Lubec, Maine feels stepped back in time. In a setting of pristine beauty, on a hill at the end of a peninsula jutting into the Bay of Fundy and facing Campobello Island, it has remained isolated from the frantic quality of modern life. An international boundary marker between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada is located at the tip of the town breakwater, and you can walk into Canada across the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge. One comes away remembering gleaming church spires, white clapboard houses with green shutters, and old fishing wharves.
SummerKeys occupies a cedar-shingled structure built as Lubec’s Masonic Hall in 1826; it was later moved to its present location on Bayview Street, overlooking Johnson’s Bay and Campobello. We afterward bought the adjacent house, added a house on School Street, and also rent space from the Congregational, Christian Temple and Sacred Heart churches to accommodate the program’s expansion. You can see these locations on our Village Map.
Attention, vacationers: www.visitlubecmaine.com lists many appealing outdoor activities, art studios and galleries, historical sites, local businesses, and places to eat. See RooseveltCampobelloPark, too. The Magazine Articles give a good picture of the atmosphere of this area.
Speaking of atmosphere, be sure to bring versatile clothing! Daytime summer temperatures average 60° to 85°F, and nights are quite chilly. If you like to hike or beach comb, bring good solid and comfortable shoes, sweaters – and most of all, if you like great seafood, bring a good appetite.
To get to Lubec, Lubec is 11 miles east of US Highway 1 on State Highway 189. From Bangor International airport it is 116 miles. There is a once-a-day bus service from Bangor to Whiting Village where we can pick you up, by prearrangement. However, taking the bus requires some coordination given the distance and the arrival time of the airlines. While the town is small and you can walk to things, most attendees come by car, preferring the mobility of their own transportation. Exploring the local sites during your free time will be a major part of your stay, so we recommend that you judge your needs accordingly.
Accommodations
Within Walking Distance
Water Street Tavern & Inn
12 Water Street
Lubec, ME 04652
207-733-2477
Website: www.WaterStTavernAndInn.com
Eastern Beacon Inn
61 Water Street
207-450-6908
Email: easternbeaconinn@gmailcom
Peacock House B&B
27 Summer Street
207-733-2403
Website: www.peacockhouse.com
Jim Bump
8 Hamilton Street
Lubec, ME 04652
860-928-5419 (before June 20)
207-733-2558 (after June 20)
Website: www.jbump.com
4 rooms with kitchen, living room with excellent piano, smoke free
House for Rent
10 Bay View Street
Lubec, ME 04652
Located next to SummerKeys with water views
contact melissa moncavage
email: m.moncavage@gmail.com
Cohill’s Inn
7 Water Street
Lubec, ME 04652
207-733-4300
Website: www.cohillsinn.com
Horror Hill Cottage
2 bedroom, 2 bath with solarium and deck
Hilltop, near concerts, some water views
Everything all shiny and new. Piano!
Available from July 16
Airbnb Link
Email: Cathie.meetre@tripleteq.com
Fisherman’s Loft
68 Pleasant Street
Spacious studio/ full K and B / Water Views
Perfect for 1-2 ppl
207- 733- 4301 Gary Howard
Crow's Nest
6 School Street
Lubec, ME
Ph # 207-259-o247
crow’snestlubec@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567170005619
Inn At The Wharf
69 Johnson Street
Lubec, ME 04652
For more information contact: Victor Trafford
Phone: 207-733-4400
Web Page: www.theinnatthewharf.com
White O'Morn. Jim & Sue Rockwell
161 Main Street
Lubec,ME 04652
Tel: 207-733-8976
Email: lazyqt@optonline.net
Seal House Maine
3 Bedrooms, amenity-filled classic Maine Bayview Cottage in heart of Lubec with music room and Monochord piano, (Also, luxury tiny house on property for rent).
16 Monument Street.
Lubec ME 04652
Contact: Birgitte Phillippides-Delaney
Phone: 917-533-3460
Website: www.sealhousemaine.com
Email: info@sealhousemaine.com
Evolve # 467658
Nautical Lubec Cottage
Water views
3BR 1 1/2 A
www.evolve.com Property # 457658
Love at First Light summer rental
3 bedroom 2 bath
Pleasant St., Lubec
Contact: Tammy Fairchild
tel: 207-213-5867
www.loveatfirstlightlubec.com
Sully's by the Sea
Laurie Sullivan
Mulholland Cottage
Mulholland Cottage
43 County Road, Lubec, ME
mulhollandcottage@gmail.com
Contact: Jennifer Eberly
540-818-5524
Listed on VRBO and VisitLubec.com
10 to 15 Minutes by Car
The Eastland Motel
Route 189
Phone:207-733-5501
email: office@eastlandmotel.com
website: www.eastlandmotel.com
5% discount for SummerKeys students staying 5 or more night
Quoddy Cottage
Lubec Saltbox
5 minutes by car
105 County Road
Waterfront, 3 bedroom, 1 full bath, 2 half baths, sleeps 7
Contact: Harry Peper
Phone: 508 468 9199
Email: Hspeper@aol.com
Property link: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/46112582
Spectacular Sandy Beach
South Lubec Road
3 BR 2BA
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/817492972785720589
Helm Guest Suite
10 Minutes by Car, Campobello Island, New Brunswick
An Island Chalet / Cottages
506-752-2971
Friar’s Bay Motor Lodge & Restaurant
506-752-2977
Owen House B&B
506-752-2977
Quoddy View Cabins
506-752-2981
Campobello Whale Watch Co. Motel
1-506-752-2008
Water’s Edge Villas
Phone: 1(506)-752-2249
Email: matpa10@icloud.com
Pollock Cove Seaside Retreat
Pollock Cove Seaside Retreat
Wilson’s Beach, Campobello
506-752-2300