Where in Maine
By Photograph By Sue Anne Hodges
With a view like this you don't need much else. The first settler to build a cabin on this famous Maine harbor lived very simply, but he and his family were certainly rich in views. A former resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, this early explorer was a maker of barrel staves who sailed the coast in 1761 looking for a place to build his little log home -- and landed here. Fine choice. The view takes in one of Maine's true natural wonders, a colossal example of glacial sculpting unique on the eastern seaboard.
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