Cottage rental in Lubec, Maine - Best Panoramic Ocean Views – 2BR Cottage / House / Sleeps 4 / Pet Friendly! - Property 241825

About Lubec Maine:: Settled in 1785 and incorporated in 1811, Lubec is the easternmost town in the continental United States. Located on a headland, with 97 miles of shoreline, the town is approximately eleven miles east of the intersection of Routes 1 and 189. Lubec’s surrounding terrain offers a rugged coastal setting and natural beauty, combined with solitude and tranquility rarely found on other more frequented parts of the Maine coast. With activities, affordable services and amenities to welcome and satisfy entrepreneurs, vacationing singles, couples and families, Lubec is becoming the natural destination of choice for all who love the great outdoors. The town’s inhabitants have celebrated their isolated existence and unique, unaffected character, community, and culture for close to two hundred years. And with every intention of retaining that uniqueness, local businesses have begun to welcome and cater to a growing number of summer residents, new home-owners, and seasonal vacationers.

What to Do:: Lubec and the surrounding area offers the self-initiating a variety of seasonal and year-round activities such as: Nature photography Cycling Walking and hiking* Lighthouse viewing - 4 in the immediate area Browsing artists’ studios and galleries Antiquing Garden touring Birding Whale, seal and puffin-watching Eco-touring and island cruising Fishing and hunting Recreational boating Leaf-peeping Snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing, ice-fishing and snow-mobiling Whether planning your next vacation, considering retirement to a rural / coastal community, or relocating to start a new life / or a business, isn’t it time you came to Lubec?

Must See / Do Activities:: Birding - on steep rugged headlands, tidal flats, forested hillsides or in grassy fields or bogs. Cycling - down quiet country roads or across hilly islands Hiking - in a wildlife refuge, on rocky promontories or in grassy meadows, or strolling on the beach at low tide Photographing - spectacular wildflowers, a windjammer in full sail, a rarely-seen bear, a more commonly-sighted moose or deer Spending - hours of solitude in splendid well-tended gardens Visiting - lighthouses Fishing - in ocean, lakes and streams Golfing - overlooking the Bay of Fundy Whale-watching - in the Bay of Fundy Puffin-watching - on Machias Seal Island Recreational boating - sea-kayaking, canoeing or sailing on the Bays and lakes Cross-country skiing - on a crisp, sunny winter’s day