Chosen By: Leslie Burhoe, Executive Assistant Location: Cutler, Washington County Description: This is one of the most GLORIOUS hikes in the state of Maine. It follows the rugged coastline, with astounding views overlooking the Bay of Fundy. It’s a difficult, nearly 10-mile loop over rock ledges and through coastal woods. Activities: Hiking, wildlife viewing, birding, Read More
Washington County
Cobscook Bay State Park
Chosen By: Lisa Pohlmann, NRCM CEO Location: Whiting, Washington County Description: The wildlife-rich waters of Cobscook Bay surround this 888-acre park on three sides, providing opportunities to watch birds and observe the ebb and flow of the region’s impressive tides. Cobscook, the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy tribal word for “boiling tides,” aptly describes this setting where the tidal Read More
Halifax Island
Chosen By: Emmie Theberge, Federal Project Director Location: Outer Englishman Bay, Jonesport, Washington County Description: Halifax Island is an outer island in the Roque Archipelago in Englishman Bay. This publicly owned island is part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s also along the Maine Read More
Dennys River
Dennys River The Dennys is a river rich in superlatives. Among all the Downeast salmon rivers that are rated as “outstanding” for their water quality and wildlife values, the Dennys has the richest wildlife, the most diverse riverine and riparian plant communities, and the longest stretch of river without road crossings or camps. Thanks to Read More
Pocomoonshine Lake
A Land for Maine’s Future program grant helped the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife acquire land alongside the Town of Princeton’s boat launch on Pocomoonshine Lake. The increased lake frontage will allow for parking and a turnaround at this popular sport fishing site, and will create safer opportunities for swimming (situated farther from Read More
Shackford Head
Shackford Head, with 2.5 miles of undeveloped shoreline marked by pebble beaches, natural arches, and sheltered coves, provides a wonderful vantage point from which to survey the Canadian islands of Campobello and Grand Manan as well as West Quoddy Head. The state’s purchase of this headland in 1989 ensured that the land would never again Read More
South Lubec Sand Bar
Sand beaches are a rare geological feature in downeast Maine, making this mile-long spit off Lubec even more unusual. It parallels the shore between West Quoddy State Park and the town of Lubec and can be seen from both settings. An extensive salt marsh lies along its landward side with a unique raised peatland known Read More
Spednic Lake/Upper St. Croix River – St. Croix International Waterway
Since 1992, the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) program has funded five projects along Spednic Lake and the upper St. Croix River, working with the Province of New Brunswick to preserve an exceptional, undeveloped corridor along the U.S.-Canada border. he LMF projects have protected more than 4,100 acres of land and 72 miles of shoreline Read More
Tide Mill Farm
The easement held by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife protects the farm’s significant ecological values and ensures that the public will have access to portions of the property that do not intrude on the farmstead. Hikers can enjoy more than 2.5 miles of trails up Bell’s and Crane mountains, with outcrops that Read More
