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Curtis Island is an island located in the exterior of Camden Harbor, in Camden, Maine, United States. The island received its name in 1934 after Cyrus H. K. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday Evening Post, a long time resident and benefactor of Camden. [1] There is a lighthouse and caretaker's house on the southwestern point of the island. [2]
The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine. Similar to Bar Harbor, Nantucket and North Haven, Camden is well known for its summer community of wealthy Northeasterners, mostly from Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia.
Curtis Island Light, originally Negro Island Light, is a lighthouse marking the approach to the harbor of Camden, Maine. [2] [3] It is located on Curtis Island, which shelters the harbor from ocean storms. It was first established in 1835, and the present structure was built in 1896.
Mercantile is a two-masted schooner berthed in Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine.Built in the 1914-16 on Little Deer Isle, Maine, she is one of a small number of such vessels still afloat from a time when they were one of the most common cargo vessels of the coasting trade.
The American Boathouse is located at the head of Camden's harbor area on the Megunticook River, just east of a public park and southeast of the Camden Public Library.It consists of a long rectangular wood frame structure, with a large entrance bay at its southern (harbor) end, and a hip-roofed square structure at the street end, which houses the office.
The Camden Yacht Club is a yacht club serving the boating community of Penobscot Bay located at 68 Bay View Street in Camden, Maine, United States.Founded in 1906, it offers a variety of programs seasonally (May through October), as well as mooring facilities (itinerant and seasonal) to its members and the general public.
Camden Harbor or Camden Harbour may refer to: Camden, Maine; Camden Sound, Western Australia Camden Harbour, Western Australia, a short-lived settlement in Camden Sound.
The Camden Snow Bowl is a small, town-owned ski area in Camden, Maine. Located about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Penobscot Bay on the eastern slope of Ragged Mountain. [1] It also features a toboggan run on which the U.S. National Toboggan Championships are hosted annually. During the summer, visitors are able to hike, mountain bike, or boat and fish.