2017
Salmon fest celebrates 30 years
For 30 years, the end of summer in Eastport has been celebrated with a festival paying homage to the Atlantic salmon and other delicious seafood found in local waters.
Community & Events
2017
Natural resources, culture focus of cross-border tourism project
The Passamaquoddy Bay region shares more than its maritime culture. It shares a gateway entrance for tourism discovery for those on either side of the border.
2017
Audio dictionary aids tribe's language preservation efforts
The first-ever field research recordings of Native American spoken words were conducted with a Thomas Edison wax cylinder prototype on a small Passamaquoddy reserve that used to exist in the Union Street area of Calais. Passamaquoddy Historic Preservation Officer Dr.
2017
Odd Fellows Hall to be revived
The former Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, George Washington Lodge No. 23, in Pembroke is about to get a new lease on life.
2017
Former lightkeeper recalls experiences
The allure of lighthouse keeping has intrigued people for a long time, but few fall so far under the spell as to take it up as a career. One of those rare people is Chris Mills from Ketch Harbour, N.S.
2017
Passamaquoddy aims to reclaim role of two-spirit people
It takes a particular kind of strength to live in a world where one's culture has been violently oppressed and the remnants of that oppression are visible on a daily basis. It takes more strength still to embrace aspects of oneself that are even more counter to the dominant culture.
2017
Campobello motel owners in immigration limbo
Changing Canadian immigration laws have placed the owners of the Whale Watch Inn on Campobello Island in a precarious position that may force them to sell or shutter the inn and move back to the United States in March 2018.