Calais- Maine Travel Vacation Directory

Favorite Places:
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge- Baring- 22,665 acres. Reservation includes marshes, bogs, open water& hills.
Cobscook Bay State Park- Edmunds Twp- Cobscook is Abnaki for boiling tides.
Great Works Wildlife Management Area- Edmunds- Habitats for nesting waterfowl. Public fishery.
Quoddy Head State Park- Lubec- Extreme tides, high ledges. The eastern most park.
West Quoddy Head- Lubec- Lighthouse, 1808 rebuilt 1858.
West Quoddy Head- Lubec- Massive rock cliffs that are 200 ft above the water.
Gulliver's Hole- Lubec- Foaming sea pocket visible from a high overlook.
Reversing Falls Park- Pembroke- Cobscook Falls, reversing falls in a tidal channel.
Shackford Head- Eastport- Located on Cobscook Bay.
Fort Sullivan- Eastport- 1808, Barracks remain & part of the brick magazine.
Grand Lake Stream State Fish Hatchery- Grand Lake Stream- Rearing station for landlocked salmon.
Public admitted only to the rearing station.
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Recreation:
Marsh Loop Trail, Woodcock Trail- Baring- Hiking and skiing.
Keene Lake at Red Beach- Calais
St. Croix Island International Historic Site- Calais- 1604 Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de Monts
                                     established the first European settlement in North America (north of Florida). Located at Red Beach.
Calais Wtaerfront and Walkway- Calais- 20'-28' tide change. The greatest in the continental USA.
Round Pond- Charlotte
Birdwatching- Eastport- Intertidal clam flats.
Excursions- Eastport- Bicycle, boat, fishing, nature and whalewatching.
Ferry- Eastport- Deer Island, New Brunswick and connections to Campabello &
                               mainland New Brunswick.
Scuba Diving- Eastport- Natural marine life to a depth of 70'.
Shackford Head State Park- Eastport- 90 acre peninsula and views of Cobscook Bay.
                                   Salmon aquaculture sites. Deep water port and international bridge connecting Lubec to Campobello.
Bells Mountain Trail, Crane Mountain Trail- Edmunds- Hiking
Cobscook Bay State Park- Edmunds- Boat launch, picnicking, cross-country skiing.
Great Works Pond- Edmunds- Fishing and boat launch.
Hallowell Island Preserve- Edmunds- Shoreline hikes. Access by boat only.
Moosehorn National Wildlife- Edmunds- Hiking.
Boot Head Preserve- Lubec- Trails on the Bay of Fundy.
Excursions- Lubec- Fishing, boating and whalewatching.
Horn Head- Lubec- Trails on the Cobscook Bay.
Lubec Marina- Lubec
Lubec Narrows- Lubec- 25' tides and seals.
South Lubec Sand Bar- Lubec- Birdwatching.
Patrick Lake Trail- Marion- Hiking.
Meddybemps Lake- Meddybemps- Swimming, fishing and boating.
Boyden Lake- Perry- Fishing and swimming.
Gleason Cove- Perry- Fishing and boat launch.
Pocomoonshine- Princeton- Mountain biking, hiking and skiing.
Boat Launch and Picnic Area- Robbinston- Located at the mouth of the St. Croix River.
Hiking Trails- Whiting- Rocky Point and Commissary Point. Views of Orange River and Whiting Bay.
Morong Point- Whiting- Trails and wildlife.
Whiting Bay and Holmes Bay- Whiting- Fishing and boating.
Russell's Landing- Vanceboro- Camping, fishing and boat launch.

Attractions:
International Festival- Calais
Pike Milestones- Calais- 12 historic granite markers from Robbinston to Calais. 1 marker per mile.
Whitlock's Mill Lighthouse- Calais
Charlotte Historical Society and Museum- Charlotte- History of the community.
Historic Cattle Pound- Charlotte
Meddybemps Lake- Charlotte
Barracks Museum- Eastport- 1809, Barracks of Fort Sullivan. Genealogical resource room.
July 4th and Old Home Week Celebration- Eastport- 1st flag raising on the 4th in the USA.
Old Sow Whirpool- Eatport- Between Eastport and Derr Island, NB is the largest whirlpool in the
                                               Western Hemisphere. View by boat or air 3 hours before high tide.
Quoddy Maritime Museum- Eastport- Model of the 1930 Quoddy Dam Tidal Power Project.
Quoddy Tides Foundation Library & Aquarium- Eastport- Topographical model of the Quoddy area.
                                                                               Marine Aquaria, literature and historical documents.
Ray's Mustard Mill Museum- Eastport- Turn of the Century stone ground mustard mill. Tours.
Salmon Festival- Eastport
Tugboats- Eastport
Folk Art Festival- Grand Lake Stream
Historical Society and Museum- Grand Lake Stream
Down East Interpretive Center- Lubec- Natural history and maritime culture.
Head Harbor Lighthouse- Lubec- aka: East Quoddy Head Lighthouse. Views of 6 lighthouses.
Lubec Channel Light- Lubec- The Spark Plug.
Lubec Historical Society Museum- Lubec- Displays on local area and information center.
Mulholland Light- Lubec- Located on Campobello Island. Views of Lubec and picnic area.
Quoody Head State Park- Lubec- Hiking.
Roosevelt Campobello International Park- Lubec- Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt's summer
                                                               home on Campobello Island, NB. Natural area and watch films.
Summer Keys- Lubec- Concerts and piano school.
West Quoddy Head Light- Lubec- Famous striped lighthouse. Views of Bay of Fundy,
                                                              Grand Manan and Sail Rock.
Excursions- Pembroke- Nature, bicycling, boating & fishing.
Pennamaquad Park- Pembroke- 1826, Remains of ironworks.
Reversing Falls Park- Pembroke- Mahar Point on Leighton Neck. Town park of 140 acres, picnic and hiking.
45th Parallel- Perry- Red granite stone marking halfway point between the equator and the North pole.
                                       Roadside picnic area.
Harvest Festival- Perry
Shore Road- Perry- Views of Passamaquoddy Bay. Fish Weirs.
Annual Indian Days Festival Historic Monument- Pleasant Point- Honoring the tribe's participation in the
                                                                                                                      war for America's independence.
Waponahki Museum- Pleasant- Exhibits of native culture. Tools, baskets, birch bark canoe, beaded artifacts & arts.