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Calais, the largest community in the
region, was settled in 1770 and is
home to the St. Croix Island International Historic Site. There, in 1604,
Sieur de Mons and Samuel Champlain
settled with about 80 others, making
it the first permanent French settlement in the New World.
Make sure to stop en route to visit the
St. Croix Island International Historic
Site overlooking the site of that settlement.
If you enjoy hunting and fishing you
won't want to miss a visit to Grand
Lake Stream. It is world famous for excellent fly fishing and there are Registered Maine Guides who can take you
to the best spots.
Camping Season Events in the Region:
June
* Bay of Fundy International Marathon, Lubec & Campobello Island
* Lupine Festival, Deer Isle

July
* Bar Harbor Music Festival, Bar
Harbor
* Schoodic Arts Festival, Winter
Harbor (August, too)
* Puckerbrush Primitive Gathering,
Columbia
* Bucksport Bay Festival, Bucksport
August
* Indian Day, Pleasant Point Reservation near Eastport
* International Festival, Calais
* Winter Harbor Lobster Festival
* Wild Blueberry Festival, Machias
* Folk Art Festival, Grand Lake
Stream
* Bar Harbor Jazz Festival, Bar
Harbor
September
* Maine Open Lighthouse Day,
Regionwide
* Blue Hill Fair, Blue Hill
* Salmon & Seafood Festival, Eastport
* Pirate Festival, Eastport
* Acadia Night Sky Festival, Mount
Desert Island
* Autumn Gold Days, Ellsworth

Attractions and Highlights of the
Region::
Region
* The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor
features Maine Native American
archaeology, history, and culture.
* Whimsical and amazing examples
of Maine wildlife taxidermy completed by College of the Atlantic
students are on display on campus
at the Natural History Museum.
Museum
* Visit the Wendell Gilley Museum
of Bird Carving in Southwest
Harbor to see beautifully carved
examples of waterfowl in miniature, life-size owls, and quite a bit
more.
* The Mt. Desert Oceanarium allows a close-up view of coastal
Maine below the surface, plus a
hands-on " Touch Tank " and a lobster hatchery.
* Machias' Burnham Tavern,
Tavern now a
museum, was built in 1770, making it the oldest building in eastern Maine; in addition, the first
naval battle of the Revolutionary
War was planned in the community watering hole.
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