City: Ogunquit, ME
Category: Parks & Recreation
2. Deborah Ann
City: Ogunquit, ME
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (207) 361-9501
Address: Perkins Cove
Description: Built in 1994, the 40-foot Deborah Ann is one of the smaller boats in the whale-watching fleet, and because it’s based in Ogunquit, it’s closer than many other outfits to the prime whaling grounds of Jeffrey’s Ledge, so you get an intimate experience. Reservations are a good idea for the four-and-a-half-hour trips, which leave at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Rates are $50 for adults, $45 for seniors, $35 for children.
City: Ogunquit, ME
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: P.O. Box 837
4. Ugly Anne
City: Ogunquit, ME
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (207) 646-7202
Address: Perkins Cove
Description: There’s nothing unattractive about the Ugly Anne, a 44-foot red-and-white wooden vessel that takes anglers out of Perkins Cove to plumb the depths for cod, pollock, halibut, hake, haddock, cusk, and wolffish. It offers two half-day trips daily from mid-June through Labor Day, with the morning boat departing the docks at 8 a.m. and the afternoon boat leaving at 1:15 p.m. Daylong outings occur in the offseason. The half-day trips are $45 to $50 per person.
5. Finestkind Scenic Cruises
City: Ogunquit, ME
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (207) 646-5227
Address: Perkins Cove
Description: Providers of the best known of Maine’s lobstering trips, perhaps because they’re in bustling Ogunquit, Finestkind Scenic Cruises offers hour-long jaunts six times daily from July 1 through Labor Day—9:20, 10:30, and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2, and 3 p.m.—and four times daily in the shoulder seasons. Fee is $13 for adults and $8 for kids, who tend to get a big kick out of the whole thing.
6. Marginal Way
City: Ogunquit, ME
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: The best way to get between Perkins Cove and downtown Ogunquit in summer is this mile-long walkway. Forget about driving. Even this path can get elbow to elbow, but it’s a lot easier to take the traffic here than it is out on the street, thanks to fresh sea air and unparalleled vistas of the open ocean. When the going here is quiet, it’s positively magical. Try it early in the morning, late at night, or in the off-season. You can get on the path behind the Sparhawk Resort downtown and at Perkins Cove. Along the way you’ll see crashing breakers, rocks for scrambling, and tide pools. There are benches where you can pause to catch your breath.