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Machias
East Machias
Machiasport
Bucks Harbor
Cutler
(Muh-tchai'-uhs)
| Machias (a corruption of the Native American name, "Mechises"), means "a bad run of water," or "bad little falls," an appropriate name for the river which runs through the town. Bad Little Falls Park, between US Highway 1 and Maine Route 92, offers a splendid view of the reason for the name. (Parking is available on Route 92, but not on US 1.)
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During European settlement, the Machias area was an strategic location for lumber and trade -- a fact attested to by a map drawn of the area in 1527 by the master of an English schooner.
The first naval battle of the American Revolution was fought here. A monument to that battle is Burnham Tavern, where a wounded British officer was taken for medical treatment, although he later died from his wound. Two commissioned American privateers, Foster and Jeremiah O'Brien, angered the British so much that they burned several buildings in the area, but were driven off by Americans and Passamaquoddy forces.
Machias is home to the University of Maine at Machias, and is in the middle of blueberry country! Experience our Annual Blueberry Festival each August.
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Fort O'Brien redoubt and powder magazine
overlooking the Machias River
Site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution against Great Britain.
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Cutler has one of the best harbors on the Atlantic coast, being deep, with an island lighthouse at the mouth, and surrounded by high ground. It is also one of the most scenic harbors. A drive to the opposite side of the harbor provides a wonderful view of the fishing boats, harbor, and village, and also provides access to Western Head hiking trail, as well as the Bold Coast hiking trail.
Other assets include the Cutler Coast trails.
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine.  Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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Sunrise Canoe & Kayak
Tours & Rentals since 1996 Guided kayak tours exploring the native American petroglyphs of Machias Bay. Seal and bald eagle sightings are common. 1/2 day tours are scheduled daily June - Sept and conducted in comfortable, stable, two-person kayaks. Prior experience is not required. Families welcome. Canoe, kayak, and Bike rentals by day or week. Delivery service available. Reservations are recommended. |
RR 1 Box 344A Machias, ME 04654 USA 207- 255-3375 Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 1-877-980-2300 |
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Sunrise Canoe & Kayak
Tours & Rentals since 1996 Guided kayak tours exploring the native American petroglyphs of Machias Bay. Seal and bald eagle sightings are common. 1/2 day tours are scheduled daily June - Sept and conducted in comfortable, stable, two-person kayaks. Prior experience is not required. Families welcome. Canoe, kayak, and Bike rentals by day or week. Delivery service available. Reservations are recommended. |
RR 1 Box 344A Machias, ME 04654 USA 207- 255-3375 Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 1-877-980-2300 |
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Sunrise Canoe & Kayak
Tours & Rentals since 1996 Guided kayak tours exploring the native American petroglyphs of Machias Bay. Seal and bald eagle sightings are common. 1/2 day tours are scheduled daily June - Sept and conducted in comfortable, stable, two-person kayaks. Prior experience is not required. Families welcome. Canoe, kayak, and Bike rentals by day or week. Delivery service available. Reservations are recommended. |
RR 1 Box 344A Machias, ME 04654 USA 207- 255-3375 Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 1-877-980-2300 |
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Sunrise Canoe & Kayak
Tours & Rentals since 1996 Guided kayak tours exploring the native American petroglyphs of Machias Bay. Seal and bald eagle sightings are common. 1/2 day tours are scheduled daily June - Sept and conducted in comfortable, stable, two-person kayaks. Prior experience is not required. Families welcome. Canoe, kayak, and Bike rentals by day or week. Delivery service available. Reservations are recommended. |
RR 1 Box 344A Machias, ME 04654 USA 207- 255-3375 Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 1-877-980-2300 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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The Blue Bird Ranch Family Restaurant Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Fresh Seafood, Steaks & Pasta, Cocktails Live Lobster (seasonal) & Steamed Clams Banquet Facilities Open Daily 6:00am-8:30pm ET |
3 East Main St., US Rt-1 Machias, ME 04654 USA -Or- 3 E. Main St. Machias, ME 04654 US 207-255-3351 for Banquet Reservations & Call-In Orders |
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The Blue Bird Ranch Family Restaurant Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Fresh Seafood, Steaks & Pasta, Cocktails Live Lobster (seasonal) & Steamed Clams Banquet Facilities Open Daily 6:00am-8:30pm ET |
3 East Main St., US Rt-1 Machias, ME 04654 USA -Or- 3 E. Main St. Machias, ME 04654 US 207-255-3351 for Banquet Reservations & Call-In Orders |
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Helen's Restaurant Water view, overlooking Machias River! A family restaurant serving steak & seafood, and good home cooking. Famous world wide for our delicious homemade pies! Fast, friendly service. Motel on premesis. Also dine at our Ellsworth location on US-1 North. Season: All year; 6am - 8 pm. |
Route 1 Machias, ME 04654 USA 207-255-8423 |
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The Blue Bird Ranch Family Restaurant Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Fresh Seafood, Steaks & Pasta, Cocktails Live Lobster (seasonal) & Steamed Clams Banquet Facilities Open Daily 6:00am-8:30pm ET |
3 East Main St., US Rt-1 Machias, ME 04654 USA -Or- 3 E. Main St. Machias, ME 04654 US 207-255-3351 for Banquet Reservations & Call-In Orders |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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Sunrise Canoe & Kayak
Tours & Rentals since 1996 Guided kayak tours exploring the native American petroglyphs of Machias Bay. Seal and bald eagle sightings are common. 1/2 day tours are scheduled daily June - Sept and conducted in comfortable, stable, two-person kayaks. Prior experience is not required. Families welcome. Canoe, kayak, and Bike rentals by day or week. Delivery service available. Reservations are recommended. |
RR 1 Box 344A Machias, ME 04654 USA 207- 255-3375 Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 1-877-980-2300 |
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Captain Cates B&B Stay in our comfortable 1850s sea captain's house overlooking the water! Each of our six bedrooms is unique! All have shared baths, and all but one have water views. We have two dining rooms (summer and winter), a front parlor overlooking the water, and a cozy fireplace to sit around in the sitting room. We're very near the location where the first naval battle of the American Revolution was fought between the British ship Margaretta and the victorious American sloop Unity. And we're just a few hundred feet from is the Gates House Museum. Puffin and seal watching cruises, and whale watching tours leave from Cutler, just a short drive from here. Bald eagles and hawks frequent the area. And, we're just an hour from Ellsworth, the Canadian border, the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Bar Harbor, and Acadia National Park. Come. Stay for a while. Explore a little. Make new friends. And, take home some great memories! Season: Open all year. |
Route 92 at Phinney Ln. Machiasport, ME 04655 USA 207-255-8812 Fax: 207-255-6705 |
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Quoddy Head Station
Weekly Vacation Rentals. Quoddy Head Station, a 1918 U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Station, offers 3 restored buildings. Rent the 4 - 5 BR Station House or choose from 5 other unique units. 5 Acres, 270-degree views overlooking Lubec, Eastport, Campobello Island, and lighthouses. |
West Quoddy Head Road Lubec, ME 04652 USA 207-733-4452 / (860) 535-1207 |
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Quoddy Head Station
Weekly Vacation Rentals. Quoddy Head Station, a 1918 U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Station, offers 3 restored buildings. Rent the 4 - 5 BR Station House or choose from 5 other unique units. 5 Acres, 270-degree views overlooking Lubec, Eastport, Campobello Island, and lighthouses. |
West Quoddy Head Road Lubec, ME 04652 USA 207-733-4452 / (860) 535-1207 |
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The Bluebird Motel 1 Mile south of town center on US Route 1. Forty clean and comfortable ground floor rooms in restful suburban setting. All rooms feature air conditioning, direct dial phones, and cable tv. Open all year. Off-season rates October 15 through June 15. |
US Route 1, Box 45 Machias, ME 04654 USA 207-255-3332 |
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Machias Motor Inn 33 rooms overlooking the river. Efficencies available. Banquet Facility available. Bob and Joan Carter, your hosts. Season: All year. |
26 East Main St., US-1 Machias, ME 04654 USA 207-255-4861 Fax: 207-255-4863 |
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Margaretta Motel We're named for the British Battleship "Margaretta" which fought on the Machias River in the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War.
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Box 353 US-1 East Machias, ME 04654 USA 207-255-6500 |
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Margaretta Motel We're named for the British Battleship "Margaretta" which fought on the Machias River in the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War.
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Box 353 US-1 East Machias, ME 04654 USA 207-255-6500 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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Quoddy Head Station
Weekly Vacation Rentals. Quoddy Head Station, a 1918 U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Station, offers 3 restored buildings. Rent the 4 - 5 BR Station House or choose from 5 other unique units. 5 Acres, 270-degree views overlooking Lubec, Eastport, Campobello Island, and lighthouses. |
West Quoddy Head Road Lubec, ME 04652 USA 207-733-4452 / (860) 535-1207 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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Machias Valley News Observer
A weekly newspaper serving citizens and businesses in coastal Washington County for one hundred and forty four years. Coverage includes local events, town news, sports events, social happenings and legal notices. |
P.O. Box 357 Machias, ME 04654 USA 207-255-6561 Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 800-464-6561 Fax: 207-255-4058 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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The Commons Eastport
Naturally Wonderful Goods and Events! The Shop-at-the-Commons features 40 selected artisans with work representing "the earth" theme and are displayed in our beautifully renovated waterfront store. One of Eastport's 29 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Commons also has classroom/meeting space and professional office space for rent. Two glorious two-bedroom summer weekly rental apartments overlook the harbor, Campobello Island, and the pristine nature of downeast Maine. Season: All year. |
51 Water St., PO Box 255 Moose Eastport, ME 04631 USA 207-853-4123 |
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