• Underwater Diving in Eastport: Local divers are found most days checking and repairing pens at the salmon farms throughout the area. Even though they observe many treasures, they concentrate on their jobs. Experienced recreational divers are aware that Eastport is among the most diverse areas on the Atlantic coast. Professional divers such as Jonathan Bird and Herb Segar enjoy the treasures in the Eastport area waters while they realize the dangers of the currents and the tides. Divers from National Geographic, New England Aquarium, and Mystic Seaport explore the local waters, photographing and collecting a variety of specimens. The area in front of Motel East has a 90-foot drop that contains a wide spectrum of underwater treasures.
  
  Downeast Diving is a full service underwater diving company - lessons, dives, a rental and service dive shop. Explore their web site at www.downeastdiving.com and/or contact them at: Downeast Diving, PO Box 229, 1267 Route 1, Perry, ME 04667 Phone: 207-263-8251 EMail: scuba@downeastdiving.com.
  
  Shelly Corey of Lubec compiled a poster of her underwater photographs of treasures from Cobscook Bay. The colors and creatures are fascinating. Whelks, green sea urchins and red anemone, green crabs on blue mussels, golden redfish: these are among the underwater treasures. This colorful poster is available at S. L. Wadsworth & Son, Inc., Raye's Mustard, and The Tides Shop, proceeds to benefit the conservation of marine resources in Cobscook Bay.
  
  Tim Sheehan, a SCUBA diver and owner of Tidal Trails, also operates a marine specimen collection company called Gulf of Maine Marine Life Supply Company.
  
  While exploring along the shoreline, especially at low tide, you'll find some of your own treasures. Large sea urchins are attached to the pilings on the north side of the Breakwater, down the ramp to the float. Starfish (not fish) are found under the wharves that protrude from the walkway. Sand dollars can be found on the beaches, especially on the St. Croix River across from Deer Island. Strange fish such as sculpin are pulled from the waters at the Breakwater and out in the bay. The more educated you are in marine biology, the more treasures you will find. Since the tides continually refresh the ocean waters, marine plants and animals have an unpolluted habitat.

Many locations in Eastport have free copies of a map detailing the Eastport/Lubec Quoddy Loop vicinity. Carry one with you. This map details roads and ferry routes connecting the entire area. You'll enjoy each of these day trips more fully if you have a camera and binoculars always at hand. At every turn you have the opportunity for a moose to appear, an eagle to soar overhead, or some other breathtaking sight to awaken your senses. Many days you'll want a sweater or sweatshirt within easy reach. Bring along water and food so you'll have the freedom to explore in every direction.

Eastport, Maine: Easternmost City in the U.S.A.