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Population: 900 Located in Sagadahoc County
The island of Georgetown has over 82 miles of shoreline, with sandy beaches, sheltered coves, harbors, rocky headlands, and marshes. Abundant wildlife, including osprey, harbor seals, bald eagles, deer, and moose, share Georgetown island with its 900 human inhabitants.
About six-tenths of a mile after the small bridge connecting Arrowsic to Georgetown, you'll see Robinhood Road on your left. The road dead-ends at the Marina at beautiful Robinhood Cove, home to the Osprey Restaurant, where you can eat dinner (in season) while watching sail boats and power boats cruising in and out of the cove. Before you get to the Marina, one mile after the turn onto Robinhood Road from Route 127, you'll pass The Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, a regionally renowned fusion-style five-star restaurant owned by chef Michael Gagné and recognized as one of the finest restaurants in the State of Maine. If you're in the area when the restaurant is open, a stop here is a must.
Back on Route 127 South, you'll pass Georgetown Pottery, offering some of Maine's finest hand-painted porcelain pottery featuring Maine and nautical themes. A little further down Route 127 you'll cross yet another bridge and head up a hill. Watch for the tiny sign on your right for the Josephine Newman Wildlife Sanctuary. This park, where shoreline and woods meet, offers breathtaking views from over two miles of hiking trails, and is a great spot for birding.
Several miles further south, you'll come to Seguinland Road on the right (watch for the rock painted like an American flag), which leads to Reid State Park, an astoundingly beautiful section of Maine coast with a mile and a half of one of the finest sand beaches in the state, set against a backdrop of wild woods, sand dunes, and salt marshes on one side, and powerful surf crashing against granite ledges on the other. The Seguin Island Lighthouse stands guard over this beautiful spot at the mouth of the Kennebec River.
On Seguinland Road, on your way to Reid State Park, you'll pass Grey Havens Inn and The Mooring B&B, each with a stunning view. Just before the entrance to Reid State Park is Camp Seguin, a rustic oceanfront campground where you can enjoy crashing surf, soaring ospreys, and the cry of sea gulls.
Finally, at the very end of the island of Georgetown, is one of the most scenic spots in Maine, a beautiful harbor known as Five Islands, home of the Five Islands Lobster Company, where you can sit on the wharf next to the water and eat fresh seafood while enjoying a quintessential Maine view of fishing and pleasure boats, summer homes, and the five islands that give the village its name. Just a short distance from the harbor you'll find the Coveside B&B and Lisa's Lobsters. Courtesy http://portlandme.about.com/cs/townsofsmaine/a/GeorgetownMaine.htm & http://www.georgetown.u47.k12.me.us/center.html
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