Lubec
is home to many artists and the SUMMER
KEYS program. The area's natural beauty,
such as is found at the only Washington County
garden on the Maine Garden and Landscape Trail.
Take a guided historical, coastal, bog or birdwatching
tour with TOURS
of LUBEC and COBSCOOK. Discover
the Mowry
Beach Conservation Area walk on the
beach or walk the new wheelchair accessible trail
and boardwalk owned by the Quoddy Regional Land
Trust. Along the Bold Coast from Lubec to Cutler,
the Maine Coast Heritage Trust offers Boot
Head Preserve, Hamilton
Cove Preserve, and Western
Head Preserve. All three provide excellent
hiking and wildlife watching opportunities plus
spectacular scenary.
Visitors
to the town will find a variety of accommodations
including campgrounds, motels, and weekly cottage
rentals such as EASTLAND
MOTEL, LUBEC
BAY COTTAGE,
LUBEC
RENTAL PROPERTIES,
PAT'S
PLACE, QUODDY
HOUSE, SPRING
AND SUMMER DOWNEAST LODGING, and
SUNRISE
SANCTUARY/REEDOUBT
HOUSE - VACATION LOG CABINS.
Lubec has inn and bed & breakfast accommodations,
including the BAY VIEWS
B&B,
COHILL'S INN,
HOME
PORT INN, LIGHTHOUSE
INN, THE
PEACOCK HOUSE,
INN
AT THE WHARF and WEST
QUODDY STATION.
Are
you looking to buy a property in the area then visit
BOLD
COAST REALTY or DUE
EAST REAL RESTATE they can also handle
your rental inquiries.
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Lubec
Beach great shore birding spot by Judith Ashley
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Enjoy
delicious meals at several area restaurants, including
the HOME
PORT INN and Murphy's
Village Restaurant. Pick up
or ship delicious smoked salmon at the BOLD
COAST SMOKEHOUSE or great chocolates
at BAYSIDE
CHOCOLATES and at
MONICA'S
CHOCOLATES.
And don't forget to visit the Lubec
Marina where you can arrange for boat tours and
charter fishing trips. Need gas or a quick
snack visit the QUICK SHOP.
Visit
WEST
QUODDY GIFTS, NORTHERN
TIDES ART & GIFT GALLERY
or DIANNE'S
GLASS GALLERY AND TEA ROOM
to pick up Maine gifts.
HEALTHWAYS/Regional
Medical Center at Lubec is
Maine's largest rural community health center, offering
medical, dental, optical and podiatric health care.
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Lubec's
working waterfront (Copyright Alana Ranney)
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Downtown,
the Lubec branch of Bar
Harbor Banking and Trust Company
provides residents and visitors with a full-service
banking facility located conveniently in downtown
Lubec.
All
of your hardware requests can be met at LUBEC
HARDWARE and your storage needs can be
taken care of by LUBEC
SELF STORAGE.
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Lubec
Channel Light "The Sparkplug"
(Copyright Alana Ranney)
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The
WEST
QUODDY HEAD LIGHT KEEPERS ASSOCIATION
opened a new Visitors Center in May of 2002 in the
West Quoddy Head Light keeper's house in QUODDY
HEAD STATE PARK - 480 acres with
walking trails along the Bold Coast.
The
wheelchair-accessible Visitors Center and Art Gallery
is open to the public free of charge from late May
to mid October. While visiting the park, stroll
through lush evergreen forest and walk the boardwalk
through a peat bog featuring rare plant life. Enjoy
great views of Canadian islands, as well as frequent
whale and seal sightings. Read about the visitor
center in the May
2002 issue of Lighthouse Digest.
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Quoddy
Head State Park
Copyright
Alana Ranney
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Q:
Why is the easternmost point in the U.S. called
"West" Quoddy Head?
A: "East" Quoddy Head is located a
short distance away over the border on Campobello
Island, (NB, Canada), and lies slightly more east
than West Quoddy Head.
You can find additional
information about Lubec at
http://lubecme.govoffice2.com and at www.visitlubecmaine.com
