I found the furthest east you can go in the United States. It’s pretty cool.
It was a couple of days after the Fourth of July Holiday and Acadia National Park was really crowded (seriously, don’t visit the week of Fourth of July). So, I escaped north.
I made my way all the way to New Brunswick’s Campobello Island and then made my way down along the coast, popping into many of the tiny villages I found along the way.
Welcome to Lubec, a cute little fishing town near the Bay of Fundy. It is the eastern most town in the contiguous United States.
Lubec from Campobello Island, New Brunswick. The town was first settled in 1775.
Lubec has seen better days, but it’s still standing.
The fishing and smuggling trades have died down a bit.
Near Lubec is Quoddy Head State Park with its famous West Quoddy Head Lighthouse.
West Quoddy Head became the easternmost lighthouse in the United States in 1808. The area is prone to fog and has some seriously dangerous cliffs. The current lighthouse dates from 1858 and is still run by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Of course, it wouldn’t be the easternmost point in the United States without a plaque of some kind (although they could have chosen a more legible stone). This is the closest point in the U.S. to the continent of Africa.
Yes, I stopped. It was actually a pretty good gift shop.
Check out my next update where I head to the Maine State House!
