Useful resources to learn more about our area.
There are a variety of link here that will help to inform you about the area that you are visiting. There are videos about our fishing community as well as other interesting links related to the geography and history of Casco Bay and Harpswell.
When the Steam Whistles Sounded Here, by John Goff:
Revisiting some Steamboat days in Old Harpswell. Click here to view lecture.
Fishing Through the Seasons
This video is presented by many of our local organizations. It is intended to educate others as to what goes on in our local Harpswell fishing community. This will give you an idea of what the fishermen and women are doing during each season of the year.
Conversations from the fishing community.
A discussion about what it is like to be a fishermen in Harpswell by our local fishermen and women.
Stories about the islands.
Ragged Island and famous Poet. Click Here
Ragged Island. Click Here.
The $8 million dollar island, Hope Island, Click here
The Buried Treasure of Casco Bay - a guide for the hunter. Click here
Hidden & Lost Gold / Silver Treasure in MAINE. Click here
John Darling Hermit of Pond Island. Click here
The Story of Harpswell: Past and Present. Click here
Bangs Island mussels - the story and video showing how they are grown and harvested. Click here
Halfway Rock LIghthouse. Check out these two interesting links. click here and here
Birds
Below are links to many of the birds that inhabit our local waters:
Common Ider Ducks: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-eider
Black Guillemot: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-guillemot
Great Black Backed Gull: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-black-backed-gull
Herring Gull: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/herring-gull
Marine Life.
There are many marine species that inhabit our local waters. You could expect to see Harbor Porpoise and Harbor Seals. We have seen many Ocean Sunfish although it isn’t as common as the porpoise and seals. Below are some links to the fish and mammals that are swimming in our area.
Ocean Sunfish: https://www.nps.gov/articles/ocean-sunfish-gentle-giants-now-found-in-acadia-s-waters.htm
Harbor Porpoise: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/harbor-porpoise
Harbor Seals: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/harbor-seal
Gray Seals: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/gray-seal
Great White Shark: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/white-shark
Striped Bass: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/06/23/intertidal-striped-bass-are-summers-prize/
Mackerel: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/profiles/atlantic-mackerel.html#:~:text=The%20mackerel%20is%20a%20popular,following%20a%20summer%20of%20feeding.
VOICES OF THE WORKING WATERFRONT
This very insightful and interesting film was created by the video students at Harpswell Coastal Academy. It features the individuals that make up the working waterfront in Harpswell, Maine. Many of the men and women are from Cundys Harbor. This project was created through the support of the Holbrook Community Foundation.
Blow the Man Down
This movie was filmed in and around Harpswell. You might enjoy watching to see if you recognize anything.
Welcome to Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine’s rocky coast. Grieving the loss of their mother and facing an uncertain future, Mary Beth & Priscilla Connolly cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go deeper into Easter Cove’s underbelly and uncover the town matriarchs' darkest secrets