| Preface | p. 9 |
| Preface to the First Edition | p. 11 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 13 |
| Read This First | p. 15 |
| Introduction | p. 16 |
| How to Use This Book | p. 16 |
| Onshore Threats: Poison Ivy, Insects, and Lightning | p. 22 |
| Low-Impact Paddling | p. 24 |
| Tides and Weather | p. 32 |
| Defensive Paddling and Planning a Trip | p. 38 |
| From Kittery to Cobscook | p. 45 |
| The Southern Coast | p. 47 |
| Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor (Map 1) | p. 47 |
| York to Wells Harbor (Map 2) | p. 56 |
| Kennebunk to Goose Rocks Beach (Map 3) | p. 62 |
| The Saco River (Map 4) | p. 68 |
| Scarborough Marsh and Vicinity (Map 5) | p. 73 |
| Casco Bay | p. 81 |
| Western Casco Bay: Portland to South Freeport (Map 6) | p. 81 |
| Middle Casco Bay: South Freeport to Harpswell Neck (Map 7) | p. 94 |
| Eastern Casco Bay: Harpswell Sound to Cape Small (Map 8) | p. 106 |
| Western Rivers | p. 115 |
| The Kennebec River: Bath to Cape Small (Map 9) | p. 115 |
| The Kennebec River: Merrymeeting Bay (Map 10) | p. 127 |
| The Kennebec River: Augusta to Swan Island (Map 11) | p. 135 |
| Wiscasset and the Back and Upper Sheepscot Rivers (Map 12) | p. 143 |
| The Lower Sheepscot River and Boothbay Harbor (Map 13) | p. 151 |
| The Damariscotta River (Map 14) | p. 161 |
| Western Muscongus Bay: New Harbor to Friendship (Map 15) | p. 173 |
| Eastern Muscongus Bay: Friendship to Port Clyde (Map 16) | p. 182 |
| Tenants Harbor to Owls Head (Map 17) | p. 186 |
| Penobscot Bay | p. 195 |
| Western Penobscot Bay: Rockland to Camden (Map 18) | p. 195 |
| Northern Penobscot Bay: Lincolnville to Belfast Bay (Map 19) | p. 200 |
| The Lower Penobscot River: Searsport to Bucksport (Map 20) | p. 204 |
| The Penobscot River: Bangor to Winterport (Map 21) | p. 212 |
| Northern Penobscot Bay: Castine and the Bagaduce River (Map 22) | p. 215 |
| Eastern Penobscot Bay: Little Deer Isle (Map 23) | p. 221 |
| Stonington and Mount Desert Island | p. 229 |
| Stonington and the Deer Isle Archipelago (Map 24) | p. 229 |
| Eggemoggin Reach and Blue Hill Bay (Map 25) | p. 236 |
| Upper Blue Hill Bay and the Union River (Map 26) | p. 241 |
| Northern Mount Desert Island and Frenchman Bay (Map 27) | p. 245 |
| Southern Mount Desert Island (Map 28) | p. 258 |
| Downeast | p. 271 |
| Winter Harbor to Petit Manan (Map 29) | p. 271 |
| The Narraguagus and Pleasant Rivers and Their Bays (Map 30) | p. 275 |
| The Great Wass Archipelago (Map 31) | p. 284 |
| Chandler and Englishman Bays (Map 32) | p. 293 |
| Machias Bay (Map 33) | p. 298 |
| Cobscook Bay (Map 34) | p. 307 |
| Maine Coast Natural History | p. 319 |
| Glacial Geology | p. 320 |
| Birds and Marine Mammals of the Open Coast | p. 324 |
| The Rocky Shore | p. 335 |
| Estuaries | p. 338 |
| Salt Marshes and Mudflats | p. 339 |
| Sand Beaches | p. 345 |
| Appendixes | p. 351 |
| Emergency Telephone Numbers | p. 352 |
| Air and Sea Temperatures | p. 354 |
| Wind Speed | p. 356 |
| Stewardship Organizations and Government Agencies | p. 357 |
| Saltwater Campgrounds | p. 361 |
| Sea Kayaking Guide Services, Trips Programs, and Rental Businesses | p. 365 |
| What to Do with Number Two | p. 371 |
| Suggested Equipment for a Day Trip | p. 373 |
| Bibliography | p. 374 |
| Index | p. 377 |
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