Winter Harbor, Maine

Winter Harbor, Maine
Aerial view of Winter Harbor
Aerial view of Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor is located in Maine
Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor is located in the United States
Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor
Coordinates: 44°23′5″N 68°5′41″W / 44.38472°N 68.09472°W / 44.38472; -68.09472
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyHancock
VillagesWinter Harbor
Gerrishville
Summer Harbor
Grindstone Point (Summer Colony)
Area
 • Total69.12 sq mi (179.02 km2)
 • Land14.36 sq mi (37.19 km2)
 • Water54.76 sq mi (141.83 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total461
 • Density32/sq mi (12.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04693
Area code207
FIPS code23-86655
GNIS feature ID0582821

Winter Harbor is a town on the Schoodic Peninsula in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 461 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is located just outside the Schoodic Peninsula portion of Acadia National Park and is due east of the town of Bar Harbor and Ellsworth. Winter Harbor was once the location of a US Naval Station, NSGA-WH, which closed in the mid-2000s, and is now home to the Schoodic Institute’s Education and Research Center.

The Schoodic Point District of Acadia National Park is adjacent to the town, and has played an important role in the community’s economic and social development. The Municipality includes the village proper of Winter Harbor, the summer colony of Grindstone Neck, and the hamlets of Gerrishville and Summer Harbor. An iconic, Downeast fishing village, Winter Harbor is home to an active, multigenerational fishing fleet, and is the namesake of the Winter Harbor model boat. In addition, the community is or was a summer residence of several notable figures, such as Frederick Hauck, Fitzgerald Eugene Dixon, among others.

Winter Harbor hosts the annual Winter Harbor Lobster Festival each August, which celebrates the community’s history, culture, and economic activity. The festival draws crowds from across the Peninsula and wider Downeast Acadia Region, and includes activities, markets, boat races, a parade, and other events.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Winter Harbor town, Hancock County, Maine". Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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