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• Sounds
• a Neat Photo Tour
• and a Video.

-The Glenmere Ocean House sits at the edge of the water on the lower west side of the St. George Peninsula (15 miles S of Rockland) overlooking a wide expanse of ocean where the St. George River meets Muscongus Bay.

-Two miles over land is the village of Port Clyde where the Monhegan Boat Line leaves for Monhegan Island.
-The tides rise and fall 10 feet.
-The shore is deep water not tidal flats.
-A mooring just off shore with 24 hr. deep water access by arrangement.
-The house sleeps 4 but 2 are strongly preferred.

We rent it for a week, a month or sometimes an entire summer. It is usually booked early and some guests return again and again.
The weekly rate is $1,100. The only additional costs are required by the State of Maine, namely, a 7% lodging tax. There is a refunded Security Deposit of $250. Stays longer than a month can be negotiated for less than the weekly rate.

Panorama, the Deck on Right

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• CLICK HERE to hear the sounds of seagulls recorded recently at the house.

• Click HERE for Our Amazing Photo Tour
32 Great Pictures to view at your own pace.
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• Broadband/High Speed users can Click HERE
for a 2 min 50 sec VIDEO of the house and the water.
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Rental weeks are from Saturday PM to Saturday AM
June through October--Click on Calendar below.
--Inquire about any other Dates --
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reserve@glenmerehouse.com

Notes for 2011

When 2011 bookings are certain
They will be shown here

Availabilities Calendar
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There are good pictures below but if you want to check availability first, click here--see the calendar and click it to come back here instantly.

Another View from Deck
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The first picture of the sunset you saw looks straight off the deck. Looking another way, you see a long and narrow spit of unpopulated land perfect for quiet walks.

View Back from Water's Edge
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Here is what the house looks like on the water side.

High Tide from Inside
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Here is a picture of the deck from the living room. It is high tide and it gives you an idea of how nicely close to the water we are.

Tenants Harbor
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A nice aerial view of Tenants Harbor, one of Maine's most protected yachting harbors and a popular stopping-off point for many boats and yachts sailing the Maine Coast. Just up the road from our house.

What You Won't See
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In 33 years since the house was built, there is only one report of moose tracks in the yard and that was 27 years ago.

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Please note:

What people say about our place. Quotations from the Glenmere Ocean House Journal... A Visitor from England on honeymoon: "This is one of the most attractive and peaceful places that I have ever stayed in. To be able to listen to the sound of the waves as you fall asleep is a real treat and not easily available back home." A couple who spent two summers and then bought their own house: "This is a truly magical spot. You are very lucky." A young mom: "So far I have seen seals in Port Clyde harbor, lobsters everywhere, a great blue heron, family of ducks with eight babies and saw and heard two loons." A retired couple: "We're from the New York/New Jersey area but for 40 years, it isn't summer unless we come to Maine. For years we came with our three daughters, then with our grandsons. These days, now that we have "retired" to Manhattan, we love to come by ourselves. No place in Maine has been as restful and pleasant as this lovely house." Another couple: "We walked every day..saw deer, puffins, herons, even a fox in the orchard. Thank you for letting us enjoy this very serene place." • Click here to view pages from our Journal. • Click here to read ARTICLE about Linda Bean of L.L. Bean--our Port Clyde neighbor. Things to Do (Click on Menu Item for Details) Monhegan Island Dining Nearby Day Trips The Farnsworth Stay at Home Stunning Monhegan Island--Our View of It Return to Menu Monhegan Island is twelve miles out to sea which takes about one hour by boat which leaves from the Port Clyde main dock. It is peaceful, beautiful, small, natural, and the essence of Maine untouched by highways and byways. Easy or complicated hikes. Incredible views on the open ocean side from high but safe "heads." Take the early boat and stay until the dinner-time boat (but don't miss it!) Return to Menu Dining: Strictly our opinions Return to Menu The East Wind Inn has a lovely setting for dining. Wine and liquor. Very satisfying. Located in Tenants Harbor, nine minutes away. Farmer's Restaurant is usually reliable for fresh seafood. Nine minutes also. Cod End is a dockside place which prepares an entire lobster and clambake dinner for you to take home and cook, or prepares food for you to eat there. Again, nine minutes in Tenants Harbor. The Harpoon is many things to many people. The dining room has usually good food and service. Some of our guests rate it VERY highly. The bar can be quite different depending on time of day. Just minutes from the house. The Dip Net is behind the Port Clyde General Store. Sea food always the freshest. Small and can be crowded. Always satisfying. Port Clyde General Store has sandwiches, soup, huge muffins in the morning, and celebrated fish chowder (eat in or take out) on certain days. Return to Menu L.L. Bean, Windjammers, Bar Harbor & More! Return to Menu The famous L.L.Bean store in Freeport is an hour and a half's drive. Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park takes about 3 hours depending on traffic which can be heavy during peak summer weeks. There are Windjammers out of Rockland and Camden but whale watching requires a trip to Boothbay Harbor or Bar Harbor. The Golden Road (famous dirt logging road) can be accessed from Millinocket and takes you back to Moosehead Lake through rugged forests. Camden is one of Maine's towns famous for shopping, fine summer homes, the "Camden Hills" and Mt. Battie with its views and an elegantly populated and protected harbor--40 minute drive. Lots of other ideas presented in our information book and regional publications at the house. Return to Menu By All Means, Get to the Farnsworth! Return to Menu The Farnsworth museum in Rockland presents great New England art, especially the Wyeth family and it is a well run organization with high quality displays and a well stocked gift shop. Return to Menu You Really Don't Have to Leave! Return to Menu If you are staying the summer, you will certainly want to take some trips but if you are staying a week, we recommend staying put! That is what a house by the water is all about, after all. The Glenmere Ocean House is secluded, quiet, and allows walks along the road and along the water. Do the Monhegan Island trip from nearby Port Clyde if you have not done it before and just enjoy the house! Return to Menu AND Now......... THE GLENMERE HOUSE PICTURE GALLERY This "Gallery" contains larger versions of the small ones above. It is at the bottom of the web page because it takes time to load these larger pictures. These are much better quality than the small ones and once the entire web page has loaded, you can bounce back and forth quickly between the smaller ones above with their descriptions and these larger ones without waiting for each click to load separately. If the picture has not finished loading, clicking inside the empty frame will still return you to the smaller picture above. And Remember the Photo Tour! Click on it HERE or above. New for 2006 This is the Calendar...(Click on it to go back to where you were) CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO RETURN TO SAME TOP PICTURE "Make sure you click on this calendar to get back to the other pictures." Another View from Deck...(Click on Picture to go back to smaller Top Picture) CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO RETURN TO SAME TOP PICTURE "Looking another way, you see a long and narrow spit of unpopulated land perfect for quiet walks." View Back from Water's Edge...(Click on Picture to go back to smaller Top Picture) CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO RETURN TO SAME TOP PICTURE "Here is how the house looks standing at the edge of the bank." Talk about appearances!...(Click on Picture to go back to smaller Top Picture) CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO RETURN TO SAME TOP PICTURE "A thrilling picture taken through the sliding glass doors with the deck and the water at high tide. Of course, if you were on the deck, you'd see where the grass is!" CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO RETURN TO SAME TOP PICTURE "In 30 years since the house was built, there is only one report of moose tracks in the yard and that was 24 years ago." Tenants Harbor...(Click on Picture to go back to smaller Top Picture) CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO RETURN TO SAME TOP PICTURE "A nice aerial view of Tenants Harbor, one of Maine's most protected yachting harbors and a popular stopping-off point for many boats and yachts sailing the Maine Coast. Just up the road from our house." What You Won't See...(Click on Picture to go back to smaller Top Picture) Rear View...(Click on Picture to go back to smaller Top Picture) There are no more pictures. End of the Web Page. But you can still click HERE to go to the Photo Tour where you see each picture a your own pace.