Smith Cove to Warren Island State Park

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015

After the wind and rain stopped, the cove was like glass, and a little foggy.  

We waited until the fog lifted a little, and then went in to the town dock.  Not too many boats were stirring, and it gave us a chance to take the dogs on a little walk.  

We got underway and went around the northern tip of North Islesboro Island, The visibility was probably a mile and a half.  When we started down the western coast, the visibility dropped to about a half of a mile, then a quarter.

We pulled into the cove between Warren Island and Spruce Island, where Warren Island State Park has moorings.  The balls have written on them what type of anchor they are attached to.  They are marked from 150 lb mushroom to 1 ton granite.  We grabbed a 1 ton granite.  There are 9 moorings, 2 of which are 1 ton.  There was only one other small boat in here.

The State Park also has a great floating dinghy dock.  We took the dinghy in and found the admission prices, ranging in price for non-resident adults $4.50, non-resident seniors, $1.50 to free for kids and in State seniors.  This park was Maine's first State Park designed solely for boaters.

One family, and two other folks were kayak camping.  The Islesboro ferry is only about a quarter mile away,  It looks like something I'd do!

We walked through the center of the island on a trail, and then around its coastal trail.  The island is primarily spruce trees, with a few hardwoods throughout.  The underbrush has a lot of raspberries.  

There are two gravestones; the legible one dating back to 1841.

The island was the site of one of the largest log cabins ever built... 27? bedrooms... or something.  It is long gone, now.

The fog did funny things throughout the day, and it was interesting to watch the fog bank at a distance.

There are lots of birds here.

This is one of the few places that we've been in recent weeks that the area was not prettier at low tide.  The sea grass lined banks and mud just doesn't have the same dramatic appeal as much of the rockier areas where we've been.  This place is prettier at high tide!