On Sept. 1, a film crew arrived in Boothbay Harbor.

Award-winning journalist Parker Kelley and producer/director Gene “Cap” Allen were here, along with four others from NESN's New England Boating TV. Now in their third season of production, the crew was here to film an episode about Boothbay Harbor.

Kelley is an award-winning journalist who has worked at NBC, PBS and Fox News and has had her own production company since 2001. The news/production crew from New England Boating travel to different places along the coast and to fresh water destinations all over New England towing a boat. Once they arrive at their destination, they tie up at a dock, in this case, Brown Brothers Marina, and use the boat to reach some of the spots they want to film.

From Brown's, the next stop in the harbor was the Topside Inn, where the crew members set up headquarters during their stay. That day they dined at The Lobster Dock.

On Wednesday, Sept. 2, Kelley and Allen headed to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

On Thursday morning the pair was at Alison Evans Ceramics shop interviewing Evans and her husband Chris Fritz. Kelley said they had seen some of Evans' work at the Topside Inn and decided to include a spot about the shop and Evans' work in the episode.

Next they were heading to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor for an interview with Cathy Sherrill, and then to Kaler's Crab and Lobster for a 'Dock & Dine' lunch and segment. After lunch they were heading to Spruce Point for a ride on the Sarah Mead, a Friendship Sloop that doubles as a lobster boat.

“We'll be going for a sail and pulling lobster traps,” Kelley said.

Among other local business they visited that will be featured on the half hour show are: House of Logan, The Thistle Inn, and The Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse.

Kelley said that there will only be 22 minutes of content about Boothbay Harbor in the half hour show.

“It's hard to get the breadth and depth of a community in that short time, so we try to show you how to navigate the harbor, where to get a bite to eat, where to get a cocktail, a little bit of history, a little culture,” she said. “And then a lot of times I just pull people in spontaneously.”

She said when she was doing a segment on the House of Logan she chatted with three women coming out of the shop, and will add them into the show.

“It's hard because we can't cover everything. I can't go to every restaurant. I can't go to every gallery and restaurant.

“We're trying to be informational, but as long as we're having fun and genuinely enjoying a destination, we think that translates to the audience, and then they'll want to visit. So we dabble in all these different segments as opposed to long, in-depth ones, and that will give them a taste of what they'll want to see more of when they come.”

Kelley said her decision to come to Boothbay Harbor was in part due to a local woman who isn't a boater, but is a fan of the show.

“During our first season, Lorri Higgins contacted me and said 'I love where I live. Please come to Boothbay.' Then she contacted me again during our second season.”

Kelley said she promised Higgins she would come, but she couldn't say when. When it was decided that the show would come to Boothbay, Kelley said she spoke with Higgins and got several leads as to where to go while here.

“We met a lot of people — from the innkeepers to the restaurateurs to the artists and sailors — who were not only proud of where they live and happy to share but also living purposefully, creating and shaping their own lives,” Kelley said. “Boothbay is definitely one of my favorite destinations, and did I mention the scenery — picture postcard perfect!

The Boothbay Harbor show is scheduled to air four times on NESN between October and March. No particular dates have been decided on, but when they are, they'll be posted on the New England Boating website.