Cap'n Dave's Famous MidCoast Maine Guide
Places to visit, Things to do, Where to eat, etc...
Your guide to things to do, places to go, where to eat, lifestyles, plus a whole lot more in the Tenants Harbor and Mid-Coast area of Maine. My name is David Bruce, the captain of this Air-BnB. I’m here to help you navigate all the fun of visiting Maine’s Mid-Coast.
The Mid-Coast of Maine is a wonderful, fun and spectacular area and I hope you find this a helpful and entertaining resource! -Cap'n Dave
Picnic on Mount Battie. Imagine sitting on top of a mountain and looking straight down to a beautiful Maine harbor and out to the sea! For this southerner, experiencing this view was my Maine “aha moment”. Mount Battie is just outside Camden. Stop in Camden at the Megunticook Market or the Camden Deli, grab a sandwich and drive up to the look out and enjoy the coolest view in Maine!
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Mount Battie
Picnic on Mount Battie. Imagine sitting on top of a mountain and looking straight down to a beautiful Maine harbor and out to the sea! For this southerner, experiencing this view was my Maine “aha moment”. Mount Battie is just outside Camden. Stop in Camden at the Megunticook Market or the Camden Deli, grab a sandwich and drive up to the look out and enjoy the coolest view in Maine!
Hike Maiden Cliff. Access to this trailhead can be found off route 52 in Camden, however you may take longer hikes through various trails within the Camden Hills State Park trail system to reach Maiden Cliff. Beautiful views of Megunticook Lake. Easy hike, about a mile. Another awesome spot for a picnic!
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Maiden Cliff
Hike Maiden Cliff. Access to this trailhead can be found off route 52 in Camden, however you may take longer hikes through various trails within the Camden Hills State Park trail system to reach Maiden Cliff. Beautiful views of Megunticook Lake. Easy hike, about a mile. Another awesome spot for a picnic!
Hike to Roaring Spout. The Roaring Spout is located on Roaring Spout Road, which is off of Harts Neck Road in Tenants Harbor. This is a small "forever wild" conservation parcel that is open to the public. Roaring Spout Road is a private road and motorized vehicles are excluded. Pedestrians and bicyclists are welcome. The Roaring Spout is 0.6 miles up Roaring Spout Road. Once there you will experience incredible views of the Atlantic and at high tide (especially if the sea is choppy) you will hear the ocean roar through the rock formation and may even get sprayed by the spout!
Roaring Spout Road
Roaring Spout RoadHike to Roaring Spout. The Roaring Spout is located on Roaring Spout Road, which is off of Harts Neck Road in Tenants Harbor. This is a small "forever wild" conservation parcel that is open to the public. Roaring Spout Road is a private road and motorized vehicles are excluded. Pedestrians and bicyclists are welcome. The Roaring Spout is 0.6 miles up Roaring Spout Road. Once there you will experience incredible views of the Atlantic and at high tide (especially if the sea is choppy) you will hear the ocean roar through the rock formation and may even get sprayed by the spout!
Go to Drift Inn Beach! Rock and sand Maine beach between Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde. Go when the tide is down. Awesome for kids!
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Drift Inn Beach
23 Drift Inn RdGo to Drift Inn Beach! Rock and sand Maine beach between Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde. Go when the tide is down. Awesome for kids!
Take Day Sail! Did you know there is more coastline in Maine than California? Yep! And the best way to experience it is to get off dry land. There are a number of options to see the Mid-Coast of Maine by boat including many old, wooden schooners. Charters are available in Camden, Rockport and Rockland. Private charters are also available. We have sailed numerous times with Capt. Daniel Bennett aboard the Bufflehead out of Rockland. Love sailing around the Islands of North Haven, Islesboro and Vinalhaven!
Bufflehead Sailing Charters
3417 Captain Spear DrTake Day Sail! Did you know there is more coastline in Maine than California? Yep! And the best way to experience it is to get off dry land. There are a number of options to see the Mid-Coast of Maine by boat including many old, wooden schooners. Charters are available in Camden, Rockport and Rockland. Private charters are also available. We have sailed numerous times with Capt. Daniel Bennett aboard the Bufflehead out of Rockland. Love sailing around the Islands of North Haven, Islesboro and Vinalhaven!
Take Day Sail! Did you know there is more coastline in Maine than California? Yep! And the best way to experience it is to get off dry land. There are a number of options to see the Mid-Coast of Maine by boat including many old, wooden schooners. Charters are available in Camden, Rockport and Rockland. Private charters are also available. For bigger parties or if you are okay being part of a group we sail with Capt. Aaron Lincoln on The Olad or Owl out of Camden.
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Schooner Olad & Cutter Owl
1 Bay Vw LndgTake Day Sail! Did you know there is more coastline in Maine than California? Yep! And the best way to experience it is to get off dry land. There are a number of options to see the Mid-Coast of Maine by boat including many old, wooden schooners. Charters are available in Camden, Rockport and Rockland. Private charters are also available. For bigger parties or if you are okay being part of a group we sail with Capt. Aaron Lincoln on The Olad or Owl out of Camden.
Visit Monhegan Island. A beautiful island 11 miles off the coast from Port Clyde, shaped like a whale, with 150 foot headlands on the north side sloping down to low coves on the southern end. There are 17 miles of hiking trails on Monhegan, with hundreds of species of wildflowers and seabirds. Monhegan Island is also an art colony (Jamie Wyeth's has a studio there), with as many as 20 studios open during the peak summer months. monheganboat.com Have a cold beer at Monhegan Brewing!
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Monhegan Island
Visit Monhegan Island. A beautiful island 11 miles off the coast from Port Clyde, shaped like a whale, with 150 foot headlands on the north side sloping down to low coves on the southern end. There are 17 miles of hiking trails on Monhegan, with hundreds of species of wildflowers and seabirds. Monhegan Island is also an art colony (Jamie Wyeth's has a studio there), with as many as 20 studios open during the peak summer months. monheganboat.com Have a cold beer at Monhegan Brewing!
Check out the Owls Head Transportation Museum. The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world. More than 100 historic aircraft, automobiles, bicycles, carriages and engines are on permanent display.
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Owls Head Transportation Museum
117 Museum StCheck out the Owls Head Transportation Museum. The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world. More than 100 historic aircraft, automobiles, bicycles, carriages and engines are on permanent display.
Remember Forrest Gump running back and forth from coast to coast in the movie? Remember him running out to a lighthouse in Maine? Yep this is the lighthouse! Only 5 minutes from our cottage in Tenants Harbor. Prominently located on the rocky point at the entrance to the harbor of the fishing village of Port Clyde, Marshall Point Lighthouse and Museum offers visitors an engaging look at the local history, beauty and wonder of mid-coast Maine.
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Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum
Marshall Point RoadRemember Forrest Gump running back and forth from coast to coast in the movie? Remember him running out to a lighthouse in Maine? Yep this is the lighthouse! Only 5 minutes from our cottage in Tenants Harbor. Prominently located on the rocky point at the entrance to the harbor of the fishing village of Port Clyde, Marshall Point Lighthouse and Museum offers visitors an engaging look at the local history, beauty and wonder of mid-coast Maine.
No matter the season the Camden Snow Bowl offers outdoor adventures. In the winter there is skiing, tubing and an awesome toboggan run. The Snow Bowl is host to the US Toboggan Nationals each February. When skiing you can experience a full view of the Atlantic Ocean and Penobscot Bay. Pretty darn incredible! In the warmer months there are mountain biking and hiking trails all over Ragged Mountain. In the Fall there are scenic leaf tours up and down the chair lifts. Throughout the year there are parties, festivals and concerts.
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Die Camden Snow Bowl
20 Barnestown RdNo matter the season the Camden Snow Bowl offers outdoor adventures. In the winter there is skiing, tubing and an awesome toboggan run. The Snow Bowl is host to the US Toboggan Nationals each February. When skiing you can experience a full view of the Atlantic Ocean and Penobscot Bay. Pretty darn incredible! In the warmer months there are mountain biking and hiking trails all over Ragged Mountain. In the Fall there are scenic leaf tours up and down the chair lifts. Throughout the year there are parties, festivals and concerts.
Take a Kayak Tour out of Port Clyde. Our friends take guided tours out of Port Clyde Village. All kinds of options including a Porpoise Tour and a Full Moon Tour!!!
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Port Clyde Art Gallery
Port Clyde RoadTake a Kayak Tour out of Port Clyde. Our friends take guided tours out of Port Clyde Village. All kinds of options including a Porpoise Tour and a Full Moon Tour!!!
Looking to play golf? The Samoset is the Pebble Beach of the east. Beautiful links course on Penobscot Bay with beautiful ocean views.
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Samoset Resort
220 Warrenton StLooking to play golf? The Samoset is the Pebble Beach of the east. Beautiful links course on Penobscot Bay with beautiful ocean views.
Our next door neighbor. 2 great restaurants! The Wan-E-Set (main dining room) is a nice, upscale, white table cloth dining experience. Wonderful chef specials and an awesome breakfast! Downstairs is the Quarry Tavern - a casual, classic Maine pub with live music on the weekend.
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East Wind Inn
21 Mechanic StOur next door neighbor. 2 great restaurants! The Wan-E-Set (main dining room) is a nice, upscale, white table cloth dining experience. Wonderful chef specials and an awesome breakfast! Downstairs is the Quarry Tavern - a casual, classic Maine pub with live music on the weekend.
Classic Maine-German cuisine. Yep, it’s a husband and wife team. He is from here and she is from Germany. Have a German beer with your fried clams or a Moxie soda with your Weiner Schnitzel! Family restaurant with a playground for the kids and a Biergarten for the adults!
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The Happy Clam
13 River RdClassic Maine-German cuisine. Yep, it’s a husband and wife team. He is from here and she is from Germany. Have a German beer with your fried clams or a Moxie soda with your Weiner Schnitzel! Family restaurant with a playground for the kids and a Biergarten for the adults!
An authentic Maine lobster shack located directly across from a working lobster wharf on the beautiful island of Spruce Head. Its really really good! Awesome lobster and crab rolls, dinners, clams, etc. Incredible view!
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McLoons Lobster Shack
315 Island RdAn authentic Maine lobster shack located directly across from a working lobster wharf on the beautiful island of Spruce Head. Its really really good! Awesome lobster and crab rolls, dinners, clams, etc. Incredible view!
Good seafood dishes, pasta, steaks. Fun décor and the best fisherman’s bar in Maine. Separate bar from restaurant. Peanut shells on the floor, area lobster buoys hanging from the ceiling. Come hang out with the locals. Careful with the drinks though, they are strong! Don’t get “pooned”!!!
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The Black Harpoon
202 Drift Inn RdGood seafood dishes, pasta, steaks. Fun décor and the best fisherman’s bar in Maine. Separate bar from restaurant. Peanut shells on the floor, area lobster buoys hanging from the ceiling. Come hang out with the locals. Careful with the drinks though, they are strong! Don’t get “pooned”!!!
The Barn at the Seaside Inn in Port Clyde. A funky informal place to gather between 4 and 9 pm. Enjoy, cold beer, cocktails and a fresh raw seafood bar. An art gallery is upstairs. Located directly across from the Port Clyde General Store.
Seaside Inn
5 Cold Storage RdThe Barn at the Seaside Inn in Port Clyde. A funky informal place to gather between 4 and 9 pm. Enjoy, cold beer, cocktails and a fresh raw seafood bar. An art gallery is upstairs. Located directly across from the Port Clyde General Store.
Squid Ink on the Dock in Port Clyde. Grab a cup and watch the boats head in and out!
Squid Ink Coffee
6 Cold Storage RdSquid Ink on the Dock in Port Clyde. Grab a cup and watch the boats head in and out!
Café Miranda in Rockland. Crazy eclectic décor and menu. Something for everyone and I mean everyone. You must check out the menu! Did I say crazy eclectic? Incredible flavors, many dishes cooked in wood fired oven. Seafood, steak, pasta, salads, American, Italian, Polish, burgers, pizza, chicken, veal, fresh vegetables, vegan, homemade bread etc. If Elvis and LL Bean opened up a restaurant together it would be Café Miranda! I love sitting at the 4 person chef’s bar and watch them cook!
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Cafe Miranda
15 Oak St
Café Miranda in Rockland. Crazy eclectic décor and menu. Something for everyone and I mean everyone. You must check out the menu! Did I say crazy eclectic? Incredible flavors, many dishes cooked in wood fired oven. Seafood, steak, pasta, salads, American, Italian, Polish, burgers, pizza, chicken, veal, fresh vegetables, vegan, homemade bread etc. If Elvis and LL Bean opened up a restaurant together it would be Café Miranda! I love sitting at the 4 person chef’s bar and watch them cook!
A favorite breakfast and lunch spot! Fresh ingredients and awesome flavors. Awesome breakfast including a mean Huevos Rancheros. They have a “wicked good” lobster sandwich served on homemade bread with lettuce tomato and mayo. Not your typical lobster roll! Fish tacos are great and they make the tortillas fresh per order right in front of you. Lobster tacos, the reuben, the cheese steak, the chowder and everything else is great as well. Go there!
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Home Kitchen Cafe
650 Main St A favorite breakfast and lunch spot! Fresh ingredients and awesome flavors. Awesome breakfast including a mean Huevos Rancheros. They have a “wicked good” lobster sandwich served on homemade bread with lettuce tomato and mayo. Not your typical lobster roll! Fish tacos are great and they make the tortillas fresh per order right in front of you. Lobster tacos, the reuben, the cheese steak, the chowder and everything else is great as well. Go there!
Wonderful coffee house café. Best cup of joe on the coast! Great place to hang out, work on your laptop. Sometimes live music at night!
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Rock City Cafe
316 Main StWonderful coffee house café. Best cup of joe on the coast! Great place to hang out, work on your laptop. Sometimes live music at night!
Walking distance! A place for provisions and hospitality! They carry everything from Maine lobsters and local produce, to Maine-made specialty foods. The deli offers breakfast, lunch, as well as a meat and seafood counter. Grab-and-go meal options are available plus hot coffee roasted in Maine. They also have Maine made beer and wine, a large spirits selection, ice, propane tanks, and gas pump.
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Tenants Harbor General Store
16 Main StWalking distance! A place for provisions and hospitality! They carry everything from Maine lobsters and local produce, to Maine-made specialty foods. The deli offers breakfast, lunch, as well as a meat and seafood counter. Grab-and-go meal options are available plus hot coffee roasted in Maine. They also have Maine made beer and wine, a large spirits selection, ice, propane tanks, and gas pump.
Historic General Store right on the docks at the end of the St George Peninsula. Breakfast and lunch bar. Area hangout!
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Port Clyde General Store
4 Cold Storage RdHistoric General Store right on the docks at the end of the St George Peninsula. Breakfast and lunch bar. Area hangout!
In Rockland. Traditional Italian Cuisine- Handmade pastas & pizzas, craft cocktails, a wide selection of Italian wines & local Maine craft beers... one of the best bars on the Midcoast!
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Ada's Kitchen
449 Main StIn Rockland. Traditional Italian Cuisine- Handmade pastas & pizzas, craft cocktails, a wide selection of Italian wines & local Maine craft beers... one of the best bars on the Midcoast!
In Rockland. Really nice ingredients prepared simply, juicy cheeseburgers, smoked fish, fresh seasonal produce and meats. A carefully chosen menu of unique cocktails/wines/beers/ciders. Great spot!
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Sammy's Deluxe
488 Main StIn Rockland. Really nice ingredients prepared simply, juicy cheeseburgers, smoked fish, fresh seasonal produce and meats. A carefully chosen menu of unique cocktails/wines/beers/ciders. Great spot!
Where can you get a Guinness in this town? At the Douthy Bear of course in Camden. An authentic Scottish pub with great fare, whiskeys and beer. Owned by a native Scot!
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Drouthy Bear
50 Elm StWhere can you get a Guinness in this town? At the Douthy Bear of course in Camden. An authentic Scottish pub with great fare, whiskeys and beer. Owned by a native Scot!
Thai Restaurant in Camden. An incredible spot that has been featured nationally. Call for reservations!
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Long Grain
20 Washington StThai Restaurant in Camden. An incredible spot that has been featured nationally. Call for reservations!
In Rockland. Great small plates and classic cocktails in an intimate setting.
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In Good Company
415 Main StIn Rockland. Great small plates and classic cocktails in an intimate setting.
Sushi? Yep - Actually one of the best in the country is in Rockland at the award winning Suzuki’s!
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Suzuki's Sushi Bar
419 Main StSushi? Yep - Actually one of the best in the country is in Rockland at the award winning Suzuki’s!
A favorite oyster bar and restaurant in Rockport. Great bar scene, apps and entrees.
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18 Central Oyster Bar & Grill
18 Central StA favorite oyster bar and restaurant in Rockport. Great bar scene, apps and entrees.
A mediterranean style restaurant overlooking picturesque Rockport harbor on the shores of Penobscot Bay. Great bar!
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Nina June
24 Central StA mediterranean style restaurant overlooking picturesque Rockport harbor on the shores of Penobscot Bay. Great bar!
You can never go wrong at The Waterfront. Beautiful spot right on Camden harbor. Good place to sit and talk about which boat in the harbor you would like to buy! Eat inside and out. Maine inspired entrees always good, always fresh. Good bar too!
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Waterfront
48 Bay View StYou can never go wrong at The Waterfront. Beautiful spot right on Camden harbor. Good place to sit and talk about which boat in the harbor you would like to buy! Eat inside and out. Maine inspired entrees always good, always fresh. Good bar too!
Wharfside dining with full outdoor and indoor bars and table service. Meals that are informal, fun, and tasty, specializing in hot toasted lobster rolls, steamed lobster dinners, and seafood specialties.
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The Dip Net Restaurant
2 Cold Storage RdWharfside dining with full outdoor and indoor bars and table service. Meals that are informal, fun, and tasty, specializing in hot toasted lobster rolls, steamed lobster dinners, and seafood specialties.
Sort of a Maine bistro feel to the place. Good sandwiches. On a cool, foggy day there is nothing better than their fish chowder!
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Thomaston Cafe
154 Main StSort of a Maine bistro feel to the place. Good sandwiches. On a cool, foggy day there is nothing better than their fish chowder!
They serve the freshest, locally-sourced seafood on the dock at the Wayfarer Yacht Center in Camden. Lunch and dinner are prepared daily in their scratch-kitchen using the freshest ingredients the local area has to offer. Awesome views!
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Rhumb Line
They serve the freshest, locally-sourced seafood on the dock at the Wayfarer Yacht Center in Camden. Lunch and dinner are prepared daily in their scratch-kitchen using the freshest ingredients the local area has to offer. Awesome views!
In Camden. Fresh, eclectic, tasty dishes! Cool coffeehouse café in an old drugstore!
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Boynton-McKay Food Co.
30 Main StIn Camden. Fresh, eclectic, tasty dishes! Cool coffeehouse café in an old drugstore!
The Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists, with 20,000 square feet of gallery space and over 15,000 works in the collection.
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Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum StThe Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists, with 20,000 square feet of gallery space and over 15,000 works in the collection.
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The Weather
I once asked a lobsterman: What is the weather looking like for tomorrow? His answer was: “Won’t know that ‘til tomorrah”. Truer words were never spoken! The weather is part of the beauty of Maine! There is sometimes nothing better than a cold, foggy day in August when jeans and sweatshirts are a must! Also remember it might be foggy and cool in Tenants Harbor and warm, brilliant sunshine in Camden. Be prepared anytime you venture out. No matter the conditions, don’t let the weather slow you down on your Maine adventure! Remember - there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear!