West Quoddy Head Light

We made several changes to our itinerary this morning before leaving Bangor, ME. Our original plan was to drive to the northern most tip of ME, look around and spend the night in New Brunswick. We were going to drive down the New Brunswick western border till we got to Eastport, ME tomorrow. While checking on duty and customs rules, we decided not to go through the hassle of having wine in the van. I have been collecting Christmas gifts so we've bought more than the allowed 1.5 liters. Instead, we visited the Quoddy Head State Park and lighthouse in Lubec, ME, which is the easternmost point of land in the US. The West Quoddy Head Light became the easternmost lighthouse in 1808. The light still shines but the tower is closed to visitors. The park has several trails that we hiked. Here, we learned about the unusual plant life in the Quoddy Head Bog, saw small animals, birds, white spruce, and balsam firs in the forest, climbed down many stairs and walked along the impressive black cliffs that began millions of years ago. I gathered a few small rocks that have been cast upon the cliffs and smoothed. The Bay of Fundy begins offshore of the park. Strong tidal currents in this area drive what is said to be the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere. Unfortunately, we simply did not have time to go to Deer Island to witness the whirlpool or get to Nova Scotia to see up to a 52 foot tide that comes into the Bay at that location. We found two great restaurants where I was able to check lobster roll and ME wild blueberry pie off my bucket list.