Our two most renowned piers stand patiently in March on their ancient granite pillars. They’re unfinished roads to nowhere now, with their floating docks disengaged and stored on land. But they provide faint memories of summer and boats and ropes and the mixed sounds of lapping water, creaking gangways and warm weather laughter.
Above is the Brooklin Boat Yard pier and shed in Center Harbor. Below, you’ll see the WoodenBoat pier and boathouse in Great Cove:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on March 10 and 13, 2026.)