Welcome to Beals Island Maine!  Although this is a quiet island in the Atlantic Ocean it is no sleeper when it comes to beauty.  Located just over the bridge from Jonesport, a world of Downeast Maine's working waterfront is in sight, peppered by beaches, parks and hiking trails. It also has schools, libraries and churches.  The Downeast Institute offers  a beautiful scenic spot on the island.  It is a non profit organization that creates hatcheries in an effort to rebuilt shellfish stocks.  They also do marine research and provide marine resource education. The waterfront here is lined with strategically placed rocks which provides a protective wall (not meant for walking on). Then there's the Great Wass Islad Conservacy which is 1,540 acres and is realtively untouched. If you like hiking trails through the woods, you've found a great spot here.  There is plenty of parking and 4 trails to choose from ranging between 1.5 and 5 miles.  We kept walking straight taking the Little Cape Cove Trail.  It is relatively easy to walk with a few mildly demanding uphill areas.  The trails are pretty well indicated with paint markers on trees.  On our tour of Cape Point Vista,  we walked the trail for about 30 minutes stopping at this open ledge area then turned around due to time constraints.   Continuing on would lead you to the shore at Cape Cove where you can walk along the shore at Read Head.   There are usually brochures in the welcome box with a map.  If you enjoy this kind of outdoor activity, these trails are worth visiting and require at least 2 hours of time.       

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