Know that lodging isnt all that budget-friendly on the Maine coast.
Accessibility: The terrain (including sidewalks) is often uneven.
So no accommodations offer full ADA compliance, and entry to most buildings requires at least a few steps.
The closest mobility-accessible accommodation is the Comfort Inn Ellsworth-Bar Harbor, 21 miles east of Prospect.
If the weathers clear, visit the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory at the Fort Knox Historic Site.
A glass-walled observatory caps the bridge and delivers spectacular gulls-eye coastal views (especially in autumn).
All are within strolling distance of one another.
Here you’ve got the option to buy fresh veggies and produce on Saturdays.
Beyond that is the Good Life Center, established by simple-living advocates Scott and Helen Nearing.
Their bookLiving the Good Lifeinfluenced a generation of back-to-the-landers.
Just west of downtown on Route 15, Mark Bell Pottery crafts richly glazed porcelain works.
Head south on Route 175 for 11 miles to Harriman Point in Brooklin.
Brooklins most famous resident is E.B.
White, who penned childhood treasures, includingCharlottes Web.
Return to 175 and continue westward 5 miles to Sedgwick.
Go straight for 1 1/2 miles on Christy Hill Road and turn right, climbing a hill.
On clear days, the views over the blueberry barren extend to Deer Isle, tomorrows destination.
Return to 15 and continue south 5 miles to Stonington, at the islands tip.
Maines top lobster port embraces its working waterfront vibe.
Displays and virtual reality experiences at Discovery Wharf bring fisheries and the Gulf of Maine ecosystem to life.
And the Deer Isle Granite Museum shares the regions quarrying heritage.
The highest isle, Isle au Haut, is home to Acadia National Parks most remote and rugged section.
For something far less pricey, dine at Fin & Fern on fresh pastas, seafood and wood-fired pizzas.
