Harbors of Enchantment, a Yachtsman's Anthology"
"The northeast shoreline is a high, wooded bluff that invites exploration. Anchorages abound – close to the beach, under a bluff, or off the western shore where there is a thoroughfare leading to the sort of creeks and small islands that will make you wish you had brought a sailing dinghy. All of this wild, clean untramelled, and protected from weather from any direction. This is Down East."

Downeast Magazine, the Magazine of Maine
"Lilacs and lupines and wisteria blossom along dirt driveways. Buttercups turn fields into mosaics of color. Lawns and leaves and the river itself wear every shade of green. And there's an odd tranquility that settles on the community between the cleaning and the yard-work frenzy of April and May and the bustle of high summer."

Twelve Miles from the Rest of the World
A Portait of the Damariscotta River,
by Barnaby Porter and Al Trescot
"I have several favorite house sites along the South Bristol side including the spruce cabin high on Jones Point, looking straight out to the sea, and around in Jones Cove, the old Peterson place, which is one of the finest examples anywhere around of a salt water farm, including it's boathouse on the stone wharf. "