Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 08-22-2013, 08:11 AM   #1
Art
Guru
 
Art's Avatar
 
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
Real Pretty New England Port!

America’s Prettiest Towns!

Camden, Maine - In Photos: America's Prettiest Towns
“Camden is a prototypically New England small-town seaport,” says Cochran. “It's like a movie set. In fact, it has often been a movie set.” Camden retains a certain salty grit and allows more of its working-class roots to show – though, like many New England seaside vil...”

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efel45fhdf/camden-maine/

At a very young age, in the very early 70's... Upon gutting a 5 year abandoned clothing manufacturing building I designed, constructed and 51% owned a fairly large tavern and restaurant called “The Hunter”; inside Camden’s center area (210 capacity, bi level band stage, dance floor, big game room) - - > My partner Albert Richards and I (bless his soul) catered to Penobscot Bay lobstermen, Glouster Mass fishermen, and area woodsmen as well as construction workers! Those Were some FUN Days... My Boating Friends!

When link opens, if necessary, hit "Continue to Site" - upper right corner
Art is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-22-2013, 09:46 AM   #2
Valued Technical Contributor
 
DavidM's Avatar
 
City: Litchfield, Ct
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,784
I too like Camden a lot. If only their anchorage wasn't so rolly!!

David
DavidM is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 08-22-2013, 12:04 PM   #3
Art
Guru
 
Art's Avatar
 
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
Quote:
Originally Posted by djmarchand View Post
I too like Camden a lot. If only their anchorage wasn't so rolly!!

David
David

Next time you visit Camden ME by boat go to far right side as you begin to enter Camden Harbor proper, i.e. "Shermans Cove"... much less rolling action. Be careful for tide height, dark bottom shoal extends way off shore from Shermans Cove beach, with 6' +/- tides. Look just about center of cove beach and you'll see an older single story log cabin house set back about 75' from a slowly eroding beach edge, not too much higher than water level (maybe 20' higher on a gradual sloping front lawn and then small-bolder sized breakwater stones at high water edge. We sold that property couple year ago!

Happy Boating Daze! - Art
Art is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-22-2013, 03:24 PM   #4
Moderator Emeritus
 
dwhatty's Avatar
 
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,846
Quote:
Originally Posted by djmarchand View Post
I too like Camden a lot. If only their anchorage wasn't so rolly!!

David
Call ahead to Camden Yacht Club or Wayfarer Marine for a berth on one of the inner harbor floats. IIRC Camden YC charges $35/night for a float. No rolling, dinghy dockage or YC launch included and a front row seat to the harbor traffic show.
__________________
David Hawkins
Deer Isle, Maine
dwhatty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-22-2013, 05:56 PM   #5
Guru
 
MurrayM's Avatar
 
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
Ahhh...the seventies; when drugs were clean and sex couldn't kill you
__________________
"The most interesting path between two points is not a straight line" MurrayM
MurrayM is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-23-2013, 06:10 PM   #6
Guru
 
hfoster's Avatar
 
City: Cleveland
Vessel Name: Irishland
Vessel Model: Chris Craft Corinthian 380
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 587
Great post Art... It's always nice to see places one can go on their vessel!


H. Foster
hfoster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-24-2013, 02:08 AM   #7
TF Site Team
 
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,101
That is one pretty place...wannagothere....
__________________
Pete
Peter B is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Trawler Port Captains
Port Captains are TF volunteers who can serve as local guides or assist with local arrangements and information. Search below to locate Port Captains near your destination. To learn more about this program read here: TF Port Captain Program





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:19 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2006 - 2012