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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Bayside, ME

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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

A small island on the Maine–New Brunswick border where Pierre Dugua's 1604 French colony was founded.

Bayside, N.-B. · Bayside, ME

About Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

Saint Croix Island sits near the mouth of the Saint Croix River on the Canada–United States border. In 1604 Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, and his expedition built about ten structures there, including living quarters, a storehouse, a kitchen and a chapel, and they formed alliances with Indigenous peoples. The island is long known locally as Dochet Island and has deep ties to the Passamaquoddy people. It was designated an international historic site by the United States Congress in 1984. The island itself has no public access, but a visitor contact station is on the US mainland and a display is on the Canadian mainland opposite. The Canadian side offers a self-guided interpretive trail with views over the island.

  • #colonial history
  • #French colonization
  • #border site
  • #Passamaquoddy heritage
  • #self-guided trail

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