Maine · ME
Boothbay Harbor
An old fishing station turned summer harbor town.
- Population
- 2,027 (2020 census)
- Fishing outpost
- 1623
- Incorporated
- February 16, 1889
Then
- 1623
English fishermen set up an outpost at Cape Newagen.
- 1889
Boothbay Harbor splits off from Boothbay.
- 1940s–1950s
The Frank L. Sample shipyard builds minesweepers for the Navy.
Now
Summer crowds come for galleries, boat tours, whale watching and the state aquarium. Damariscove Island and Southport share these waters.
4 tide stations around Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harborin town
- Southport, Townsend Gut1.7 mi
- East Boothbay2.4 mi
- Isle of Springs3.0 mi