High Head Maine

10/12/2026

10/09/2026

Golden hour. October. Eggemoggin Reach. High Head from the water.

We’re soaking up every last hour out here.

10/06/2026

The calendar says October. The dock says one more swim.

There was a real chill in Brooklin today, the first one that felt like it meant it. Still, the water is as blue as it was in July, and the spruce trees haven’t changed a thing.

Nobody ever knows which swim is the last of the year. We’re not convinced we’ve had ours.

Summer on Eggemoggin Reach lets go slowly, and so do we.

10/02/2026

High Head is full of cozy spots to curl up with a cup of coffee and a book, and this is one of our favorites: the library in Over Head.

Three arched windows look out into the trees, and there’s a perfect reading chair and a sofa deep enough to lose a morning in. The bookcases are stocked with well-loved reads, including a number of titles by Brooklin’s own E.B. White, who wrote Charlotte’s Web at his farm here in town.

Visit the link in our bio to find your next favorite spot to unwind.

10/01/2026

In the Tower House, the Nut Hatch bedroom hides a room of its own. Through it is the Bird’s Nest, a screened-in sleeping porch set among the trees, with a view of the Reach beyond. The entire suite has two king beds and an en suite shower. Fall asleep to the sound of the water below.

09/28/2026

Earlier this month, the Maine windjammer fleet gammed up off WoodenBoat, just down the coast from High Head. Schooners rafted together and crews and visitors passed from boat to boat as the sun went down over Eggemoggin Reach.

09/24/2026

A favorite detail in the Over Head stairwell: vintage wooden tennis and badminton racquets, collected over the years. For anyone who’d rather play than look, there’s a full tennis and pickleball court on the property and a regulation ping pong table in the game room. The lawn in front of Over Head has hosted some serious badminton tournaments, too.

Visit the link in our bio to explore the property.

09/18/2026

of our favorite spots to enjoy morning coffee is the eastern deck of the Tower House. You can catch first light over Eggemoggin Reach and watch and listen as the forest comes to life around you.

09/15/2026

Nights are getting cooler on the Reach, and there’s nothing better than cozying up next to a crackling fire. High Head has six working fireplaces, and it’s hard to pick a favorite. The fireplace in the main living room in Over Head, pictured here, is definitely one of them.

The summer season may be over, but our favorite season at High Head is just beginning.

09/11/2026

Early September, and the season isn’t in any hurry to end. The water’s still warm enough to linger in — for those brave enough to go in — the light comes in low and gold in the evening, and the Tower stands watch over it all like it has for a hundred years. This may be our favorite month of the year.

We still have a few openings in September 2027. Email us to inquire.