Roosevelt Campobello International Park
- Visit: 3–4 hours
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Why go
- The Roosevelt summer cottage, with 34 rooms.
- The visitor centre’s exhibitions on Franklin Delano Roosevelt and park history, plus a video theatre.
- Eleven hiking trails spanning eight miles (13 km).
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Pantry iceboxesThe wooden iceboxes used winter ice cut from Glensevern Lake by Welshpool residents.Pantry, Roosevelt cottage
- Dining-room rugsDesigned and knotted by Campobello Island residents.Dining room, Roosevelt cottage
- Family photographs and household objectsThe display includes oars, swimming aids and board games.Former children’s rooms, Roosevelt cottage
What's in season
- Jul – AugThe gardens around the cottage and visitor centre are planted to peak in July and August.
What you see
- From the cottage’s partly glazed veranda, look northwest across Passamaquoddy Bay toward Eastport, Maine.
With kids
- In the former children’s rooms, ask children to spot objects used for summer games and time on the water.
Photo spots
- Cottage exteriorPhotograph the cedar-shingled exterior of the almost entirely wooden house.Outside the Roosevelt cottage
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History
Franklin Roosevelt spent summers on Campobello Island from age one through 1921. He returned in 1933, 1936 and 1939. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote much of both volumes of her autobiography here during visits in 1935 and 1947.
- 1897The Kuhn family’s Shingle Style cottage was completed to a design by Willard T. Sears.
- 1909Sara Ann Delano bought the cottage and two hectares. The Roosevelt family spent summers there from 1909 to 1921.
- 1915An extension was added in the style of the original cottage.
- August 1921Franklin Roosevelt suffered a paralytic illness that left him permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
- 1952Armand Hammer acquired the cottage.
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- 1962After Eleanor Roosevelt’s death, Hammer deeded the property to the U.S. and Canadian governments.
- January 22, 1964An international treaty created the binational park commission.
- July 7, 1964The two governments established the park.
How to get there
- CarThe only road access is through Lubec, Maine, along Route 189 and across the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge. Visitors need a passport to enter. The park is at 459 Highway 774, Campobello Island.
- BoatA ferry reaches the island via Deer Island, New Brunswick.
- 150 minCarThe island is about 2.5 hours by road from Saint John, New Brunswick.
- 60 minCarThe island is about one hour by road from St Stephen, New Brunswick, or Calais, Maine.
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- Website
- rooseveltcampobello.org/
- Phone
- 5067522922
Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
What time zone is Campobello Island in?
Campobello Island uses Atlantic Time, one hour ahead of Maine’s Eastern Time.
What is at the visitor centre besides the exhibitions?
It has a gift shop and a small bilingual display about the Canada–United States border.
Are all the cottages at Roosevelt Campobello International Park open to visit?
Three cottages are inaccessible. Hubbard Cottage is a conference venue.
How are Roosevelt Campobello International Park’s costs shared?
Canada and the United States share development, operation and maintenance costs equally.
When is Roosevelt Campobello International Park open?
Daily, 10:00–18:00, Atlantic Time.
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