Boothbay Vacation Homes

23/06/2024

Here are a few photos of the newly renovated Lake House. This 1970s chalet on West Harbor Pond has been transformed. We know our guests will love it.

27/05/2024

Last Minute Availability at Water's Edge Cottage... Due to two recent cancellations, Water's Edge Cottage is available from Thursday May 30th through Saturday June 15th. We have reduced the rate to $299/night and the minimum night stay to 3 or 4 days. Feel free to call or email us with any questions or if you have interest in staying with us or you can book online. Have a happy Memorial Day.
M&B

13/01/2024

Unusually high tides.

02/11/2023

I’m on the board of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, this amazing non profit is doing so much more than offering a world class garden for visitors to enjoy; from youth and adult education to studying and protecting native plants from climate change there is so much to be proud to have this organization in our Boothbay Region.
Please vote for CMBG in the holiday lights contest. You can vote every day. Please share this link as well. Much appreciated.

Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Vote for your favorite botanical garden holiday lights!!

17/10/2023

What a great season, thank you to our guests for all of the wonderful reviews.

29/05/2023

Our guests who had our Water's Edge Cottage on Linekin Bay had to cancel last minute due to illness. The house is available until June 10th and we have reduced the minimum night stay to three-nights. Feel free to reserve on line at www.boothbayvacationhomes.com or call us with any questions. We have also reduced the rate - so this is a great opportunity for a last minute get away. These photos were taken earlier today - beautiful here in Boothbay Harbor.
- Mark

04/04/2023

Happy National Garden Month! 🌻🌿🌷 Let's take a moment this month to appreciate the beauty and tranquility of nature. Gardening is a wonderful way to connect with the environment and nurture your mental health. Have any favorite gardening tips? Share them with us in the comments below! 👇🌱

We hope to see you at the gardens soon. Remember, opening day is May 1!

03/04/2023

Two of our vacation homes overlook Bristol Marina, This is the dock that Dock View is named after and, has almost this exact view, and the Boathouse looks out over the top of the Marina. What a beautiful photo.

Happy spring!

I know, it doesn't feel like it. It rarely does at the start of the season here in Maine. While most of the country is turning green, we have only the slightest hints of what's to come. The sun is higher and maybe a little warmer, the days longer. Sap is surely flowing through the maples, the crocuses are up, and the daffodils have sprouted but not yet bloomed.

Those events fill me with awe and wonder every year, as does the slow unfurling of human activity on the Maine waterfront. Winter is usually my favorite season, and I've photographed the heck out of Maine in the cold and snow. But lately, as I drive through a mostly barren Cape Porpoise or gaze at the empty harbor in Camden or see that most everything is still closed in Boothbay Harbor, what comes into my mind that I really want to capture photographically is the fecundity of the warmer months. Perhaps I'm getting old.

I journeyed to Boothbay this morning and found the schooner Isaac H Evans resting on the pier at Bristol Marine Shipyard. It was uncovered and pointed out to sea, looking eager to venture out with loads of happy tourists. Still, a few pieces of docking were piled up on the pier, and the outer harbor was completely vacant. But, I know it will soon to be filled with boats of all kinds, and this lovely view out past Tumbler Island to Burnt Island, it's beautiful lighthouse, and beyond will be mostly obscured. Such is the tradeoff we face each and every year.

I look forward to getting back here soon and I think I'll be spending quite a bit of time here this summer, building out a new body of work in this area that is closer to my new home, and that I haven't explored too much in my photography career. Getting out on the water, visiting with my friend Bob Krist, and looking for adventures and photographic opportunities ranging from Ocean Point to Newagen are all on the list of things to look for as we move into the warmer months. Maybe I'll see you out here!

23/03/2023

High tide at Water's Edge Cottage on beautiful Linekin Bay, crystal clear water just steps from the house. Low tide brings a large pebble beach.

08/03/2023

We have not posted on this page for a while, but we are back and have so many fun things to share. Last summer we added the Lake House to our vacation home offerings, here are a few fun photos. Stay tuned for more posts.