Workshop Details

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Fees:  Standard $2,280 | Alumni $1,940 | Association $2,052 | Twofer Discount in combination with Maine Coast | Early-bird Special @ Association rate — both discounts only by check (see parameters)

Accomodations

We have saved a block of rooms at the historic, smoke-free, harborside:

    The Monhegan House
    300 Port Clyde - Monhegan
    Monhegan, ME  04852
    207-594-7983

The Monhegan House is very popular, and rates unclude a yummy full breakfast with changes made for dietary needs, so make your reservations in January before our block goes back into general reservations (open reservations and cut-off dates to be announced in January). If you miss out on The Monhegan House, check out other possibilities either here or here. Each site offers a slightly different list.

Hotels, B&Bs and inns fill up quickly, particularly on such a small island, so we highly recommend making your reservations ASAP after you sign up. At this time of year, hotels have no need to negotiate.

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Airports

Portland International Jetport, Portland, ME (PWM), a bit over an hour and a half from New Harbor,
Manchester–Boston Regional Airport, Manchester, NH (MHT), somewhat over three hours away, and
Logan International Airport, Boston, MA (BOS), a little less than three and a half hours away, and you can walk all or part of The Freedom Trail.

There is bus service from Logan to Damariscotta, a roughly three-and-a-half-hour ride, and from there, you can take a taxi down to New Harbor for the ferry over to Monhegan Island. For those who are not coming on to Summertime on the Maine Coast, Boothbay Harbor may be the better bet, as there is ferry service from there to Monhegan..

Ferry

You will definitely need to buy advanced tickets from New Harbor to Monhegan Island and back. The company that runs the ferry, Hardy Boat Tours, also requires two separate tickets @ $25.50 each plus tax (updated 2024 prices) bought at the same time. They don't want to find folks stranded on the island! For those who drive, you will also need to pay for parking.

The ferry takes approximately 50 minutes, so you will need to take the 9:00 ferry on Monday from New Harbor to Monhegan and plan on the 3:15 back again on Friday. The timing of those two is perfect for our workshop. For those coming in from Port Clyde, check with Monhegan Boat Line. If you are coming in from farther north and are not joining for our twofer adventure, I always prefer the older, more traditional "Laura B." And there is a ferry from Boothbay Harbor, Balmy Days Cruises. For all ferries, we recommend you book early. We booked our tickets in January! Check out the parking possibilities in Boothbay, as they may be less expensive than New Harbor.

Car Rentals

Since Monhegan Island is a walking island, a car will not do you any good once you get over there. If you are staying for Summertime on the Maine Coast, that is a different matter. For more information, see the Travel page.

Scout & Shoot

Because of securing an extra night at the Monhegan House for Margo and Arnie, the window is now closed for any scout-and-shoot options for this workshop.