Great Wass Island Preserve in Beals is a relatively hidden Bold Coast gem.  Paddlers can launch in Jonesport and explore the inlets and islands around…

Bold Coast communities are protective of the natural resources crucial to their way of life.  Downtown Machias is the convening point for four conservation properties,…

The Byway passes through East Machias Historic District, then skirts the very edge of Holmes and Little Machias bays atop an open, field-covered bluff with…

A short spur trip off the Scenic Byway toward Quoddy Head State Park and West Quoddy Head Lighthouse skirts Lubec Channel, providing an open view…

Cobscook Bay is an unusual estuary with a narrow opening to the sea; long, convoluted shoreline; and few tributaries.  Twice-daily tides in the Bay average…

Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is a northern treasure in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It consists of nearly 30,000 acres of federally protected lands in…

Calais sits on the banks of the St. Croix River at the Bold Coast’s northernmost head-of-tide.  Just a stone’s throw across the river is St.…