Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 |
Junction of US Route 1 and State Route 190 to EASTPORT |
Village of Perry, Maine |
| 0.3 0.5 |
The Lobster Crate |
Season restaurant and take out - great, fresh seafood .
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| 1.5 2.4 |
Pleasant Point Reservation |
Watch your speed limit while going thru this reservation. Stop for wonderful Indian made baskets & dream catchers of locally grown sweet grass.
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| 1.7 2.7 |
Wapanaki Indian Museum |
Seasonally run - very interesting museum. |
| 2.4 3.9 |
Eastport, Maine Town Line |
Eastport, Maine is the town where - back in the 1930's Roosevelt wanted to 'harness the power of the ocean tides' to create electricity. The project did get a good start - and tthe Gov't. built 4 homes for the engineers on Redoubt Hill (built like fortresses). Something stopped the project and it never got any further - which really is a shame because the hydro plant would be producing tremendous amounts of electricity were it working today. The tides in Eastport run approx. 26' - twice each day - and thats a lot of movement and power. |
| 3.2 5.1 |
Look to your left |
You'll see Deer Island, New Brunswick - a beautiful vista across the Passamaquoddy Bay!
At the top of the hill-, in Quoddy village-near the big factory you'll see the sign to Second Chance Saloon - - terrific hamburgers among other things.
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| 4.6 7.4 |
Welcome to Eastport, Maine |
The eastern most city in the U.S. |
| 5.4 8.7 |
Eastport Airport |
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| 5.8 9.3 |
Turnoff for Harris Whalewatch |
You can pick up your tickets here - and its a vista unto itself.
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| 6.3 10.1 |
Raye's Mustard Mill |
This is a must stop - gourmet mustards and the mill has been in business for eons.
Interesting history! |
| 6.8 10.9 |
Traffic light at T |
You can go left - or right only here.
We made a left |
| 6.9 11.1 |
Eastport Harbor |
A picturesque harbor - very active fishing community. Eastport also has a large 'container' seaport - it is 1 of only 3 deep water seaports in Maine
Take a sail on the schooner - it goes out thrice per day - including a sunset sail!
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| 6.9 11.1 |
The Fisherman Statue |
If you make a right at that Traffic light mentioned before - you'll see the wonderful walk along the harbor - and this great welcome Fisherman statue.
Go another tenth of a mile - at eat at theWaco Diner - established in 1964 |
| 7.1 11.4 |
Eastport Ferry landing |
This small private ferry takes you to Deer Island, New Brunswick - and directly over the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere - the Old Sow! Take the ferry - part of the Quoddy loop - feel the tug of the whirlpool on the boat. East at he restaurant - on the deck! - e |