Finishing the trip report for our May 2025 visit to Boothbay Harbor is this page with a variety of pictures. About half are from the Botanical Gardens, plus we have other flower pictures that we added to the mix. So we will start there, at the entrance to the Maine Botanical Gardens.
While the primary attraction to the Botanical Gardens is plants ...
... there are certainly other interesting items in the Gardens. This Heron statue near the entrance is one of those items.
And we always enjoy saying hello to the Cod Father.
We enjoyed seeing more plants (Shredded Umbrella Plant, and a fern).
These little butterfly and bird houses probably don't get a lot of use since there are so many people wandering in those areas.
This Eastern Painted Turtle was relatively bold, for a turtle, and did not immediately dive into the water when we came near the pond.
More plants.
The little trails through the woods had decorative markers.
Anne was not a decorative marker.
Plants.
The stone table in the Fairy Garden area has changed a bit. Once the stools were carved into the shape of mushrooms. Now they are rustic and interestingly shaped tree trunks.
A new art installation featured mounds that resemble oyster middens.
We met The Troll Doctor. This young woman was using some various power tools to fix up the trolls and help them last longer. In keeping with the theme, they use reclaimed wood in their repairs.
We will transition away from the Botanical Gardens with a flower from Pemaquid Lighthouse.
That was taken using the mini tripod, as were these focus stacked photographs.
Despite the fact that Topside Inn was sold shortly before we went, the breakfasts were still as excellent. Here is Paul at the breakfast spread.
One morning the featured breakfast had scallions in it, so they made Paul two breakfasts!
Rebekah, who helped manage the inn, was still there. She makes an excellent omelet.
Here are some more small scale subjects.
Here are some more larger scale subjects. For supper a couple of nights, we enjoyed salads from Eventide, which we ate while reviewing the pictures taken that day.
And a couple miscellaneous pictures from downtown Boothbay Harbor, with messages that somehow seem related to each other.
Three more plant pictures.
And finally, a few less foggy pictures of Boothbay Harbor.
This is taken from the inn.
This is the same view. A boat was traversing the harbor while this long exposure picture was being taken. The result is what looks like a long bar of light above the water, travelling behind a small island (Tumbler Island). The red light above and to the left of that bar of light is a navigation buoy. The white light above it is Cuckolds Lighthouse. And the red light on the right end of the bar of light is Burnt Island Lighthouse. Continuing left from the bar of light, there are some other lights in the distance. Those are on Squirrel Island.
Thank you for joining us on this 'trip report'
Updated June 2025