Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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Junction Rt. 1 and Rt. 191 in East Machias, Maine |
This is a short cut to Baring,Maine - and beyond if you are traveling Rte. 1 past Calais.
A beautiful road in spring and fall when the trees are just budding or the leaves are turning.
You'll pass 2 large lakes - Meddybemps - and Cathance.
Great hunting in this area!
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| 0.0 0.0 |
Junction of US Rte. 1 & Maine Rte. 191 - in Baring, Maine |
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| 0.8 1.3 |
Moosehorn National Wildllife Refuge |
Baring Division |
| 3.8 6.1 |
Meddybemps, Maine town line |
Great hunting and fishing |
| 6.0 9.7 |
Leaving Moosehorn |
Leaving Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge |
| 7.0 11.3 |
Junction of Rt. 214 |
Rt. 214 takes you to West Pembroke - it is a gorgeous trip in the fall - and desolate |
| 7.2 11.6 |
Meddybemps Lake, Maine |
This is a VERY large lake - reknowned for its good fishing - and its beauty and wilderness |
| 7.6 12.2 |
Meddybemps Post Office |
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| 7.8 12.6 |
Meddybemps Public Boat Access |
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| 8.2 13.2 |
Meddybempts Cemetary |
Established in 1884 |
| 8.7 14.0 |
Blueberry Barrens |
This is the start of miles upon miles of wild Blueberry Barrens. This is Washington County - the Sunrise County - and also the wild Bluleberry Capital of the world. The barrens are gorgeous - filled with huge granite boulders . The barren owners 'fire off' 25 % of the barrens each year, in the belief that the blueberry harvest the following year will be that much better. |
| 10.1 16.3 |
Cooper, MaineTown line |
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| 11.6 18.7 |
Junction to Alexander, Maine & Rt. 9 |
Maine Rte. 9 is called the 'airline' - as it travels directly to Bangor. It is a desolate road - and windy altho' its been updated. It is highly travelled by trucks - and there is but 1 place on the entire route where you might be able to get gas or have auto help - or get a bite to eat. This is Wilderness area. |
| 17.0 27.4 |
Cathance Lake Variety Store |
From ice cream to great Downeast Coffee - and a myriad of other things including Night Crawlers and other live bait. You'll have to stop here - for there is no other place anyway! |
| 17.1 27.5 |
Cathance Lake, Maine |
Another large and very beautiful lake surrounded by tall pines and birches (albeit not as large as Meddybemps) - and a place of solitutde ,summer camps and cabins. Great fishing |
| 18.2 29.3 |
Cathance Lake, Maine access |
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| 19.0 30.6 |
Sunrise Camp |
Wilderness Expeditions - this is a licensed quide for wilderness expiditions. |
| 23.6 38.0 |
Junction Rt. 86 |
To Marion, Maine and Dennysville, Maine
The photo is of the beautiful triangle here - and the old watering trough. maintained by local residents . A true oasis! |
| 25.0 40.2 |
Rocky Lakes Public Reserve |
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| 26.4 42.5 |
Leaving Rocky Lakes Public Reserved Land |
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| 26.5 42.6 |
East Machias, MaineTown Line |
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| 30.6 49.2 |
Jacksonville Methodist Camp |
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| 31.2 50.2 |
River's Edge Camp Ground |
Along the East Machias River which empties into Machias Bay |
| 31.9 51.3 |
Jacksonville Methodist Church |
A typical pretty church in Maine - with a tall spire - and sitting 'out in the middle of
nowhere' or so it seems.
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| 32.9 52.9 |
Maine State Police Barracks |
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| 33.5 53.9 |
Junction of Rte. 1 |
East Machias, Maine. |
| 39.1 62.9 |
Junction Rte. 191 & Rte. 1 Baring Plantation |
North to Calais, Maine & United States / Canada Border crossing Point. North to St, Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. - For Travel South via U,S.#1 - See Milebymile.com Maine Road Map Travel Guide -
Lincolnville to Calais - Historic Route #1 for driving directions.
----------For highway travel north via New Brunswick, Canada Highway #1 - See Milebymile.com New Brunswick #1 - Fundy Coastal Scenic Drive New Brunswick Road Map Travel Guide - City of Saint John to Town of St. Stephen for driving directions. -e
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