There was new snow and ice this week at Conary Cove, creating yet another look for the ever-changing historic scene. On the left you see the green federal style house in an architectural magazine pose. Its original sections probably were built in the 1880s on the site settled in the 1760s by Joseph Wood, one of the founders of Blue Hill.
On the right is the Cove’s jaunty boathouse that has a separate history. Built in 1924 with a pier, it originally was painted white and one of its prior owners regularly taxied into the Cove in his seaplane, which he parked beside the boathouse. Its personality was boosted when it was painted a congenial red in the 1950s.
(Images taken in Blue Hill, Maine, on January 20, 2026.)