Sightseeing and History
of Lubec and Campobello
Enjoy a scenic orientation while learning about the colorful heritage of Lubec and Campobello Island.
Discover the hardy animals and plants that survive in the hostile intertidal zone environment.
Explore how plants and animals have adapted in this nutrient-poor wetland carved out by the last glacier.
Artists bloom in DownEast Maine. Visit studios, galleries, museums, plays, historical sites and more!
Visit a working organic farm on Cobscook Bay that has been in the Bell family since 1765.
Lubec, ME and Campobello Island . . .
The sound of fog horns... church bells... gulls crying... children laughing... jazz festival... SummerKeys concerts... crashing waves... silence.
The scent of sea air... clams and lobsters steaming... balsam fir... church suppers... wild blueberry harvest.
The view of fishing boats... church spires... lighthouses... lupine meadows... sunrise over the ocean... beach roses... sunset into the bay... the Milky Way... sea glass murals... rugged coastline... coves and inlets... seals playing.
The feel of contra dances... hiking... birding... picnicing... beachcombing... kayaking... bogwalking... sea glass searching... blueberry raking... shell collecting... sea spray... eagle sighting.
Personalized, Interpretive Tours of Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island
Tours of Lubec and Cobscook provides interpretive history, farm, art and nature tours in Lubec, Maine, USA and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Tours are led by local residents and available May through October, with scheduled tours July and August.
Experience the DownEast way of life. In Lubec and Campobello families still make their living on the ocean. Learn about the heritage of the region and take a trip back in time to a simpler way of life.
Visit us at the Info Stop, 135 Main Street at the Lubec Historical Society (across the street from the cemetery). Open daily 12-5 to Columbus Day.
See upcoming events in Lubec at www.visitlubecmaine.com/lubec-maine-events.php
For area-wide events see www.culturepass.net/events/index.php
For more info call us at the Info Stop, 888-347-9302
We are excited by the Trash from the Sea Art Challenge this year, in preparation for Coastal Cleanup Week September 22 - October 2! Here are the instructions:
2010 TRASH FROM THE SEA ART CHALLENGE
1. All summer as you walk the beaches picking up trash, keep an eye out for what could be turned into art that is beautiful, useful, or conveys the message of what man-made marine debris is doing to our oceans and their occupants.
2. Between August 15 and 31 complete the entry information and bring it with your entry fee (a bag of trash you have picked up from a local beach, identified with your name and the beach), to the Info Stop, 135 Main Street, Lubec, 12-5 PM.
3. Entry information: Name, Age (18 or older, or, if under 18 - give age), Address, Phone, E-mail
4. Bring your art to the Info Stop between August 15-31 12-5 PM or to the Lubec Memorial Library September 3, 10-2. Include an index card with your entry, to be displayed with the work, stating: Title of entry, Your name (and age if under 18), Materials used, Where materials were obtained, and If your entry is for sale.
Hangable art must have been prepared to hang on a hook. Large or bulky items will be displayed in the unsecured McCurdy Smokehouse garden. Works will be on display until September 29.
5. Attend the artists' reception at the Lubec Memorial Library September 10 4-6 PM. Prize winners for Best of Show and adult and youth for Most Beautiful, Most Useful, and Best at Conveying the Message will be awarded at the reception.
6. Pick up your art work at the Lubec Memorial Library September 30 10-3.
"Lubec ... not easy to get to, but hard to forget."
