Maine's Penobscot Bay is possibly one of the finest sailing areas in the world. Those who have plied its waters cannot help but fall in love with its quiet charm.
The Penobscot Bay area is an unspoiled region of Maine. It lies between Camden and Bar Harbor and includes the towns of Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Orland, Penobscot, Sedgwick, and Stonington.
The Penobscot Bay is part of every Maine windjamming experience. Mornings aboard Maine's large cruise ship usually starts off the coast of an uninhabited island along the sheltered waters of the Penobscot bay. As the sun creeps slowly, the picturesque background of granite boulders amidst lush greens that so characterize Maine's coastline would bring amazement in the eyes of every traveler.
The winds in Penobscot Bay is ever-changing. Cruising along Penobscot Bay could start as quiet mornings and end as gusty afternoons.
The Penobscot Bay spans 40 miles long and 15 miles wide. Dotted all around it are more than 200 islands. In between these islands are vast expanses of open water as well as small and winding thoroughfares. Ashore, you will find fishing communities and quiet villages.
Outlying islands at the entrance of Penobscot Bay are mostly remote and difficult for travelers to reach. These islands include Matinicus Rock, Ragged Island, Metinic, Green, Seal, and Wooden Ball islands. The shores of the bay also have interesting harbors. There is the Tenants Harbor and the Camden Harbor. Camden is home to the largest fleet of windjammers on the Maine coast.
The popularity of the region has sprung various types of lodging facilities around the Penobscot Bay such as inns, bed and breakfasts, motels and summer cottage rentals. Fine dining, shops and galleries that boast of the islands' exquisite handcrafted quilts, pottery, and other art skills also abound. If you are fond of fishing, you should stop by Stonington, said to be one of the last real fishing villages in Maine.
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