Biked down US 1A from Bangor to Ellsworth then hung a left on US 1 Coastal Route for my first of three swoops in the area known as Downeast Acadia and Schoodic Peninsula. My first destination goal was Sorrento which sits on the end of Waukeag Neck jutting into Frenchman Bay to the east of Mount Desert Island. I had noticed on Google satellite maps, some sort of dam across a small bay to the east of the village center. I couldn't figure out what it was.
A nice ride down from Sullivan, Maine with just moderate traffic on Route 1. Rolled into Sorrento. It's not really a village (found out later it's part of Gouldsboro), more of a neighborhood. I didn't find any stores, but a nice harbor with plenty of lobster boats and a number of big homes. I also spotted the public library and a dentist's office right across from the public boat landing looking out over the harbor. Wow, making the bucks of a dentist with such a view. That's one lucky tooth puller!
Library
Dental Office
Here's a panoramic video from the Sorrento wharf...
Okay, so what's the deal with that dam-like thing? Well, it's kinda like a crib dam across a small bay that allows the tide to flow in and out keeping the sea water circulating. Why? Because the bay is filled with lobsters from lobstermen's catches. It's called a Lobster Pound (short for impoundment) It's about 70 years old and is still in use today. While others have artificial indoor pounds, the Sorrento Lobster Co. still does it the old-fashioned way.
Other images of Sorrento...
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