The Rockbound House

09/24/2025

09/17/2025

After being closed all summer, we are back in business. This morning started off with an elopement picnic for 10 at sunrise. Nothing beats the view (or getting to eat banana bread while watching 🤭).
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08/12/2025

06/29/2025

Specials Tonight (Thursday June 26th) - shore dinner with two 1 lb lobsters and a half a pound of local mussels
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Crab cakes as a sandwich or salad

06/29/2025

It's a beautiful Sunday morning at The WoodenBoat Show! We're open til 5 at Mystic Seaport. Come on down, and check out this beautiful Beetle Cat.

06/29/2025

Jeanne Lewey, of the Penobscot Nation, brings her appreciation of nature to her artisanal soap business, infusing her products with ingredients such as sweetgrass, cedar, clay, and more. It is her hope that the happiness that goes into her creative process is reflected in those that purchase from her.

Meet Jeanne from July 12-13 at the Dawnland Festival in Bar Harbor. Learn more and register at dawnlandfestival.org!

06/29/2025

🧩 PUZZLE #2 – Ghosts of the Shipyards
Belfast wasn’t always lobster rolls and lazy sunsets. In the 1800s, it was a booming shipbuilding town—and the sound of hammers and saws filled the air.

They say the spirits of shipwrights still haunt the harbor, watching over the waters they once sailed…

Today’s challenge:
👉 What type of ship was Belfast best known for building in the 19th century?
👉 And what was the name of the most famous one launched here in 1853?

🗣 Drop your answers in the comments below!
(You don’t have to be right to be entered—but you do have to play!)

📣 Remember:
✔️ Complete all 3 puzzles by July 3rd
🏆 Winner of the FREE family Treasure Hunt cruise will be announced on July 4th!
🚤 See the adventure that’s up for grabs at: www.thebackandforth.com

06/29/2025