Blue Hill

Blue Hill 11 17 Miles from Bucksport I see map on page 24 www.townofbluehillmaine.org

Readers of E.B. White may recognize Blue Hill as the setting of the agricultural fair in “Charlotte’s Web.” If you visit during Labor Day weekend, you can attend the fair yourself and keep an eye out for Charlotte’s descendants as you admire the livestock being shown at the Blue Hill Fair. (“Charlotte’s Web” and “Stuart Little” were both written at E.B. White’s home in the nearby town of Brooklin, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, but not open to the public.) While Blue Hill is a small town in many ways—it’s home to less than 3,000 people—it is rich with cultural activities, including theatre and chamber music, galleries, shops, and restaurants. Within its borders, you’ll fi nd a regional hospital, a yacht club, a country club, an excellent public library, a nonprofi t scientifi c research organization, as well as a private high school that boasts many international students (and the reigning state championship boys’ basketball team!). Blue Hill is home to many artists and craftsmen, some of them quite famous, as well as teachers, boat-builders, farmers, and fi sherfolk. Blue Hill Mountain overlooks the town and its public trails and pathways are free and open to the public. The splendid view from the top is one every visitor should see, and one locals never tire of.