Stonington Maine Trip on a Hot Day

We had heard from a couple of different people that a day trip to Stonington Maine was a must do while here.  This quaint little fishing village is located on another peninsula, so to get there you have to drive up and over and around the horn to finally arrive.  Well, it was not really that bad, at just less than two hours.  And what a beautiful sight it was, but it was a scorcher!…

Stonington has a population of just 1,200 people and is what they describe as an authentic Maine fishing village.  The small downtown area has a few shops, a couple of restaurants, coffee shop, and a whole bunch of lobster boats.

It is located on Deer Isle and was settled by New England colonists around 1760.  The inhabitants soon took to maritime skills of ship building and fishing.  Today, Stonington is the nation’s lobster capital pulling in more pounds than any other Maine lobster town.  And Maine is the world’s lobster capital.

The weather has been very hot and humid.  The locals are all saying this is very atypical, but will soon fade.  The issue is that none of the places have air conditioning and at 90 degrees with 75% humidity, it is roasting.

We walked from one end of the town to the other trying to stay in some shade.  Stopping in some galleries to check out the local art and find a fan perhaps.  Still no A/C found.

We did find that the village was a very authentic fishing area.  And how beautiful.  With all the boats in the harbor and many tree lined islands dotting the seascape.  Everything was gently weathered looking as well.  Not a “touristy” fishing village.

All of the boats were geared toward lobstering.  We walked up and down some of the busy fishing docks.  The lobstering crew were coming and going and were also very authentic, weathered looking.

So we ate our lunch in the truck with the a/c running, took a bunch of pictures, enjoyed browsing the galleries, and then headed the truck back to our RV resort near Bar Harbor to find our swimming pool and a/c.

It was a very hot day, but the views were certainly worth it!  On the way back we did stop  into a tiny, rustic brewery (Strong Brewing Co) that had a few picnic tables set up in the backyard.  After a cold beverage we finally started to get cooled off!

That’s all for this update.  Thanks for following our journey!  We have just two more weeks here near Acadia Maine before our slow travels southbound.  Many more hikes to do.

Take care and God Bless.