Bridget’s Penobscot Bay Area Guidebook
Outdoor adventures
A nice, moderate difficulty, hike to a lookout near the top of Blue Hill Mountain. A beautiful panoramic view of Penobscot Bay from the Camden Hills on your right to Mount Desert Island on your left. Great for a picnic, or just a pleasant way to spend a morning or afternoon. Hike should take 1-2 hours depending on how much of a hurry you are in.
33 locals recommend
Blue Hill Mountain Trail
Blue Hill Mountain TrailA nice, moderate difficulty, hike to a lookout near the top of Blue Hill Mountain. A beautiful panoramic view of Penobscot Bay from the Camden Hills on your right to Mount Desert Island on your left. Great for a picnic, or just a pleasant way to spend a morning or afternoon. Hike should take 1-2 hours depending on how much of a hurry you are in.
Bark Harbor
150 Main StCamden Hills State Park
280 Belfast RdGreat Pond Mountain Wildlands, Dead River Trailhead
Don Fish TrailAcadia away from the crowds. Beautiful views of Maine's "Bold Coast". Looks across Frenchman's Bay to Mount Desert Island and Cadillac Mountain. If you don't mind driving, this is a beautiful, peaceful place to visit.
77 locals recommend
Schoodic Peninsula
Acadia away from the crowds. Beautiful views of Maine's "Bold Coast". Looks across Frenchman's Bay to Mount Desert Island and Cadillac Mountain. If you don't mind driving, this is a beautiful, peaceful place to visit.
Blue Hill Heritage Trust maintains numerous tracts of natural lands for conservation and recreation. There are numerous walking trails of varying length, difficulty, and terrain. Check their website for description of trails.
36 locals recommend
Blue Hill Heritage Trust
157 Hinckley Ridge RdBlue Hill Heritage Trust maintains numerous tracts of natural lands for conservation and recreation. There are numerous walking trails of varying length, difficulty, and terrain. Check their website for description of trails.
Sightseeing
Penobscot Narrows Bridge
U.S. 1Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
740 Ft Knox RdOne of the most beautiful views of Penobscot Bay. From the turn out on Caterpillar Hill you can basically see the entire Bay.
11 locals recommend
Caterpillar Hill and Cooper Farm- Blue Hill Heritage Trust
296 Caterpillar Hill RdOne of the most beautiful views of Penobscot Bay. From the turn out on Caterpillar Hill you can basically see the entire Bay.
Museums, Art, History
Penobscot Marine Museum
2 Church StMaine Lighthouse Museum
1 Park DrFor You Boat Lovers
Wooden Boat School
41 WoodenBoat LnThe WoodenBoat Store
84 Great Cove DrEggemoggin Reach
Food scene
Sandy's has freshly roasted and ground coffees, pastries, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great atmosphere, live music, and so on... What's not to love!
26 locals recommend
Sandy's Blue Hill Cafe
40 Main StSandy's has freshly roasted and ground coffees, pastries, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great atmosphere, live music, and so on... What's not to love!
Marlintini's Grill
83 Mines RdPub food in Blue Hill
A sweet place to relax for the evening. Indoor or outdoor seating. Live music, good food, wine,
20 locals recommend
Verona Wine and Design
77 Main StA sweet place to relax for the evening. Indoor or outdoor seating. Live music, good food, wine,
Here's an interesting place. A brewhouse where the beers are created by Franciscan Friars. Good food and good brews.
23 locals recommend
Friar's Brewhouse
84 Main StHere's an interesting place. A brewhouse where the beers are created by Franciscan Friars. Good food and good brews.
A great classic seafood shack. On summer weekends the wait at lunch time can be 45 minutes. But the food is amazing!
47 locals recommend
Bagaduce Lunch
145 Frank's FlatA great classic seafood shack. On summer weekends the wait at lunch time can be 45 minutes. But the food is amazing!