Foggy Sunset in Port Clyde

An overcast sky and a bit of lingering ocean fog provide a very atmospheric waterfront scene in Port Clyde on Maine’s mid-coast. Port Clyde had recently suffered a devasting fire that blocked our intended route as we traveled south in search of new images. Tracing our path back the way we came, I decided to follow a neighborhood road back in the direction of the water and found this scene.

Port Clyde is the southernmost village on the St. George peninsula and part of the town of St. George. In the 19th century, Port Clyde was a busy port featuring granite quarries, mills for sawing lumber and shipbuilding, and a fish canning business. Port Clyde was the home of "The Port Clyde Packing Company," producing pickled herring and the makers of Port Clyde Sardines until a fire closed down the business in 1970.

Over the years this village has attracted several artists and writers. The most famous of which is the N.C. Wyeth family. Three generations of Wyeth artists have called Port Clyde their summer home.