Our Memorable Journeys

Day 2 - Marginal Way & Pemaquid Point

Our first stop this morning was just a few miles up the coast at Perkins Cove, Ogunquit. Perkins Cove is a small harbor bay and fishing village where there is parking at one end of Marginal Way, a scenic 1.25-mile cliff walk that hugs the Atlantic Ocean. It is a paved path with stunning views of the ocean, rocky cliffs, tide pools, shallow beaches and beautifully manicured lawns of stately homes and inns. There are several benches along the path perfect for sitting and contemplating the gorgeous view.

After enjoying the sights and sounds of the ocean we headed north on I-95 to 295 through Portland and then got off the highway at Brunswick/Topsham area (where we stayed last time) and continued north on Route 1 through small towns and villages to Damariscotta for a lunch stop. We then drove south on the scenic Pemaquid Peninsula to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park located at the entrance to Muscongus Bay and Johns Bay. Pemaquid Point Light was built in 1827. The iconic station sits on a sloping, rocky promontory with ridges carved out by the sea. The tower's original Fresnel lens is still in use. You can visit the keeper's house, which now hosts a Fishermen's Museum. In 2003, this light became the first lighthouse to appear on American currency, when its image was used for the tails-side of the official Maine quarter.

We drove back north on the winding country road to Damariscotta and continued north on route 1 through Rockport and Camden to the coastal town of Belfast, Maine where we are staying at an Airbnb above the Passagassawaukeag River (Puh-sag-gus-uh-WAH-keg, Passy to the locals).

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