When you look out to sea from the deck, you will see Southport Island, where famed environmentalist Rachel Carson wrote parts of Silent Spring. Off the southern tip of Southport, you will see several islands, including a pair of islets called The Cuckolds, with an eponymous lighthouse. To the south of those is open ocean.
The property is adjacent to Reid State Park. Reid consists of 1776 acres, including East Beach (a quarter mile from the property along the rocky shore), Mile Beach, and Half-Mile Beach. Boston Globe Magazine designated Reid State Park the best surfing location in New England. Reid also includes a salt-water lagoon, great for small children and those who want to avoid the rough surf. Griffith Head offers sweeping seascapes. Hiking trails include the Little River Trail, which goes through woods overlooking salt marshes and ends at Todd’s Point near Half-Mile Beach, and the North Boundary Loop, also called the Ski Loop Trail, which encircles a small pond and which comes very close to the property. You can join the latter trail from the location of the park entrance, which is just a three-minute walk from the property.
Two endangered bird species nest here: the Least Tern and the Piping Plover.
Directly north of Reid State Park and adjacent is Morse Pond Preserve, with Carousal Trail and Morse Pond Trail.
You can rent kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and surfboards from Seaspray Kayaking. They will deliver directly to your location. They also provide guided tours. Call to reserve well ahead of time!
The Maine Island Trail Association is a marine “trail” visiting many islands you can visit via boat.
Many other conservation areas on Georgetown Island: Higgins Mountain, Berry Woods Preserve, Josephine Newman Sanctuary, Loring Conant Preserve, Schoener Robinhood Cove Preserve, Flying Point, and others. Over a third of Georgetown’s total acreage is conservation land, of which about half is open to the public. Here is a link to the Georgetown Conservation Commission web page. Here is our page on hiking trails in Georgetown.
Sunrise
Pests: Browntail moth, deer tick, mosquitos, horse flies
Birds, including bald eagles, cormorants, eider ducks, and of course seagulls
Marine mammals, including seals, porpoises, and whales
Fireflies