Machias is an historic town on the east coast of Maine that was settled in 1763. It's a small east coast town with less than 3,000 residents. Machias is home to the University of Maine at Machias and billed as the wild blueberry capital of the world. Attractions include the annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, whale watching, petroglyphs in Machias Bay and nearby Acadia National Park and West Quoddy Head Lighthouse. Several boutique hotels in and near Machias welcome travelers to Maine's east coast.
The Riverside Inn is close to downtown Machias on the East Machias River. It offers 4 spacious smoke-free guestrooms furnished in 19th century Victorian decor and antiques. Each room has a private bath, and one has a kitchenette. The inn overlooks a garden with a lily pond and the East Machias river. Guests enjoy watching eagles and ospreys from the garden in the summer. The inn's award-winning restaurant, run by innkeepers Rocky Rakoczy and Ellen McLaughlin, serves a full menu that includes fresh seafood, wine and spirits, and presents cooking classes February through May. Nearby attractions and activities include the University of Maine at Machias, Cobscook Bay State Park and golf course, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, puffin tours, beach combing and hiking.
Micmac Farm is the historic home of the Gardner family of the 1700s. The Farm offers travelers a secluded getaway in the middle of 50 acres on the Machias River. Pet-friendly, riverview private accommodations in the midst of wild Maine's wooded coastal scenery are ideal for family vacations. Nearby state parks, outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking and explorer tours keep visitors busy.
Peacock House Bed and Breakfast in Lubec is about a forty-minute drive from Machias. It is a charming, restored historic inn with 7 guestrooms furnished with antiques. Accommodations include full breakfast served daily. Located on the Bay of Fundy, guests enjoy their stay during the warm seasons near the ocean and Peacock House's tranquil garden or on the spacious deck. The innkeepers support local bird life with bird feeders in the garden and let guests know to watch for goldfinches on flowers and bald eagles overhead. Winter guests enjoy a large fireplace and grand piano in the inn's living room, as well as a library and gathering room with games, movies and wireless Internet.
Harbor House on Sawyer Cove in the lobstering village of Jonesport is less than 30 minutes by car from Machias. It's an 19th century historic seaside house operated as a bed and breakfast and antiques shop with an art and photo gallery. Harbor House offers non-smoking guest rooms with views of the cove and a tranquil green yard for lounging in the summer sun. Visitors enjoy seabird excursions, coastal cruises around the area's island scenery, the Nature Conservancy on Great Wass, biking, hiking, canoe and kayak trips, antiquing, golf and birding in the stunning coastal landscape.
