Add seeing our famous, but sometimes elusive, moose to your Maine Bucket List today! I am a “lover of MOOSE,” dating back to my early childhood. I’ve seen many hundreds of moose in my lifetime, but I have a friend in the “Moose Lookin’” business who has tracked down and seen many more than I have. Her name is Brenda Marcotte and she owns Mooseland Tours, a moose tour business in western Maine. Brenda knows all about moose and she has an excellent track record for finding them.  I have had so much fun going on moose tours with Brenda! Not only will you learn a lot about moose, how to look for them safely, how to identify their tracks and the kind of areas they like to frequent, you will also get to see some beautiful scenery and have a great time.  If you are lucky you may also get to see other Maine wildlife, such as fox, coyote, bald eagles, hawks or maybe even a fleeting glimpse of the elusive Maine black bear. Below are some photos I took while out with Brenda from Mooseland Tours.

Maine Bull Moose

Young Maine Bull Moose

 Give Brenda a call at 207.890.5212 for more information and to book a tour.

BioDiversity Research Institute website

Calling all birders, photographers, adventurers and nature lovers to the Annual Downeast Spring Birding Festival. This is such a wonderful opportunity to see so many Maine birds in one area. The festival list states over 230 birds you might see in late May. So pack up the bug spray (first) and then the camera and everything else and head Down East. You can get all the details on their web site.

Bald Eagle

 Some of the birds you might see are:

Bald Eagles
Atlantic Puffin
American Woodcock
Black Guillemots
Mergansers….  and so many more.

Be sure to arrange for a boat tour to Machais Seal Island if you are serious about seeing Maine’s coastal birds, especially the fun and beautiful puffin.  Norton of Jonesport will take you right to Machais Seal Island where they land. They have experienced bird spotters on board to assist you with viewing and identification. They have been in the business since 1939 and have had some well known visitors to their boat tour, including Roger Tory Peterson, Canadian Geographic, Marlin Perkins and the Wild Kingdom, Portland Press Herald, New York Times, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Bangor Daily News, Yankee magazine, US News & World Report, National Geographic. You can visit their website or give them a call at 207.497.2560 or 207.497.5933

LODGING:

Blueberry Patch Motel & Cabins – 207-434-5411
U.S. Rte 1 Jonesboro, Maine 04648

Bluebird Motel – 207-255-3332
231 Dublin Street Machias, ME 04654

Blue Butterfly B&B – 207-255-0115
46 High Street Machias, ME 04654

Captain Cates B&B – 207-255-8812
Rt. 92 Machiasport, ME 04655

Collins Hill Inn – 207-733-4300
7 Water Street Lubec, Maine 04652

Crimson Maple Inn – 207-255-6948
1 School Street Machias, Maine

Harbor House on Sawyer Cove – 207-497-5417
Jonesport, ME

Hearts of Maine – 207-483-4396
5 Ocean Whisper Dr. Addison, Maine 04606

Machias Motor Inn – 207-255-4861
109 Main Street Machias, ME 04654

Maine View House
P O Box 35 Machias, Maine 04654

Margaretta Motel – 207-255-6671
Rt. 1 Box 353 Machias, ME 04654

Meddybemps Cottage Rentals – 207-255-6257
95 Rim Road Machiasport, ME 04655

Micmac Farm Guesthouses & Gardner House B&B – 207-255-3008
47 Micmac Lane Machiasport, ME 04655

Morning Glory Seaside Inn – 207-497-3467
541 Mason Bay Road Jonesport, ME 04649

Riverside Inn & Restaurant – 207-255-4134
P O Box 373, Route One East Machias, Maine 04630

Robinson’s Cottages – 207-726-9546
231 King Street Edmunds, Maine 04628

The Inn at Schoppee Farm B&B – 207-255-4648
21 Schoppee Dairy Road Machias, ME 04654

The Peacock House B&B – 207-733-2403
27 Summer Street Lubec, ME 04652

Welch Farm Cottages – 207-255-0133
86 Roque Bluffs Road Roque Bluffs, ME 04654

Wildflower Inn – 207-255-8271
601 Main Street East Machias, ME 04630

For more information about Down East Maine contact the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.