Cranberry Islands~Great Cranberry

Howdee all

While in Maine we took a boat to two of the Cranberry Islands.

We took the ferry boat from

Southwest Harbor

It was a beautiful clear morning..The water was like glass…The first Island we went to was

Great Cranberry

Nestled just 30 minutes by ferry southeast of Mount Desert Island, with superb views of the mountains of Acadia National Park, the five Cranberry Isles host a year-round community of lobstermen, boatbuilders, and craftsmen, as well as numerous rusticators who’ve been returning each summer for years, if not generations.

Great Cranberyy Island

Great Cranberry Island, the largest of the Cranberry Isles, has a truly commanding and spectacular view of Mount Desert Island and the mountains of Acadia National Park in Maine. Located near the southern entrance to Somes Sound, you can view Manset, Southwest Harbor and Somes Sound to the northeast from the public pier. Sutton Island and Northeast Harbor are to the north. Little Cranberry Island and Islesford are to the east. via AcadiaMagic.com

 

45 or so year round residents

Lupine

Fixer upper

  Must have been lovely

Rosa Rugosa

Homes with views of Acadia and pastures

My favorite home on the Island

This one had a great view

This was growing on the roadsides~don’t know what it is but it had a lovely pink color

More views of Acadia

This home looks Idyllic

Field of fern

Low tide..

The darn artifact in my camera is bugging me…see it top middle..

Time to return the camera again..

Flowers planted near the Museum and Café

stay tuned for Little Cranberry Island