Fundy Isles – Deer Island and Campobello   Deer Island is available by a free 20-minute ferry ride which departs L’Etete, just south of St. George every half hour. During the summer months, Campobello can be reached via the Island Hopper departing from Deer Island. During the winter months Campobello can be reached via the Roosevelt International Bridge connecting Campobello to Lubec, Maine. The traditional fishery and aquaculture, supplemented by tourism, are the mainstays of these islands. Both of the islands offer a variety of roofed accommodations and campgrounds for visitors. Deer Island is renowned for having the world’s largest lobster pound, where lobsters are held for eventual distribution throughout the eastern United States. Waters around Deer Island offer excellent scuba diving opportunities and have been under consideration to become Canada’s first Marine National Park. Campobello is best known because of its connection to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a former U.S. president. Campobello and Deer Island both offer numerous kayaking opportunities, hiking trails and ample bird watching opportunities because of the large number of species that live in and migrate through the area. Deer Island is the least developed of the two islands from a tourism perspective and offers the most natural environment for the purist. During the 1880’s, Campobello became the summer home of many wealthy American families, most notably, the Roosevelt’s. They came to the Bay of Fundy for its cooler summer temperatures and natural beauty. The Roosevelt Campobello International Park maintains the Roosevelt summer home and its contents in a park setting preserving a historical jewel from a time past. Campobello is also home to the Herring Cove Provincial Park with a campground, a beautifully groomed 9-hole seaside golf course and restaurant. The park offers beaches, hiking trails and coastal scenery. Both islands offer residents a quiet rural lifestyle with lots of opportunities for outdoor recreation. Surrounded by peace, quiet, wildlife and the beauty of the Bay of Fundy coastline, it is clear why many choose to live on these islands. |
