The Calais Observatory is a pair of granite fixtures in Meridian Park, on the grounds of the former Calais Academy, in Calais, Maine. The two stones were used for mounting scientific equipment used in a variety of astronomical observations,…
Fog Fest is an annual free, five-day music and art festival on beautiful Campobello Island, FDR’s “beloved isle”.
Janice Fairney Charlotte County Archives, the Old Gaol and the Charlotte County Courthouse welcomes visitors for guided tours of our National Historic Site. We also offer historical walking tours, evening ghost walks, a heritage homes tour, and a…
Barb Tucker, Operations Manager This is definitely an event you won’t want to miss. Come and enjoy an entertaining and fun celebration of rural living. Appealing to all ages. Produce, crafts, vendors, exhibits and community organizations…
This 2,600-mile walkway follows the Atlantic Seaboard with its northernmost point starting in Calais, Maine and ending in Key West, Florida. Truly a hidden gem along the St. Croix River.
Our community museum preserves and highlights our island’s cultural and natural history and has over 20 permanent exhibits. It houses an impressive 300+ birds from the Allan Moses Bird Collection. Other exhibits include the island’s geology and…
Marine and coastal interpretive centre, museum, lighthouse and rental cottage. The interpretive center and museum is in the converted lightkeeper’s house, and features lighthouse history; local geography, history and archaeology; coastal…
Cassidy McGuinness, Manager/Director Come to St. Stephen, home of Ganong Brothers, the famous Canadian candy makers, and discover the wonder of chocolate! Follow the sweet history of this small-town community. Explore a museum with the power to…
Joan Ingalls, Owner Island Bound Charters, captained by Russell Ingalls, offers trips around scenic Grand Manan Island. We also offer trips chumming for birds where you may see several species of Pelagic birds including Sooty Shearwaters, Greater…
Rachel Rubeor, President Site of the last standing herring smokehouse in America. It includes a historical museum and art gallery with gift shop. Docent-guided tour of the smoked herring industry and early maritime history. Gallery has rotating…
Rachel Rubeor, President Site of the last standing herring smokehouse in America. It includes a historical museum and art gallery with gift shop. Docent-guided tour of the smoked herring industry and early maritime history. Gallery has rotating…
Susan Goertzen, Tour Manager Ministers Island is an enchanting place to visit. Lying just off the shore near St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, this 500-acre island is only a part-time island. You reach it by driving or walking over the seafloor…
Located in the historic former Dunn/Beaverbrook mansion in St. Andrews, the Oppenheimer-Prager Museum at Dayspring exhibits over 300 paintings by renowned artists Joseph Oppenheimer(1876-1966), a founder of the German Impressionist School, and his…
Ronald Beckwith, Superintendent Franklin D. Roosevelt spent many enjoyable vacations at his summer home on Campobello Island in New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy. His magnificent 34-room residence is today the centerpiece of Roosevelt-Campobello…
Margot Sackett, Director The love story and the legacy of the museum benefactors entrances visitors. So much is told in this lovely early Loyalist mansion through their eclectic collection gathered locally and on their world travels, along with…
The Sardine Museum and Herring Hall of Fame is made up of three former herring smoke house buildings full of artifacts from when the smoked herring industry thrived on Grand Manan. The buildings were bought about 20 years ago by Michael Zimmer who…
The St. Croix Historical Society is focused on the preservation of the history of Down East Maine, particularly the Calais community. Since 1954 it has coordinated efforts to achieve official state and federal recognition of the historical downtown…
Meg Scheid, Park Ranger Enjoy ranger-led trail walks, porch talks, exhibits, and historic replicas. Saint Croix Island: before Jamestown, before Quebec. Discover a little island with a big history, where, in 1604, an enduring French presence on…
Swallow Tail Lighthouse overlooks the entrance to North Head Harbour. First lit in 1860, the wooden tower is original, one of only a few pre-Confederation wooden lighthouses remaining in Canada. The Swallowtail Keepers Society works to restore the…
The Beach is a tiny maritime park (in progress). Mission: C.H.A.R.T (conservation, heritage, arts, recreation, tours). The Beach encompasses conservation, heritage, arts, recreation, tours and more: artisan workshops and partner-hosting for writing,…