Saint Croix Island International Historic Site — Attraction in Calais

Definitely worth stopping here, as it is rich in history, the only international historic site in the United States, and is a has a great visitor center. The receptionist inside is very enthusiastic, and is willing to tell you anything about the park. The offer a Junior Ranger Program, a National Park Passport stamp that you can't get anywhere else, and a small bookstore. I loved walking on the interpretive trail, there are statues, info plaques to read, and a pavillion with a view of St. Croix Island and a model of the first French settlement in North America, which was on the island. All in all, definitely worth going to here.

Unsure of how to get here? When driving on Route 1, there's a huge sign that reads, "Saint Croix Island International Historic Site." Turn right at the huge sign and there is the visitor center. They have closed the island, or highly discourage people to go to it. because it is eroding away fast, and they want to...

We were driving from St Stephen and when we checked internet for things we xan di in Maine on our way home, we stumbled on this place. It's a quick 15 minutes drive Calais ME border crossing.

If you are in this region you can definitely make a quick stop here. There's a short video at the visitor center that you must watch to understand the historic significance of this place.

The sculptures are super real. We also saw the efforts they made to make those sculptures using real life models and how they have to make 1/18th size bigger.

There's a short trail by the river which adds to the beauty of this place

The ranger in the visitor center was super friendly and answered all our questions

Washroom was very clean inside the visitor center building

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This is definitely off the beaten path but we were visiting Bar Harbor and my girls collect Junior Ranger badges so we decided to make the 2 1/2 hour trip. It was a gorgeous ride in very remote parts but beautiful scenery. Make sure you have your GPS directions set before you leave! This is the only national park that is an international park, which is cool. You walk down a little path that has information on the site until you reach the beach coast. This was super fun and cool to walk around, as it was covered in rocks my girls loved to climb over. The coolest part was Canada was right across the water and our phones switched time zones for a bit. Our girls got a kick...