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Quietude is Cobscook Bay’s great attribute. Sit still and listen. No cars, no boat engines, no voices—only the sound of the wind in the trees and the birds, maybe a loon’s gurgle, maybe a clammer in an aluminum skiff, and no sense of imminent intrusion. You feel like you’ve dropped off the edge of the coastal waterfront into paradise. The entire area is as remote as you can get on the East Coast, short of going to the Maritimes. It is quiet, isolated, beautiful, and uncrowded, and provides a good base for several interesting and sheltered day trips.
The bay’s cold, nutrient-rich waters, strong tidal currents, and extensive intertidal flats create critical breeding and feeding grounds for many different animals. It is home to a wide variety of marine species, bald eagles, migratory shorebirds, and waterfowl. A shallow 40-square-mile estuary with 200 miles of rugged, rocky convoluted shoreline, Cobscook Bay has avoided the heavy development experienced by most estuaries on the eastern seaboard and remains a relatively intact marine system. The bay provides prime habitat for sea scallops, sea urchins, and soft-shell clams.
Quietude is Cobscook Bay’s great attribute. Sit still and listen. No cars, no boat engines, no voices—only the sound of the wind in the trees and the birds, maybe a loon’s gurgle, maybe a clammer in an aluminum skiff, and no sense of imminent intrusion. You feel like you’ve dropped off the edge of the coastal waterfront into paradise. The entire area is as remote as you can get on the East Coast, short of going to the Maritimes. It is quiet, isolated, beautiful, and uncrowded, and provides a good base for several interesting and sheltered day trips.
The bay’s cold, nutrient-rich waters, strong tidal currents, and extensive intertidal flats create critical breeding and feeding grounds for many different animals. It is home to a wide variety of marine species, bald eagles, migratory shorebirds, and waterfowl. A shallow 40-square-mile estuary with 200 miles of rugged, rocky convoluted shoreline, Cobscook Bay has avoided the heavy development experienced by most estuaries on the eastern seaboard and remains a relatively intact marine system. The bay provides prime habitat for sea scallops, sea urchins, and soft-shell clams.
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