If you’re taking a pawcation in Maine, you absolutely must
visit Boothbay Harbor. It’s the dog friendliest town in our great state, and
there’s barely a store that doesn’t have a water bowl out front or a shop owner
who won’t invite you in for a visit!
This August my parents took a boat trip up the coast to
celebrate their one year anniversary, and I got to go tooooo!
First stop was Seguin Island, beautiful and uninhabited but
for the lighthouse keeper and his wife. From Seguin, you can see all the way to
Casco Bay on a clear day, and the views are indescribable. There’s a great
hiking trail that runs the circumference of the island and it’s just perfect
for energetic puppies and their families.
Seguin has moorings
in a protected cove, but dogs will want to be rowboat-ready to get to and from
the shore. My dad really wanted to spend the night in the quiet cove, but being
pregnant, my mom said she’d much prefer a slip, so off we went to downtown
Boothbay Harbor.
Now, one thing I will tell you is that if you are a dog, prepare
to be treated like a star. Prepare to be loved and adored by everyone you meet.
Prepare to be given the keys to the city-because people in Boothbay Harbor
LUURRRRRRRRRRVE dogs. In fact, dogs are welcome most everywhere you go in this
little coastal town. My first order of business was to visit the pet store Two Salty Dogs
to see my frozen dog treats for sale live and in person. What a thrill! And
naturally I had to pick up a few ‘supplies’ from their large selection of
treats and toys while we were there.
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| @ Two Salty Dogs |
Next we popped into the Chowder House for a mid-day snack. In Boothbay Harbor, puppies never have to worry about getting the dreaded
stink-eye from a waiter-instead, they bring you a water bowl and some soup
crackers!
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| @ The Chowder House, showing off my new recycled float rope leash from TSD's! |
The anniversary celebration really got underway the next
morning when we cruised up the bay a bit to the Spruce Point Inn Resort where I
lounged by the saltwater pool and helped myself to the dog bones next to the
reception desk. They order in the best sunsets at Spruce Point-check it out:
The best part about my mom being pregnant is that she can (and
will) eat ice cream by the truckload (much to my dad’s chagrin), so at night we
took the boat back into town to my most favoritest place on earth, the Ice
Cream Factory. Don’t be jealous of my doggielicious dessert!
After a couple days at the Spruce Point Inn, we loaded back
into the boat and spent a lazy afternoon motoring up the river to Damariscotta.
We saw so many porpoise and seals! But we hit a minor speed bump when we got to
Damariscotta:
Not quite so dog friendly. Oops! So off we went to Christmas Cove instead, where I was once
again given the A-List treatment at the Coveside Marina and Restaurant, and I was
even invited to join my parents for dinner on the deck.
Such a fun trip I almost
didn’t even want to come home! But I missed my stuffies
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