. There is a pier with a float attached that many fish for mackeral, bluefish and stripers when they run. Anyway, from here you'll see spectacular views of the mountains, Mark Island Lighthouse and you can watch the harbor porpoises, loons, eagles, ospreys, gulls, terns and of course the lobstermen pulling in the days catch. If you are lucky you might see a whale. The vistas are nothing less than magnificent and many have spent the entire vacations right there. I know I've spent enough time there.

If you just can't get relaxed and need a little more excitement you can always take the ferry to Bar Harbor. Along the way you round many small islands. If you go early in the morning you might see deer coming out to the rocks to lick the salt. You might also see a deer or moose swimming between land and the islands. Moose regularly swim clear across the bay. There are also the occasional sea turtles, whales and one of the most unusual looking fish you have probably ever seen, a sunfish. All and all it's a really beautiful trip and the views from the ocean give you an entirely different perspective. Anyway, Have a great vacation wherever you end up. Wes

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