West Quoddy Lighthouse

With its candy striped tower and magnificent views out over Passamaquoddy Bay, West Quoddy Lighthouse is recognized worldwide. It is also just one of 27 lighthouses in DownEast Acadia, more than in any other region of the state. Come see our lighthouses by land, sea or air and experience the region's seafaring heritage and way of life.
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Wild Blueberries

Drive our roads and byways to see fields of wild blueberries, green in spring, sprinkled with blue in summer and bright red in the fall, all growing on the soils left behind by the retreating glaciers at the end of the last ice age. Make sure to save room for some delicious blueberry pie!
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Lobster

What visit to Maine would be complete without a lobster feast? For the adventurous there is even lobster ice cream! With lobster fishermen in every village, you will see that fishing is a way of life for our communities.
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The glories of warm sun-filled summer days and breeze-cooled evenings. Hills ablaze with color and brilliant, canopied roads as Fall rolls in. Winter draped shores and lanes where the peace and solitude are broken only by the sigh of the wind and the crunch of the snow underfoot. The cycle of nature starts again with Spring's first blooms. The peaceful sound of waves lapping the shoreline. The fun of a local festival filled with food, music, and local character. The thrill of experiencing nature up close. These are the indelible experiences that define True Maine in DownEast Acadia.

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Featured Stories
Lighthouses
Lighthouses
Lighthouses, many of which still provide navigational aid to our mariners along the rocky shoreline, dot the DownEast Acadia coastline as...more>
Cadillac Mountain
Cadillac Mountain
The lofty summit of Cadillac Mountain rises to 1,528 feet above sea level, making it not only the highest mountain in Acadia National Park...more>
Bold Coast Scenic Bikeway
Bold Coast Scenic Bikeway
The Bold Coast Scenic Bikeway, the first Scenic Bikeway in Maine, is a 300-mile bicycle route that serves both visitors and residents,...more>
Events
10/21/18 – 10/22/18

Fright at the Fort

Annual Scare-fest in historic Fort Knox. See fortknox.maineguide.com/Frightfor 2018 details.

10/23/18

The fall season at Acadia: when birds, fruit, and insects join together in a splendor of biodiversity - October 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm FREE

Presentation to describe how birds, fruit, and insects interact with each other and how that changes...

10/26/18

Wines to Pair with Pie Wine Tasting

Eclectic wine tasting matching with sweet and savory pies.

10/27/18

Halloween Festival for Children! Eek of Ecology – Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 1 - 4pm at Schoodic Institute!

6th annual Eeek of Ecology Festival at Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor.

12/31/18

The Great Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop

Join us for the annual New Year’s Eve Great Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop in Bank Square, downtown...

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