Sebasco, Maine is a quaint little village tucked into the western corner of the Phippsburg Peninsula in mid-coast Maine. With just one resort and spectacular, sweeping views of the northern tip of Casco Bay and the mouth of the New Meadows River, Sebasco is one of those places friends like to keep a secret.
Come to Sebasco and step back in time. Watch the local lobster fishermen catch your dinner and enjoy the healthy, salt air. Safe, serene, secure, and wonderful. Sebasco is a lovely summer destination.
The history of Sebasco is long and interesting. Cornealius Ice Pond to the north of the Resort was once where ice was cut, hauled by horses, and loaded onto schooners for shipment to southern ports. This was a booming business in Sebasco for quite some time.
Horses from the ice harvesting business were kept on nearby Harbor Island which the natives know of as Horse Island. Horse Island is just to the south of the famous Malaga Island.
In the late 1800s and even a bit earlier there were people living on Malaga and the many other islands of Casco Bay. There were those from Norway, some from Ireland, others from unknown southern ports who had darker skin than the Mainers who were already here. There were poor whites, Native Americans, and there are reports some were freed slaves. Intriguing, and still being studied is the fascinating history of this marvelously beautiful island at the mouth of the river in Sebasco.
There are some private homes and cottages available for seasonal rent scattered along the shores here in Sebasco. There is also the fabulous Sebasco Harbor Resort where guests have been enjoying the therapeutic benefits of their salt water pool (and now the increased amenities offered at their own on-site spa). The resort has something for everyone including a golf course, a fine dining restaurant, a casual dining bar and restaurant, the spa, work out area, housing, and much, much more.
Water's Edge Restaurant was opened over 20 years ago by a local girl and is now owned by her sister, Anna. There you can look over the island of Malaga and out to Casco Bay from the wall of windows to the sea. They have a small beach, a working commercial dock, and marine decor and ambiance beyond compare.