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546423 OldSowPublishing

Saint Croix Island Historic Site Visitor Center.

546426 OldSowPublishing

Gleason Cove State Boat Ramp.

546427 OldSowPublishing

Sipayik / Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation.

546398 OldSowPublishing

Machias Seal Island is disputed territory between Canada and the United States.

Treaty between the two countries defines the border to between Grand Manan, NB, and the Maine shore, to the southern end of Grand Manan. To the southwest there is no treaty-based boundary; however, a 1982 International Court at the Hague determined that the international boundary begins again about 10 seconds to the southwest of Machias Seal Island, and seaward, dividing the Gulf of Maine between the two countries. That boundary is referred to as the Hague Line.

The area between the south end of Grand Manan and the north end of the Hague Line (roughly 100 square miles surrounding Machias Seal Island) remains disputed, and is referred to as the "Grey Zone". Both Maine and New Brunswick fishermen fish the Grey Zone. Both governments manage the bird wildlife on Machias Seal Island, with puffin watch boats from both countries landing there. There is a Canadian-built and staffed lighthouse there, since the island presents a hazard to navigation.

546401 OldSowPublishing

This is the north end of the Hague Line, the official boundary imposed by international court at the Hague between the United States and Canada through the Gulf of Maine, resulting from a fishing-territory dispute between the two countries.

There is no officially recognized boundary between this point and the southern end of the 1908 treaty-determined boundary ending between the sothern end of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, and the Maine shore.

546410 OldSowPublishing

This is the actual location of the Eastport Post Office.

546388 OldSowPublishing

The Deer Island - Campobello Island ferry lands on the beach at this location. It does not use a wharf or any other infrastructure (other than concrete pavement in the intertidal zone).

The landing currently erroneously shown is at a wharf, and the ferry has no way to load or unload via a wharf; the ferry is a flat barge with a ramp that lowers to the beach. Cars drive over the beach and up the ramp to load.

546424 OldSowPublishing

Saint Croix Island Historic Site Visitor Centre.

546422 OldSowPublishing

Saint Croix Island Historic Site.

546417 OldSowPublishing

"Barrow Well Hill" is a misspelling. The correct spelling is "Barrel Well Hill". It is named for the spring at this location that formerly drained into a half barrel.