Many people think of the Maine coastline as running its ragged way north from Portland, but a quick look at the map shows that Bar Harbor is at about the same longitude as San Juan, Puerto Rico, and that indeed

Schoodic Peninsula
East of Mount Desert Island across the water, the Schoodic Peninsula is a more remote part of Acadia National Park, with a 7.2-mile (11.6-km) Shore Drive loop road, good for biking.

Jonesport & Beals Island
Two traditional Maine fishing-and-lobstering towns near Great Wass Island, a nature reserve and bird-watchers' mecca owned by the Nature Conservancy.

Machias
With a campus of the University of Maine, and being the county seat, Machias is the most important town along this part of the coast, with adequate travel services.

Lubec
At the very eastern limit of the USA, Lubec is where you cross into Canada, if that's where you're going. Lots of churches, a few fish-processing plants, and striking West Quoddy Light.

Calais
At the northeastern end of US 1, Calais (rhymes with "palace") is another border-crossing point, twinned with St Stephen, New Brunswick. More...

Campobello
From Lubec you cross into Canada and Roosevelt Campobello International Park, summer home of President Franklin D Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

If you're a US or Canadian citizen in a car registered in either country, you can easily visit the park for the day with minimal border formalities.

Citizens of other countries should have their passports and, if necessary, Canadian visas. More...

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