Visit Belfast, Maine, & Front Street Shipyard

Along This Fairy Tale Coastline

Shake off the heat of summer with a cruise along thousands of miles of pristine coastline on a visit to Belfast, Maine. Enjoy that glorious far-away feeling while remaining close to everything. There is an ethereal quality here as if you’re in your own magical world. 

Explore remote swimming holes and secret beaches. Take the dinghy to shore for hikes through island trails where every photo practically takes itself as the sun sets over pine-covered granite cliffs. Then settle in for docktails or dining out.

Marina, Dockage & Beyond

Whether you spend the summer sailing in Belfast Harbor or just plan to visit mid-coast Maine on your cruising vacation, make Front Street Shipyard your port of call. The marina has slips for yachts up to 200 feet. Make a reservation and enjoy free WiFi, dinghy tie-up, parking, shower facilities and lounge area while visiting Front Street Shipyard. 

Renovations and maintentance are the specialty, with a 485-ton lifting capacity, deep-water access and a talented team of shipwrights, craftsmen and specialists. Front Street Shipyard is the prominent resource on the east coast for the most sophisticated boat building and refit projects.

Shop. Dine. Drink It All In.

Locals are all abuzz about Satori, a 32-seat restaurant that opened in the fall of 2019 located in downtown Belfast in the historic “Gothic Building.” With hand-rolled sushi and a variety of Japanese kitchen foods, they are also on top with a craft cocktail program created by award-winning bartender Wind Tracy of Lincolnville, Maine. 

If you’re looking for the best beer in town it’s got to be Marshall Brewing Company where the Beer Garden also offers small bites and seafood. Check out the Sail Pumper Sour Brown Ale with cherries. Marshall also offers a full slate of events and top-notch talent.

Shop in Belfast’s historic downtown and visit the eclectic collection of galleries and artist studios. With many farm stands, markets and local eateries, you’ll have plenty of good food to choose from. Indoor and outdoor music and theater venues abound for entertainment.

The region’s maritime history is presented at local museums. Lighthouses dot the coast and welcome visitors. Charter sailing and boating on the bay is easy to arrange, perhaps on a historic schooner. For a good stretch of the legs discover the history of Belfast with Museum in the Streets or explore the Belfast Rail Trail on the Passagassawaukeag River (the locals call it the ‘Passy’). The trail begins in downtown Belfast at the Armistice Footbridge, and from there, the crushed-stone and tree-lined trail heads northwest parallel to the river, ending at the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad City Point station. The train still operates on the weekends throughout the summer.

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See you out there…