BUCKLE HARBOR

44° 10.85’N 068° 28.35’W

4th ed. Cruising Guide page 287

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Charts: 13315 (inset), 13312, 13313

Chart Kit: 70, 22

Mount Desert region overview chart Harbor chart

BUCKLE HARBOR, at the northwest corner of Swan’s Island, is a geographically convenient anchorage, an easy place to stop on your way east or west. It is also lovely and unspoiled, but not undiscovered. You will rarely have Buckle to yourself on a summer evening. Not far away is the spectacular skyline of Mount Desert, and a procession of boats passes the harbor entrance on their way through York Narrows.
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Approaches. Harbor chart. Enter Buckle Harbor between cans “7” and “5” in York Narrows, noting the 6-foot spot and turning southward along the eastern shore of Buckle Island. Allow for the current, which floods east and ebbs west through the narrows.
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Anchorages, Moorings. Anchor off the east shore of Buckle Island in 7 to 9 feet at low. Holding ground is good, in mud. The harbor provides protection all around except from the north and northeast.
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Getting Ashore. Take your dinghy to any of the little beaches on Buckle Island. Lovely trails lead around and through the island.
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