THE EARNEST TRAVELER THE EARNEST TRAVELER
Lubec is the easternmost town in the United States — a small, weathered fishing village at the literal edge of the map, where the country first catches the sunrise. Its candy-striped lighthouse stands at the easternmost point of the continent, its cliffs drop into the Bay of Fundy and some of the highest tides on Earth, and a bridge carries you across an international border to FDR's island retreat.
This is not a polished resort coast, and that's exactly why people fall for it: empty cliff trails, wheeling puffins and spouting whales offshore, a giant tidal whirlpool, and the deep quiet of the far Downeast. It takes some effort to reach — and rewards every mile.
1The lighthouse, the easternmost point, the cliff trails, and the tides.
2A few-dollar park fee, Cobscook Bay camping, and free wild coast.
3A whale watch, a puffin cruise, Campobello, and a cozy inn.
4The best small inns, a private charter, and Eastport's table.
Coming up the Maine coast? Chain Lubec with Acadia — a couple of hours south — for the classic Downeast road trip, from the most-visited national park in the Northeast to the wild, quiet edge of the country.
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