Town of Saint George

St. George is a town in Knox County, incorporated on February 7, 1803 from a portion of Cushing. In 1865 it ceded some land to South Thomaston.

The town may be better known by some by its villages of Port Clyde, at the southern tip of its long peninsular, and Tenants Harbor.

Port Clyde has long been an attraction to artists, including N. C. Wyeth, and tourists, who can take the ferry to Monhegan Island, visible in the distance.

Bounded by the St. George River on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east, it offers many protected coves to recreational and commercial vessels.

The Brothers and Hay Ledge nature preserve occupies four islands off Port Clyde and provide a 12 acre home to a number of nesting sea birds such as the black guillemot, common eider, double-crested cormorants and various gulls.

Maine Route 131 from Thomaston runs along the eastern portion of the town.

From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)