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    • Driftwood Building
    • Surfside Building
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    • Cabins
    • Offsite Location
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Explore Local Sites, Restaurants and Activities

The Giant Stairs

Our invigorating air makes walking fun, so try a walk along the shoreline. On your way from Route 24 to Driftwood Inn, you passed a small, Episcopal Chapel at a bend in the paves road. This stands near an unpaved road leading downhill to the Giant Stairs. As you approach the ocean, you can see huge masses of rock between footpath and surf. There is a path so that you can descend and look at little tide pools or think about the visible effects of storm driven waves on the rocks. Footing is treacherous, so please be careful! You may want to continue southward along the footpath until you come to a sizable boulder resting on a concrete platform. This boulder bears a bronze plate acknowledging the gift of the "Giant Stairs" property and path to the town by Captain Henry Sinnett. 


For those of you who are unaware of what they are and why they have the name they do, the Stairs are giant boulders going down to the sea. An unmarked path can be found in the bushes leading back to the main road, but since the footpath has never been leveled, retracing your steps back would be the safest route...for you and your clothing :) After such an exploratory trek, you are likely to find other kinds of places to go on foot. This is the only one along the shoreline. *right photo by Jean Brown

Eat Local

Cook's Lobster & Ale House

Cook's Lobster & Ale House

68 Garrison Cove Road
Bailey Island, Maine 04003

(207) 833-2818

www.cookslobster.com

Photo © Cook's Lobster & Ale House

The Fishnet Cafe

2118 Harpswell Islands Rd
Bailey Island, ME 04003

(207) 833-3643

Sundrenched

1945 Harpswell Islands Road

Bailey Island, ME 04003

(207) 833-3183

www.thesundrenched.com

Salt Cod Cafe

1894 Harpswell Islands Rd
Orr's Island, ME 04066
(207) 833-6210

Dolphin Marina & Restaurant

515 Basin Point
Harpswell, ME 04079
(207) 833-6000

Shop Local

Land's End Gift Shop

2391 Harpswell Islands Road
Bailey Island, ME 04003
(207) 833-2313
www.landsendgifts.com

Photo © Land's End Gift Shop

BIGS - Bailey Island General Store

2124 Harpswell Islands Road

 Bailey Island, ME 04003

(207) 833-2400

Island Candy Company

1795 Harpswell Islands Rd

Orr's Island, ME 04066

(207) 833-6639

www.orrsislandcandy.com

Local Activities

Sports Fishing Charters and Sightseeing Trips w/ Capt. Jay L. McGowen

(207) 833-6054
E-mail: harpswellfishing@yahoo.com

Atlantic Seal Cruises to Admiral Peary's Eagle Island

(207) 865-6112

Sea Escape Charters w/ Captain Les McNelly

(207) 833-5531
E-mail: seaesc@mail.gwi.net
www.seaescapecottages.com

H20 Outfitters, Sea Kayaking Tours and Instruction

(207) 833-5257

www.h2outfitters.com

Monhegan Island Ferry Puffin Watches

1-800-2-PUFFIN
www.hardyboat.com

Local Treasures

The Cribstone Bridge
Mackerel Cove
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