retreat at ram island, maine
.: downeast maine coast near machiasport :.
Machiasport, Maine is about 1.5 hours from Bar Harbor, 4 hours from Portland and 6 hours from Boston. The closest international airport is in Bangor, Maine (about 2 hours).
real map (not mapquest) of the coast and ram island
meeting point
Wednesday 28 July, 3:00 pm -- meet at Helen's Restaurant on Rte 1 in the small town of Machias, Maine.
Helen's Restaurant
28 East Main St (Rte 1)
Machias, ME 04654
ph (207) 255-8423mapquest to Helen's Restaurant
camping wednesday night
Wednesday night 28 July -- camp at
Cobscook Bay State Park
South Edmunds Rd
Edmunds Township (Dennysville) ME 04628
(207) 726-4412Mapquest directions are not good. Go to Machias and continue North on Rte 1 for about 20 miles. Look for signs on the right.
travel from boston, ma
.: IMPORTANT :.
The Democratic National Convention is in Boston the week of July 26. In the afternoons and evenings many major roads (Mass Pike, I-93, Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive) will be COMPLETELY CLOSED.
The short story is, you must get out of town in the morning. Info about road closings is at
http://www.CityofBoston.gov/Info2004/transportation.asp
travel to the island
We've arranged with a local lobsterman to give us a lift out to the island at 8:00 am on Thursday morning 29 July and come pick us up at 8:00 am Monday morning 2 August.
public transport by bus
Concord Trailways (Maine Coastal Route), (800) 639-3317, (207) 945-4000
Daily from Boston South Station Boston 10:00 am
Arrives Bangor, ME 2:15 pm
One-way fare $33Change to West's Coastal Connection Bus Service, (800) 596-2823, (207) 546-2823
From Bangor 3:10 pm
Arrives Machias 5:30 pm
One-way fare $14ram island area map
