MARITIME HERITAGE
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A Colorful Maritime Heritage in DownEast Acadia
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• Stroll the beautiful , historic town of Castine with its rolling views of the ocean . While you ’ re there , mail your postcards from the oldest continuously operating post office in the US .
• Call at any — or all — of the 45 stops along the Downeast Fisheries Trail , from the Penobscot River to the Bay of Fundy , that bring to light the long and culturally diverse relationship DownEast Acadia shares with the sea .
• Take a selfie with the beloved cod fisherman and mermaid statues on the waterfront in Eastport . Then pay reverence to the might of the sea at the Lost Fisherman ’ s Memorial in Lubec .
• Embark on a boat excursion to experience the powerful tidal forces of Passamaquoddy Bay , that create the world ’ s highest tides and the largest tidal whirlpool in the western hemisphere , The Old Sow .
• Make it a Two Nation Vacation . Rediscover the first settlement of Samuel de Champlain at St . Croix Island International Heritage Site .
• DownEast ports dutifully served the canned and smoked fish industries for over 100 years . McCurdy ’ s Smokehouse in Lubec offers visitors guided tours and hands-on activities that share those stories .
The Fisherman , Eastport
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