New Listing in Round Pond, Maine
Tracy and I were in Round Pond a few days ago to work up a new listing. It was a sunny day so we didn't pay much attention to the snow piled on the sides of the road. It's only a short drive from Damariscotta. We went through Bristol Mills, took the Lower Round Pond Road to Route 32, then a mile north to the village. I was singing "over the hills and through the woods," inspired by snow covered fields.
Round Pond is a picturesque Village within the Town of Bristol. It has its own Post Office, a couple of lobster places, a restaurant, a market and the best candy store anywhere. Church steeples dot the landscape. During the summer fishing boats and pleasure boats are moored in the harbor and you can watch lobstermen unloading their catches at the docks. Several artists call the place "Home."
The village gets its name from the shape of the cove it surrounds, as you can see if you follow this link and look at the map. That page will give you the nitty-gritty statistics about Round Pond, but not the real flavor of the place. Here are some thoughts from a former resident: A Special Place.
Round Pond village is the scene of one of the wackiest and most popular, Fourth of July parades anywhere. It attracts many hundreds of visitors from near and far, especially after being written up in The New York Times, which described the parade as "quintessential Americana turned on its head, a cross between a charming, Rockwellian parade, a roast and a political protest. Its claim to fame is that everyone- from the tourists who invade this village of 550 residents each summer looking for lobster to the current powers that be, regardless of party - gets made fun of."
Even bigger than the NY Times piece was a blog post Tracy did right here on last summers parade!
Getting back to the reason for our trip to Round Pond, pictured below is our new Listing, right in the heart of the village. Visit our Newcastle Square Realty website for more information or see the home on Realtor.com. You could have your own front row seat for this years parade.
The village is the perfect place to spend your summers, close to many activities along the Coast of Maine. It's an even better place to call home, your own home in Maine.
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