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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site © SarekOfVulcan / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
National Park Service sign at the entrance of St. Croix Island International Historic Site, near Calais, Maine
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site © NPS / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site © NPS / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Stairs by a rocky hill leads to a beach.Continue down the stairs from the final stop to access the rocky beach with a view across the river toward Saint Croix Island.Keywords wayside statue trail
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site © NPS / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
This photo focuses on the top half of a bronze statue of a man holding out a pot. He wears a long-sleeve cloth shirt and a headband with one feather.Detail of the bronze statue at the fourth stop along the interpretive trail.Keywords wayside statue trail
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SAINT CROIX ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
SAINT CROIX ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
84 Saint Croix Drive
Calais, Maine   04619

Phone: (207) 454-3871
Email: park email button icon
The winter of 1604-1605 on Saint Croix Island was a cruel one for Pierre Dugua's French expedition. Iced in by freezing temperatures and cut off from fresh water and game, 35 of 79 men died. As spring arrived and native people traded game for bread, the health of those remaining improved. Although the expedition moved on by summer, the beginning of French presence in North America had begun.

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Directions
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site is best reached by private vehicle. The site is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Calais, Maine, on US Route 1, and can be reached either by Route 9 from Bangor or US Route 1, the coastal route from Portland and points south. From US Route 1, turn onto St. Croix Drive. The entrance gate is on the right. The visitor center is inside the ranger station.

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