Waterside Escapes
Great Getaways By Lake, River & Sea

By Betsy Wittemann and Nancy Woodworth

Everyone loves to be near the water. Whether it's for a meal overlooking a picturesque harbor, a stroll on the beach, or a room in a country inn with a view of a sparkling lake, we are drawn to the water's edge.

For all water lovers, then, here is the complete guidebook. Waterside Escapes takes you from Virginia's Eastern Shore to the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Along the way you'll visit lakes and rivers, islands and beaches, coves and inlets, bays and harbors.

There are restaurants by waterfalls and inns alongside a canal. The fun of windsurfing and canoeing, the pleasures of dining on the waterfront, the intrigue of lobstermen hauling in their bounty, the magic of an island vacation are here for you to discover.

This book guides you to a Victorian seaside village in New Jersey and to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The mighty Hudson, the tranquil Delaware and the picturesque Connecticut rivers are explored, as are New York's Finger Lakes and Thousand Islands, Maine's rockbound coast and Atlantic Canada's scenic shoreline.

Included are the authors' selective recommendations for:

  • Lodging
  • Sightseeing
  • Maritime Museums
  • Camping
  • Nautical Attractions
  • Travel Directions
  • Rates and Prices
  • Dining
  • Beaches and Picnic Spots
  • Boats and Fishing Excursions
  • Hikes and Nature Walks
  • House Rentals
  • Shopping
  • Hours and Schedules

All you need to know about 36 choice waterside vacation areas is here.

52,500 copies in three editions. Published since 1987. Revised and expanded in 1996. 474 pages. $15.95. ISBN: 0-934260-79-6

Contents:

VIRGINIA-MARYLAND
Chincoteague Island
St. Michaels/Oxford
Annapolis
Rock Hall/Chesapeake City

NEW JERSEY-PENNSYLVANIA
Delaware River/Bucks County
Cape May
Spring Lake

NEW YORK-ONTARIO
Lower Manhattan Island
Montauk/Shelter Harbor, L.I.
The Hudson Highlands
Lake George
Lake Placid
The Thousand Islands, NY-ONT
Watkins Glen/Finger Lakes

CONNECTICUT-RHODE ISLAND
The Lower Connecticut River
Mystic
Block Island
Newport

MASSACHUSETTS
Falmouth/Woods Hole
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Wellfleet/Provincetown
Cape Ann

VERMONT-NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Champlain Islands
Wolfeboro/Lake WinnipesaukeePortsmouth

MAINE
Ogunquit/Kennebunkport
Boothbay Harbor
Camden/Rockport/Lincolnville
Blue Hill Peninsula/Deer Isle
Bar Harbor/Mount Desert Island
Lubec/Eastport/Campobello Island, NB

MARITIME PROVINCES
St. Andrews-By-the-Sea, NB
Chester/Lunenburg/Mahone Bay, NS
Cabot Trail/Cape Breton Island, NS

 

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