Winter Wonderland

Holidays in the Harbor

The Quieter Side of Boothbay Harbor

The picture above is the harbor on a cold, crisp November day. There are quiet roads to walk along the shoreline of Lobster Cove, Spruce Point, and Sprucewold, where you'll see buffle heads, loons, and other sea birds.  Red headed woodpeckers are common as well as black squirrels. 

When the pleasure boats leave the harbor and are hauled out for the winter or move south for warmer climates their vacant slips are filled with fishing boats. 

Many shops and restaurants are still open and will remain open through the winter.  Every year on the weekend before Thanksgiving, Boothbay Harbor has an early bird sale that starts at around 5 a.m. The earlier you shop the deeper the discounts. Wear your pajamas for extra discounts. This is a fun occasion for the locals.  You never know what you might see!

The Opera House is open year round offering a variety of performances.  Coming up on November 20th there is a concert from Asleep at the Wheel.  In December the annual Festival of Trees is the 3rd, 4th, and 5th followed by the Gingerbread Spectacular on the 10th and 11th. On December 15th there will be a holiday band concert by the Boothbay Region High School.

Columbus Day Weekend 2011

Columbus Day weekend provided visitors and residents alike with balmy temperatures and spectacular sunny days.  This was a rare treat for what has often been a cold and rainy weekend. The cottage has been buttoned up for the winter.  The Ice Cream Factory sold out of ice cream and Andrew's Harborside served it's last breakfast of the season.  No more sticky buns to tempt us till the spring!  This afternoon the south bound toll booths will be backed up for the last busy weekend of the year.  Our guests in the apartment are from Streamwood, IL and they follow a couple from Eau Claire, WI! 

The colors of fall are just starting to appear.  Pumpkins, cornstalks, and hay bales decorate homes and businesses in and around town.  You can follow the foliage as it reaches it's peak at the link on the right.  We mark the passage of fall by attending some of the many fairs in the area.  Our favorites are the Common Ground Fair, always held the last weekend of September, and our local Fall Foliage Fair, always held on Columbus Day weekend. For more information about agricultural fairs click on the link at the left.

Fall is the perfect time to visit the region.  Our rates are reduced on Columbus Day. Temperatures are crisp but not yet freezing.  The sounds of local football being played on the school grounds permeates the air even here in town.  Although there is still much to do; movies at the local theater, great restaurants to dine at, music and entertainment at the Opera House, walks through the Botanical Gardens and Land Trust properties, life returns to a quieter pace.