News — Harpswell

A boater could spend an entire summer poking around the waters surrounding this magical Maine destination. Many do just that. By Ken Textor | Photography by Joe Devenney Big, diverse and spread out, Harpswell isn’t really a single port. It’s at least a half dozen distinctly different destinations rolled into one, with miles of shoreline ranging from rugged granite to sandy beach, densely populated to nearly empty, easily navigable to seriously challenging. And gunkholes? They’re all over the place! “We’ve got 216 miles of shoreline here,” says Harpswell Harbormaster Jim Hayes. “So when you come here, you’ll probably find what...