Nearest airport:
Bangor International Airport at 85 Miles
Nearest motorway:
Rt. 1 and 187 at 5 Miles
Car:
necessary
Walk on the beach, eat fresh lobsters and clams caught by the neighbors, beach comb, fish for mackerel and stripers, or kayak around islands. Watch seals, loons, ducks, porpoises, and the occasional whale just off shore. Pick blueberries and raspberries in the fields and garden. Enjoy the Jonesport Fourth of July lobster boat races, summer long puffin tours, the St. Stephen Chocolate Fest and the Machias' Blueberry Festival in August, the Eastport Salmon Festival in September, and fresh cranberries and fall foliage in October. Less than 30 minutes from 2 golf courses and 1000s of acres of coastal hiking trails and nature preserves. Go west 1 1/2 hours to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, east 1 hour to Campobello/West Quoddy Head for whale watching, or north 1 hour to Canada. 1 1/2 hours from Bangor International Airport. 4 hours from Portland.