Beautiful Sights from Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick

Ironically, on our first day of exploration in Canada, we had to drive back to the US in order to get to a Canadian island.  That was ok because it gave us a chance to see the small harbor town of Lubec, Maine.

We first caught sight of the Mulholland Point Lighthouse as we drove over the bridge to get from the US into Canada.  After we crossed the bridge, we drove down the small access road to get a close up view of the lighthouse.  However, as I find is often the case with lighthouses, the best images are those taken from a distance.  This view allows us to see two countries in one frame.  Mulholland Point Lighthouse is on Campobello Island, which is in Canada, and the harbor is in Lubec, Maine, USA.  The day was somewhat overcast, but there’s just enough definition in the sky to keep it from looking flat.

Mulholland Point Lighthouse and Lubec Harbor

On the opposite end of Campobello Island, lies Head Harbor Lighthouse, which is on its own island.  You can see the waters churning all around the island, as the tide waters are rushing in, as they tend to do in this part of Canada.  We’re near the Bay of Fundy, which has the highest tides (approximately 30 feet difference from low to high tide in some areas) in the world.  Whether they are coming in or going out, the waters tend to churn in certain places, and this is one of them!  When the tide is out, it used to be that you could walk from Campobello Island to the lighthouse island.  There were stairs on both sides, and you just walked across the ocean floor, that would be relatively dry (maybe mucky, but not under water) at that time.  If you look closely in the image (just under the lighthouse), you can see the rusty stairs leading from the lighthouse island to what would be the ocean floor at low tide.  At this point, you can see they just lead to fairly deep and churning water.  I love this image for showing the strength of the lighthouse.  Alone on an island, but sending signals to boats that need guidance.  And, I love the rich colors in this image, compliments of the sea and wind.

Head Harbor Lighthouse Island

This cemetery is in Lubec, and I was drawn to it because of how the headstones are standing, leaning and in some cases, lying down.  I loved the contrast in colors of this image, cool granite of the headstones, rust that appears in sections on many of them, and the lush green of the trees, shrubs and grass.  The blue sky is nice, too!

Old Cemetery Headstones

We visited this cemetery just a few weeks after Memorial Day, and I’m assuming that the flags on some of the graves indicate the graves of those who served our country.  I wish I knew the reason for the positions of the headstones, but perhaps it’s just settling ground.  It seemed pretty soft and sort of cushiony when I was walking around, like the ground holds a lot of water and doesn’t drain all that well.  In any event, the flags added a nice personal touch to the scene.

Patriotic Cemetery

Enjoy!