Just three miles by boat from Port Clyde, McGee Island feels like a world apart while still being connected to the character of the Maine coast.
McGee feels removed because of where it sits. The St. George peninsula tapers down into a working fishing village, and three miles past that is the island. There is no causeway, no in-between town — the boat ride is the buffer.
Port Clyde, the launching point
Port Clyde is a small Maine fishing harbor that hasn't been polished into something else. Lobster boats, the Marshall Point Light a short walk away, and the Monhegan ferry running from the same dock. It is a quiet, character-rich place to start and end a week.
St. George, the surrounding peninsula
The peninsula has a long art history — generations of painters worked the coast here — and it is one of the more low-key stretches of midcoast Maine. The trip out and the trip home both feel like part of the stay.
