Muscongus Bay is a bay on the coast of

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, United States, between

Penobscot Bay Penobscot Bay (french: Baie de Penobscot) is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean in south central Maine. The bay originates from the mouth of Maine's Penobscot River, downriver from Belfast. Penobscot Bay has many working waterfr ...

and John's Bay. Muscongus was the name of an

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village meaning "fishing place" or "many

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rock ledges."

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recorded the river in 1616 as Nusconcus and was also spelled Nuscongus. The two main tributaries are the Saint George River at its eastern end and the Medomak River, which flows into the bay at

Waldoboro Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, in the United States. The population was 5,154 at the 2020 census. Waldoboro was incorporated in 1773 and developed a reputation as a ship building and port facility from the banks of the Medomak Ri ...

. Historically, the Medomak River and Muscongus Bay were the dividing line between the Waldo Patent and Pemaquid Patent and Waldoboro was a customs point of entry.Stahl, Jasper Jacob. ''History of old Broad Bay and Waldoboro''. Portland, Me.: Bond Wheelwright Co., 1956. Print. Muscongus Bay has many islands including Hog which is home to a

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camp, Allen, Eastern Egg Rock, Franklin (home of

Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on Franklin Island outside Muscongus Bay in the state of Maine. It is one of the five refuges that together make up the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, along ...

), and

Louds Island Louds Island, also once known as Muscongus Island, is an island in Muscongus Bay off the coast of Round Pond, a village of Bristol, Maine. It is also an unorganized territory of Maine. It is approximately long and wide at its widest point. The i ...

historically referred to as Muscongus Island prior purchase from Thomas Drowne by William Loud. Monhegan Island is offshore from Muscongus Bay. The Maine Island Trail passed through Muscongus Bay. The bay is bounded by

Marshall Point Light Marshall Point Light Station is a lighthouse at the entrance of Port Clyde Harbor in Port Clyde, Maine. The light station was established in 1832. History Marshall Point Light Station was established in 1832 to assist boats entering and leaving P ...

, Pemaquid Point Light, and contains

Franklin Island Light Franklin Island Light is a lighthouse on Franklin Island, in Muscongus Bay, Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeas ...

. Towns bordering Muscongus bay are

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Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie H ...

Friendship Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept of ...

, Cushing, and St. George. The type of sailboat called the Muscongus Bay sloop is also known as the Friendship Sloop. The hull of the five- masted

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'' Cora F. Cressey'' lies in Muscongus Bay.

References

External links

An Environmental Bibliography of Muscongus Bay, Maine
Bays of Maine Bodies of water of Oxford County, Maine Bays of Knox County, Maine Bodies of water of Lincoln County, Maine {{Maine-geo-stub