Winterport keeps trying, and failing, to secure public water access

Winterport keeps trying, and failing, to secure public water access

Driving into Winterport, a roadside sign shows a schooner at full sail and reads: “Winterport, an old river town.” The Penobscot River forms the town’s entire eastern border. But finding a place where the public can get to the water’s edge is a problem. “As a young family, we love living in Winterport,” said Lily Calderwood, who chairs the town’s conservation commission. “But there isn’t any public access to the water, or even a place to walk al…