Kayaks, canoes and a pontoon off our own dock, trails that start at the edge of the property, and the first mile of U.S. Route 1 twenty-four minutes up the road.
Most of it starts at the edge of the lawn. The rest starts at the end of the driveway.
Point at a name to pull its photo. Drag the photos around the table.
Eagle Lake holds landlocked Atlantic salmon, lake trout, brook trout, cusk and yellow perch. The Fish River Chain opens up from here, and fuel is right next door at the Old Mill Marina.
Summer is the obvious one. September is the one people come back for.
Swimming off the beach, the pontoon out on the chain, kids on the dock until someone calls them in. Peak weeks run Saturday to Saturday with a seven-night minimum, which is exactly how a family week wants to be scheduled anyway.
Saturday to Saturday · seven-night minimum
Warm days, cold nights, no bugs and an empty lake. Northern Maine turns before the rest of the state — peak colour lands in the last week of September and holds into the first week of October. Fishing is good, the water is still swimmable if you're brave, and there's no seven-night minimum.
Peak foliage late September · no seven-night minimum
Snowmobile and ATV trails run right off the property, and the sled community up here is serious about it — the Eagle Lake 100-Mile Sled Dog Race brings people from both sides of the border. Ice fishing, smelt shacks, and a fire going when you get back. Plenty of room to park a truck and trailer, plowed all winter.
Trails off the lot · plowed all winter
Ice-out, then the quietest weeks of the year. Fishing turns on, the lupines come up along the roads, and you'll have the beach to yourself. Bring a jacket and expect black flies by late May — locals consider it a fair trade.
Ice-out · the quietest weeks of the yearOnce the sun is down, the show moves overhead: moonlight on the water, fireworks over the lake, and, on nights when the aurora is active, the northern lights.
Eagle Lake sits in the St. John Valley, a few miles south of Fort Kent and the Canadian border. Groceries are three minutes away. Everything else is a drive, and worth it.
Coming from the Canadian side? Edmundston is close — bring passports. Fishing spots, trails, day trips and events are all in our Eagle Lake guide.
Route 1 runs 2,369 miles from Fort Kent to Key West, Florida, and mile one is a short drive from your cabin. It's the photo stop up here — line the whole group up in front of the granite "America's First Mile" monument.
The start of the road is marked by granite monuments and a small plaza on the St. John River, with the U.S., Canadian, Maine and Acadian flags flying and the international bridge to Clair, New Brunswick, right behind it. The 1840 Dube House marks where that first mile ends.
This year is a big one to visit. Route 1 was designated on November 11, 1926, so it turns 100 this fall.
What's on around Aroostook County this month, and our guides for riders and anglers.
Festivals, fairs, shows over the border and hunting seasons, with the drive from here.
What's on →ITS 85 from Eagle Lake, trail maps, the Thursday trail report and the snow forecast.
Snowmobiling guide →1,300+ miles of Aroostook trails, the clubs near the lake, maps and rules.
ATV guide →Salmon, togue and brook trout, hunting districts and day trips.
Eagle Lake guide →Book one cabin for your family, or all five for up to fifty.