From our Cobscook Bay St Pk campground, we drove a few miles to the town of Lubec, Maine, where we crossed a bridge to Campobello Island and, just like that, we were in New Brunswick, Canada and in the Atlantic time zone!
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The Roosevelt Cottage on FDR's "Beloved Island."
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FDR's pipe and hat!
We wanted to tour The Roosevelt Cottage, FDR's magnificent 34-room summer home, open to the public free of charge. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945 and America's 32nd President, spent many enjoyable vacations on Campobello Island in New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy. Roosevelt Campobello International Park was created on Jan 22, 1964 by a treaty between Canada and America as a memorial to President Roosevelt. It's Canadian soil that has become part of America's heritage.
The Cottage, built in 1897, has nearly 100% original furnishings from FDR's time, quite amazing. The entire tour was very moving. Outside, scenic vistas overlook the islands and shores of Passamaquoddy and Cobscook Bays in NB and Maine. The International Park is 1,134 hectares - woods, bogs and beaches where FDR tramped as a child, a young man, and as President. Google it to read more about it!
