Downtown Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce visitor
Learn all about Boothbay Harbor. Here you can also find walking maps of Boothbay Harbor, including places to eat, shop, galleries, services and more. Also found here is the Visitor Region Guide.
Shopping, Relaxing watching the boats along the Harbor, Restaurants
Upon arriving in Boothbay Harbor, enjoy a stop at the Public Restrooms and a walk through the Town’s Whale Park. Enjoy a variety of eateries for lunch, whether you want a quick snack or a sit down lunch. Stroll through town for all sorts of shopping for treasures, and site seeing at the beautiful galleries. Don’t forget to take a break and watch the boats sail through the breath-taking harbor.
Downtown Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, ME
Boothbay Harbor, was originally part of the Cape Newagen, founded by the English in 1666. During King Philip’s War the settlement was attacked, burned and resettled shortly afterwards. In 1689 it was destroyed during the King William’s War. It was reestablished 40 years later as Townsend. In 1779 it was a rendezvous point for the American naval fleet. In 1842 it was renamed Boothbay and developed into a fishing center that could house up to 500 ships during inclement weather.
By the time it was incorporated into the town of Boothbay Harbor in 1889, it had a fishery, two marine railways, a fertilizer and lobster canning factories, a fish oil company, a large sawmill, and even the Knickerbocker Ice Company. During World War II, the shipyard built minesweepers for the Navy and parts of the 1956 movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Carousel” were filmed in Boothbay Harbor.
