Its wraparound porch can't be topped. In the summer, soft breezes nudge along the comforting scents of sea air and woodland pine.
Seagulls tiptoe over rocks or lightly float in air currents overhead.
Just across Eggemoggin Reach, and toward the setting sun, is Pumpkin Island Lighthouse. First time visitors, pause at their first glimpse. Shore Oaks is built of stone rounded by time on the ocean's edge by excellent craftsman experienced in shipbuilding. Much of the original oak furnishings remain to welcome and ease the city-weary visitor. The integrity of the shipbuilders' honest labor and simple design remains intact today.