Top 7 Things to do in Southport, Mid Coast Maine

HAYVAL Charters is a sight seeing boat company offering private custom tours of the Boothbay area for up to six people. We can accommodate trips to offshore Islands, and other destinations. We also offer a lobster fishing tour, called Friendliest Catch where you can spend an hour and a half on a real lobster boat seeing how lobsters are caught!

Hendricks Hill Museum, 419 Hendricks Hill Rd, Southport, ME 04576 is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday throughout the months of July and August from 11 AM - 3 PM. The museum, founded in 1988, portrays the way of life on Southport Island from the early 19th century through the mid 20th century. The collection is housed in the former Cameron House, circa 1820 and, in addition to furnishings typical of the time, the museum has a vast collection of tools from ice harvesting implements to darning eggs to early kitchen utensils. On display is also a collection of boats used by the islanders, Gus Pratt's old soda fountain counter, old maps and historic post cards, genealogical and island cemetery records. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted.

At the entrance to Boothbay Harbor, and fully visible from the public landing at the tip of Southport Island, is the 1896 Cuckold Lighthouse.

January 2021: Our FARM is OPEN by appointment from January to April for ALPACA TREKS and Tours! We have a few treks posted online for booking January - March 2021. Please see our website for details. We require social distancing and masks.Our FARM: We are a small, family run alpaca farm located on picturesque Southport Island, off Boothbay Harbor, an hour + from Portland. We offer unique alpaca treks in a magical Maine island setting. All farm visits, private tours and treks are booked online on our website. Any questions please feel free to call or email. Our farm gift shop is open - please call if you would like to schedule an appointment. All our alpaca yarns are mill spun in Maine from our animals raised here. We also carry luxurious alpaca products hand crafted by artisans in Lima, Peru. We sell Altera Alpaca socks made in the states from U.S. Alpacas. Our own handmade soap and body butters are available as well. We have no public restrooms available. Call us with any questions!