'''Frenchboro''' has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades. The island is a favorite stop of yachts and boats.
Get in
Frenchboro is about an 8 mile (12.6 km) (35 minute) [http://www.state.me.us/mdot/opt/ferry/215-frenchboro.php ferry] ride south from Bass Harbor.
'''Island Cruises''', Bass Harbor, Phone: ''+1 207'' 244-5785, info@bassharborcruises.com, [http://www.bassharborcruises.com]. Offers lunch tours of the island departing from Bass Harbor.
Moorings are available for boaters.
Get around
See
Do
'''Annual Lobster Festival''', 2nd Saturday in August.
The island is a simple place. A 900 acre land parcel has been put into conservation. One can walk the beaches and trails, probably see one of the nearly tame deer that are protected on the island.
Buy
Eat
'''Lunt's Dockside Deli''', Phone: ''+1 207'' 334-2922. July and August only. Famous for it's lobster rolls, it has an assortment of things for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.
Drink
Sleep
'''Harbor House Inn''', Phone: ''+1 207'' 334-2973 or Phone: ''+1 207'' 334-2991. May-Sep.
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