Enjoy an Eastport Morning
Waking up on a soft-lighted, mostly cloudy day in Eastport is an opportunity to start your day slowly with a morning walk. Downtown is a walk away from anywhere in town, and along the way you can become acquainted with life on the island. The breeze carries the smell of the sea and sounds of […]
Lupines Show Off Their Colors In Eastport
Walking along Water Street on a beautiful day in June confirms that summer has arrived in Eastport with the blooming of the Lupine. This is an event many locals have anticipated since the rosettes of leaves emerged in place of melting snow. Slowly through the spring they gain energy that results in an extraordinary explosion […]
Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra To Visit Eastport Arts Center
Ah, yes. Travel to Eastport, Maine, for the scenery, for the lobster, for the galleries, for the whale-watching, for the blueberries, and…for the symphony orchestra? We’ll bet you a bowl of chowder at Quoddy Bay Lobster that you did not see that one coming. The thing about life way Downeast is that we all know […]
Eastport Celebrates The 4th Of July In Grand Fashion
Things kick off on Thursday, July 1, with a fireworks display on Deer Island to celebrate Canada Day. On Friday, the celebration swings into full gear, with events, live entertainment, crafts fairs, vendors and more on tap morning to night. One of the highlights of the Eastport celebration is the arrival of a U.S. Navy […]
The Big History Of A Small City In Downeast Maine
When you visit the islands that comprise Eastport, the easternmost point of the mainland United States, you’re setting foot on a place rich in history – its first European settlement, in fact, even predates Jamestown by 3 years. The indigenous Passamaquoddy tribe have called the area home for at least 10,000 years, and some archaeologists […]
Connecting Downeast Farmers With Eastport Community
Eating and buying locally supports individual and community health. It also works to build the local economy instead of being handed over to a corporation in another city, state, or country. The food moves through fewer hands and more of the money you spend gets to the people growing it. Besides eating fresher and tastier […]
Three Reasons to Make Eastport Your Autumn Getaway
Autumn is here with cooler temperatures, colorful foliage and less traffic on Maine’s coastal roads. Check out the real Downeast Maine and plan a weekend getaway to Eastport, the easternmost city in the United States. Here are three reasons why we think you will enjoy a weekend on Moose Island.
New Eastport Gallery Opening Up on 8 Boynton Street
The yet unnamed gallery on 8 Boynton Street (formerly, the Spinnaker Realty office) will open up this Friday, November 13th at 5pm for an evening of entertainment.
Why is the Blueberry Important?
Besides tasting fabulous as you pick, bake, cook, or can them, blueberries are a crucial crop in the Washington county economy. One of the largest counties east of the Mississippi River, Washington county (or the Sunrise county), produces 90% of the nation’s blueberry crop! Blueberry barrens (where the wild blueberry grows) have sandy soil and […]