Eastport Maine is on Moose Island connected to the mainland by a causeway. It was once the sardine capital of the world and had about a dozen canneries. Overfishing and the decline in popularity of the sardine decimated the industry and struck a blow to the economy of Eastport. Before Charleston was dredged Eastport had the deepest port on the east coast. Eastport was incorporated as a town in 1778 and incorporated as a city in 1893. There seems to be no standard definition of a city because we looked it up. Eastport claims to be the easternmost city in the US and that is why we looked up the definition of a city because the population was 1376 in 2019. Eastport also is stated to be the least populated city in Maine. Lubec, a border town just a few miles away is the eastern most town in the US with a population of 314. We personally have difficulty calling Eastport a city but since we do not have a law degree will accept their claim.The Waco Diner in Eastport was established in 1924 and is the oldest diner in Maine. We ate breakfast there on Thursday and then walked up and down Water Street and the port area.
Yesterday we drove over to Lubec. By water Lubec is only a few miles from Eastport but by land it takes 45 minutes to get there. Lubec is connected to Campobello Island, NB, Canada by a bridge and is a border crossing. We wanted to go over and visit the Frankly D Roosevelt summer home but in addition to a passport and COVID vaccination card, you need to have a negative COVID test within the past two days and we did not have time for that. The Roosevelt summer home is the only home owned by two countries.
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