Not our name, but our passion
The iconic lunch spot on the Eastport Waterfront Rosie’s Hot Dogs is an institution. Rosie’s has been in the same location at the foot of the Eastport breakwater pier for decades and is renowned for their dogs and fries.
Set in an ideal location grab a dog and some fries and head out towards the end of the breakwater for some great views of the bay and Canada. If you time it right you may hit mackerel season or see a whale spout of in the distance.
The Eastport Breakwater Pier was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1962. A 200″ section of the pier collapsed in 2014 and was subsequently rebuilt.
During mid August the mackerel start to run and the breakwater is lined with fishermen. My parents retired to nearby Pembroke, Maine and my father would spend many a morning on the pier fishing. We developed many recipes to take care of his frequent catches. We would bake, can, pickel, grill and make jerky from the fish.
Alex tried his hand at fishing with the help of a kind fisherman and pulled in several.
No stop would be complete to the breakwater without a stop at Rosie’s Hot Dog Stand at the foot of the pier. Some of the best tasting dogs you will ever have.
the Pennamaquan Wildlife Management Area extends between two dams on the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke, Maine. My parents retirement home was on the river in between the two dams.
This area was our prime swimming hole.
The management area has fish ladders at each of the dams where alewives and eels come upstream to spawn.
I have personally seen black bear, deer and otter in the management area.
The Prospect Harbor Lighthouse in Prospect Harbor, Maine is on the grounds of a United States Navy Satellite Operations Station and is not open to the public. You can get some good long distance shots from the highway across the bay and it is possible to drive up to the gates of the base and get some additional photos. The lighthouse was established in 1849. Prospect Harbor is near the Schoodic Peninsula portion of Acadia National Park.
Lined with restaurants and shops and the embarkation point for any number of adventures the Bar Harbor waterfront is a great place to spend the evening after you spend the day at Acadia National Park.
