About Downeast And Acadia

The Downeast region of Maine is a major destination for summer travelers. Millions of visitors arrive each year. The land in Downeast is unique – filled with peat, granite and forests characterized by blueberry barrens, spruce-covered islands, and tiny coastal villages with white church steeples raising above them. Historic inns in Downeast area offer gourmet dining open to the public. Downeast restaurants serve everything from made-from-scratch pizza to 'right out of the water, melt in your mouth' seafood. Of course, that includes world-famous lobster.

You  can begin your Downeast tour in Ellsworth, where you can see the amazing Colonel Black Mansion. Also in Downeast is the Stanwood Homestead Sanctuary, a nature preserve. The Downeast area offers quaint hotels and inns and some fine eateries.

The lesser-known part of Downeast is truly spectacular. Schoodic Point's granite cliffs stand in mighty defiance of the Atlantic Ocean, and flocks of seagulls play in the spray and wind. On a clear day, you can  enjoy amazing views of Mt. Desert Island across Frenchman Bay. Visit Prospect Harbor and Gouldsboro in Downeast is where the Bartlett Estate Winery is. This winery makes apple, blueberry, and pear wines.

Cherryfield, known, ironically, as the 'Blueberry Capital of the World,' is a stately village made up of fine old homes and a park along the Narraguagus River. In the historic town of Machias in Downeast, vacationers can visit the Burnham Tavern, where the first naval battle of the American Revolution in 1775 was planned. The lighthouse at West Quoddy Head in Downeast is at the eastern-most point in the United States. You can take a ferry to nearby Deer Island - and catch a glimpse of the Old Sow Whirlpool en route.

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