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”.
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, founded in 1967, preserves and explores our island’s cultural and natural history with over 25 permanent exhibits. It houses 300+ birds from the Allan Moses Bird Collection. Other exhibits include geology, lighthouses,…
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…
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…
Joyce Morrell The Owen House Gallery displays the watercolor work of Joyce Morrell. The Owen House is a large, historic colonial inn on a headland overlooking Passamaquoddy Bay. It has a panoramic view of the islands on both sides of the Canada/U.S…
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 International Park, preserved as a…
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,…
Hugh French, Director The Tides Institute and Museum of Art (TIMA) acts as a cultural resource and catalyst working with a range of partners on both sides of the U.S./Canada border. TIMA’s work involves cultural collections, exhibitions, new works …
Wanda Barlow The Wabanaki Culture Center and Museum is home to artifacts, historical displays and works of art of the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Native American Tribes. Additionally, there is a Touch Tank which contains local sea creatures—fun for…
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse is one of Maine’s most recognized lighthouses and the only candy-striped lighthouse in the U.S. The first tower, wooden, was built in 1808 by order of President Thomas Jefferson. The tower standing and operating…