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Penobscot Bay

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southern Maine. 30 miles (48 kilometers) long.


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For sale: Starboard Rock, a striking, architect-designed midcentury modern home built in 1969 on four acres overlooking East Penobscot Bay on Vinalhaven, an offshore island community located near Rockland, Maine.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

She’s spending June, July and August at her family’s place in Owls Head, Maine, on Penobscot Bay, ostensibly to write a book, but really trying to navigate her own midlife crisis.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

Anticipation morphed into apprehension starting in March, when the local government of a Penobscot Bay island near my coastal cabin voted to ban all visitors, even seasonal residents who owned property there.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2020

Years passed, the softball with them, and I did not see Josh again until 1966, when he invited me to go with him to Hurricane Island, in Penobscot Bay.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020

The Half Moon took in water at the Faroes and anchored some seven weeks later, on July 18, in Penobscot Bay.

From Days of the Discoverers by Florence Choate

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