Frenchboro

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Frenchboro Lobster Traps

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.

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• Frenchboro is about an 8 mile (12.6 km) (35 minute) ferry ride south from Bass Harbor.
• Island Cruises, Bass Harbor, Phone: +1 207 244-5785, info@bassharborcruises.com, [1]. Offers lunch tours of the island departing from Bass Harbor.

• Moorings are available for boaters.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Harbor House Inn, Phone: +1 207 334-2973 or Phone: +1 207 334-2991. May-Sep.

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