Summerguide 2011

On these personal paradises, the breezes, waves, stars, and land are all yours.

By Karen E. Hofreiter, Benjamin Goodridge & Bethany Stone

Nautilus Island, Castine, $10.6M

There’s a singular, small plant that grows on the edge of a henhouse on Nautilus Island. Unlike the gardens (lush with waxy, wide-leafed rhubarb), patches of wild violets and gold dandelions, and a vineyard of gnarled grapevines, this leafy loner is as unremarkable as a pesky weed–until you pop one of the edible leaves in your mouth. The mild, familiar taste of celery hits the palate first before the unexpected explosion of tongue-tingling pepper that’s not easily forgettable.

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