August 9
Today we decided to do something a little different. We drove to Canada to visit FDR and Eleanor at their little cottage on Campobello Island in New Brunswick Canada. Unfortunately, we were too late to have Tea with Eleanor, which is served every afternoon around 3:00 pm. The drive was a little over 3 hours, but as almost any drive along the coast of Maine the views were breath taking. For much of the way it was the same route as our drive to Schoodic Peninsula. Of course Molly went with us. It was her first trip to another country. She loved the new smells and all the green grass.
From 1909 to 1921, Franklin, Eleanor, and their children spent summers in the cottage, adding to it to accommodate their growing family. The Cottage contains 34 rooms including 18 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.
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| FDR's Cottage |
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| View from cottage back porch |
President Roosevelt once called Campobello his “beloved island.” The view from his house spans a vast lawn which slopes down to the bay, across to Deer Island, and into to the horizon.
After leaving the cottage we drove around the island and out to see the
East Quoddy Lighthouse, also known as the "
Head Harbour Lighthouse", the most photographed lighthouse in the world. One of the fun and unique things about it is though there is no road to out to the little island from Campobello, you can walk out to the lighthouse at low tide, if you dear. The tides in the
Bay of Fundy are some of the highest tides in the world. The tides rises as much as 28 feet. Unfortunately, we arrived too late to attempt the walk out to the lighthouse. If you walk out and miss the tide you are stuck on the island for at least 8 hours.
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| East Quoddy Lighthouse |
Another remarkable day in during our stay in Maine. Of course at "home" in Camden it was foggy and wet most of the day.
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