![]() ![]() For more information and a park map, visit photo posted by Jonathan Nimerfroh on at 12:46pm PST Just remember that proof of your dog being vaccinated for rabies is required to cross the border into Canada.Īdmission to the park and Roosevelt house is free. While we didn’t have my dog Juno with us that day, dogs are permitted in the park if kept on a six-foot leash at all times. ![]() I’m also interested in biking some of the trails to cover more ground. Nearby restaurants and whale watching tours are also open in the summer, when the island is a much busier place.Īlso, since visiting, I’ve had a friend tell me how much he loves the park’s Liberty Point. While the park was an absolutely stunning place to visit in the winter, I’d like to return in the summer to see the planted gardens of annuals, dahlias, begonias and roses. Also, it’s right beside the Marine Life Interpretation Centre, which is a small building containing an exhibit of the area’s marine life. The quaint, octagonal, wooden structure was built in 1885 and sees many visitors because it’s so visible and easily accessible. Mulholland Point Lighthouse is the only lighthouse shared by Canada and the U.S. We then drove to Mulholland Point to visit a small red and white lighthouse that I’d been admiring from Lubec waterfront. Returning to our vehicle, we drove down Fox Hill Drive to a hiking trail that traveled through a bog filled with sphagnum moss, stunted spruce trees and sheep laurel bushes. And it seemed especially quiet after walking to the music of waves lapping the shore. The forest, blanketed with white, sheltered us from the frigid ocean breeze. There’s something special about being the first to leave bootprints on a road or trail after snowfall. Around the bend, we found Raccoon Beach, where we climbed a staircase to a picnic area and a network of trails and carriage roads. The temperature hovered in the 20s, but the sun warmed my cheeks as we walked along the water to Con Robinson’s Point. So it’s fitting that the park features some of the most stunning picnic spots I’ve ever seen, with tables perched at the top of ocean cliffs and at the edge of beautiful cobble beaches.Īfter viewing the Roosevelts’ summer house at a distance, my mother and I drove down the gravel Glensevern Road to the aforementioned beach on Herring Cove. (Courtesy of Aislinn Sarnacki)Īccording to the park website, one of the Roosevelts’ favorite activities was picnicking. It’s located in Roosevelt Campobello International Park and can be seen from the waterfront in Lubec. ![]() New Brunswick, Canada - 02/18/23 - Mulholland Point Lighthouse is the only lighthouse shared by Canada and the U.S. President Roosevelt would want it this way.”ĭuring warmer months, the park offers guided tours of the Roosevelts’ restored 34-room summer home and holds an event called Eleanor’s Tea, where you sip tea while learning the story of Eleanor Roosevelt. When signing the park agreement, President Lyndon Johnson said of U.S.-Canada relations: “I hope that Campobello Park will live eternally as a symbol of our friendship that cannot be shaken or diverted. The brothers lobbied senators and congressmen for the land to become the first jointly owned U.S.-Canadian park, which was formed in 1964. He then summered there with his family.Īfter FDR’s death, the family sold the property to the Hammer brothers from New York. They loved Campobello so much that they purchased land and built a cottage, then gifted a neighboring house to their son - the 32nd president of the U.S. Back in the late 1800s, Franklin Roosevelt’s parents were among the many wealthy families who summered on the island at grand hotels. But I tend to gravitate toward natural attractions, anyway. Credit: Courtesy of Aislinn SarnackiĪ few of the park’s highlights, including the Marine Life Interpretation Centre and Roosevelt Cottage, were closed for the winter. Several whale watching tours can be found on Campobello Island. ![]()
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