Campobello Island – pretty exotic name for an island settled by Brits, huh?

Another after-work Friday nite flight.  Early a.m. in Manchester NH, grabbed 5 hours sleep, then hit the highway with my friend Stephen – destination: New Brunswick, Canada.

5+ hour trek across all of Maine.  Sunny skies, warm summer temps.

Arrived in Lubec – quick pic at the easternmost town in the US – then 2 miles to FDR Memorial Bridge, our border crossing into Canada.  2 provinces in 2 weeks: Rocky Mtn west [last Sunday], now Atlantic Ocean east.  Big grin.

Campobello Island is located in the Bay of Fundy, known for having the highest tidal range in the world.  Top of today’s sightseeing list: an ocean walk to Head Harbour Lightstation.

Campobello Island is an island located at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, adjacent to the entrance to Cobscook Bay, and within the Bay of Fundy. The island is one of the Fundy Islands and is part of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

 

The greatest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundy…. Burntcoat Head in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, has the greatest mean spring range with 14.5 metres (47.5 feet) and an extreme range of 16.3 metres (53.5 feet).

sleeping in US (Eastern), marathoning in Canada (Atlantic)

Visitors Center (maps, restaurant info & sightseeing musts), marathon bib pick-up upon entering New Brunswick & my 2^nd Canadian National Park (ya’ll know I’m a FAN).

Roosevelt Campobello International Park was created as a memorial to US President Franklin D Roosevelt – whose family built a summer home on the Island.  Who knew, right?  During my 50 State Quest, visited the homes of Thomas Jefferson & Abraham Lincoln PLUS the Clinton Presidential Library.  Never expected to be touring another American president’s home…while in Canada.  HA!

Roosevelt Cottage was over-the-top staffed; knowledgeable guides spouting Roosevelt facts on each floor, in each room.  Coming from a middle-class upbringing, didn’t leave feeling a close kinship with Roosevelts – interesting exploring their era though.  Talk ’bout lifestyles of the rich & famous. Kinda like the mansion walk in Newport RI; same time period, same old $$.

…it was a nationalistic movement in the 1880’s that turned wealthy visitors away from Europe to spend summers in America.  Wealthy people with extensive leisure time flocked to resorts like Newport, Bar Harbor, St. Andrews, and Campobello.

Snagged an oceanview lunch, then travelled to the eastern edge of Campobello — to Head Harbour Lightstation.  Unfortunately,  missed low tide by several hours.  No worries.  Soaked in the ocean smell, gazed out across the water.  Beautiful day.  Lucky in life.

All essential to-do’s checked off the list.  I’d see this lighthouse again during tomorrow’s 42.2 🙂

Dinner & lodging accommodations in Maine.  Short return drive; east-west only 10 miles of road on this Fundy isle.  Snapped a pic at the International Boundary Line.

Sunshine & warm ocean breezes ALL DAY — good one to be a tourist.

Campobello Island, New Brunswick