17 Backstreet Landing, Damariscotta, ME

As noted in my review of the other bookshop in Damariscotta, this little town is the picture you form in your mind when you think of coastal Maine quaintness, complete with piers bustling with boats and trawlers, oyster shacks, gift shops, ice cream vendors, pubs, a department store with a lunch counter and soda jerk, and lobsters advertised everywhere you look. And, of course, amazing bookshops. While Sherman’s is the “new” bookshop in town, Skidompha is the other side of the coin, selling used books at fantastic prices.