Take a sunny day, your bathing suits (and the pup), a picnic lunch, sunscreen, and head to Cherryfield, right next to Milbridge. My idea of a blissful day is a swim at Tunk Lake, a lake so pristine and perfect, you will be tempted to return again and again. Tunk Lake is a spring fed lake and in fact, its springs overflow through a spillway which leads to Spring River Lake. Tunk Lake feeds Spring River Lake and boasts some of the best fishing around. We love to take our lawn chairs and coolers, a crossword puzzle or two, and spend half a day there. In the past we have kayaked across to a sand beach on the far side...it's a full day if we do the kayak but it's beyond blissful.
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| Matt and I at Tunk Rock |
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| Matt and I are headed to the Sand Beach. |
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| Exploring a quiet cove. |
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| Loons with their young. |
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| Tunk Lake, here I come! |
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| Bliss |
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| Caught in a rain shower and thunder storm...our shelter! It worked!! |
On your way back to Bayview Cottage, stop at The
Catherines Hill Winery. Any time we can we visit these folks who love to share stories and their wines. Several times a year an Open House will beg a return visit. Their selection of red, white, berry, and others fruit wines is amazing. My favorite wine is a
good Red and they make several!! Their cranberry wine is wonderful.
Stop by a unique gift shop as well...
The Riverlily. I bought my all time favorite hat there, a beautiful journal and several pairs of earrings. The location is a treat as the restored building extends over the Narraguagus River.
Just give us a call or follow our blog for more To Do experiences just a hop, skip, and a jump from Bayview Cottage. Off the beaten path is what we often long for so I wanted to share these ideas. Cherryfield is an historic village so you may want to bike around its village and follow the river for a ways.
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| Catherine's Hill Winery and Vineyard |
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| Love their blueberry wine! |
2 comments:
Directions to Tunk Lake?
You can google using Mapquest and your location. From Milbridge, I drive to Cherryfield and take Route 182. This route stretches all the way to Hancock. Anyway, from Cherryfield you will drive 8-10 miles. Tunk Lake public landing, where we like to swim, is on the left. A wooden sign reads Tunk Lake Boat Landing. Just pull in off 182 and park. Tunk Lake has other entrances and access points but this is where we swim.
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