Getting there & away
South of Bangor (53 miles) on US 1, Camden is 85 miles north of Portland and 77 miles southwest of Bar Harbor.
DOWN EAST
Without question, this is quintessential Maine: as you head further and further up the coast toward Canada, the peninsulas seem to become more and more narrow, jutting farther into the sea. The fishing villages seem to get smaller, and the lobster pounds closer and closer to the water.
‘Down east’ starts around Penobscot Bay. If you make time to drive to the edge of the shore, south off US 1, let it be here.
Officially, ‘down east’ also includes Blue Hill Bay and Frenchman Bay, which frame Mt Desert Island. The region continues ‘further down east’ from Acadia all the way to the border with New Brunswick, Canada.
Camden & Rockport
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Getting there & around
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