1. Old Conway Homestead And Mary Meeker Cramer Museum
City: Camden, ME
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (207) 236-2257
Address: Route 1
Description: A restored 19th-century farm serves as the centerpiece for this historical society headquarters. The Old Conway Homestead is furnished as it might have been when it was home to the old Conways, and the surrounding buildings are filled with antique carriages, tools, sleighs, a blacksmith shop, and a maple sugar house, where displays of sugaring occur each spring. The Cramer Museum is a contemporary building that serves as a repository of local history, from photographs to apparel to guns and swords. Open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in July and August.
2. Curtis Island Light
City: Camden, ME
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: Curtis Island
Description: Many things make Camden Harbor dramatic—the rounded green backs of the Camden Hills towering above, the pretty brick town below it, and Curtis Island at the harbor’s entrance. A small, piney isle, Curtis is home to a 26-foot sentinel, built for $4,500 in 1896 on the order of President Andrew Jackson. The island is reachable by kayak or dinghy, and it is now a public park owned by the town of Camden. Respectful visitors are always welcome. If you don’t have a boat, the light is easily viewed from a variety of Camden points, including Bayview Street, the Public Landing, and the tops of Mount Battie and Mount Megunticook.
City: Camden, ME
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: Hosmer Pond Rd.