Not our name, but our passion
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.
The Pennamaquan River in Pembroke, Maine has a wildlife management area spanning the two dams on the river. My parents retirement home was right in the middle of these two areas so I am quite familiar with the site.
The short river (~8 kilometers) is marshy and home to numerous birds and animals. Alewives and eels swim up the fish ladders to spawn and I have gone swimming with a friendly otter. An old railroad bed would lead deep into the woods next to my parents farmhouse I have seen both deer and black bear on this trail.
Good swimming can be had with both a rope swing and a bridge to jump off.
Across the street from the access point to the dam is a fresh water spring with delicious cold water.
The Carroll Homestead is a typical Maine mountain farm which was settled by John Carroll and his family in 1825. The property was acquired by Acadia National Park in 1982 and is located on Maine Route 102.
