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	Saint Croix Island, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint Croix Island, or Dochet Island as it is called today, is a small uninhabited island in Maine located at 45° 07′ 42″ N, 067° 08′ 02″ W, near the mouth of the Saint Croix River that forms part of the International Boundary separating Maine from New Brunswick.
		French nobleman Pierre Dugua de Monts (Sieur de Monts) established a settlement on Saint Croix Island in June of 1604 under the authority of the King of France.
		During a boundary dispute between Britain and the U.S. in 1797, the island was deemed to be under U.S. sovereignty by a survey of the river which determined it to be on the western side of the main river channel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Croix_Island,_Maine (606 words)

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		On the Saint John River the result is the famous Reversing Falls, where the force of the incoming tide reverses a series of low waterfalls where the river meets the sea.
		Saint John, with a 2001 population of 69,661 and a metropolitan-area population of 126,500 (2004 estimate), is the largest city in the province, as well as its chief commercial and manufacturing center and port.
		Popular museums include the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John; the forestry and woods museums at Kedgwick in the north and at Boiestown in central New Brunswick; and marine museums at Saint Andrews in the south and Shippagan in the northeast.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761570176__1/New_Brunswick_(province_Canada).html (9085 words)

	Saint Croix Island (Maine) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 6.5 acre (26,000 m²) island measures approximately 200 yd (200 m) long by 100 yd (100 m) wide, and is located approximately 4 mi (6 km) upstream from the mouth of the river on Passamaquody Bay.
		French nobleman Pierre Dugua Sieur de Mons established a settlement on Saint Croix Island in June of 1604 under the authority of the King of France.
		In 1797, the island was determined to be under U.S. sovereignty by a survey of the river which determined it to be on the western side of the main river channel.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/saint_croix_island__maine_ (496 words)

	Saint Croix Island, Maine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The island is significant as the site of an early attempt at (Click link for more info and facts about French colonization of the Americas) French colonization of the Americas.
		The island was called Muttoneguis by the (Click link for more info and facts about Passamaquoddy) Passamaquoddy Nation who had used or lived on the island for numerous centuries before European discovery.
		The island was neutral territory in the (A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France) War of 1812, leading it to be sometimes called Neutral Island.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_croix_island,_maine.htm (504 words)

	ANPR - Association of National Park Rangers - Workshop Session, Proper Stewardship of the Dead at Saint Croix Island: ...
		Saint Croix Island, which lies on the Canadian border, was settled in 1604 by members of a French expedition led by Pierre Dugua, who had been granted oversight of Acadia (New France) by King Henry IV of France.
		Prior to the fieldwork, two VIP tours were conducted of Saint Croix Island to explain the method and extent of the excavations at the French cemetery.
		Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor donated use of a new state-of-the-art CT scanner and the expertise of a skilled radiologist to scan some of the remains prior to the reburial.
	www.anpr.org /stcroix.htm (2440 words)

	Sainte Croix Island, History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the Island, the French settlers got the land ready for cultivation and removed stones and trees which were obstacle to the construction of dwellings.
		In spring 1605, Sainte Croix Island colony was abandoned: the French settled in Port-Royal.
		After the War of Independence, Sainte Croix Island was an important element to determine the boarder between the United States of America and the English colonies of North America.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /ile-ste-croix/english/history.html (1007 words)

	St. Croix River Light History
		Another French settlement on Saint Croix Island was destroyed in an attack by the British in 1613.
		Croix River Light, built in 1857 on Saint Croix Island to mark the entrance to the St. Croix River on the U.S.-Canadian border, was listed as the first lighthouse of the First Lighthouse District.
		Croix River Light was automated in 1957 and the keepers were removed, leaving the station abandoned.
	www.lighthouse.cc /stcroix/history.html (756 words)

	St. Croix
		In 2004, the St. Croix Valley–and the world–will celebrate the beginning of French heritage in North America, at St. Croix Island.
		In the 1980s, the re-introduction and rapid expansion of sea-run alewives into the St. Croix system, in the wake of fishway improvements, coincided with a sharp decline in smallmouth bass stocks in one of the largest lakes, Spednic, severely impacting local fishing lodges.
		In October 2000, over 800 adult Atlantic salmon of St. Croix and other Downeast river origin were released in the river to spawn naturally, to explore the potential for this stocking method, versus juvenile fish releases, to help restore Maine’s Atlantic salmon runs.
	www.mainerivers.org /st_croix.html (1721 words)

	Maps of St. Croix, Canadian-American Center
		The freezing of the Saint Croix River left the site vulnerable to attack, while a shortage of fresh food led to an outbreak of scurvy and the death of thirty-five men, nearly half of De Monts’ company.
		The habitation built at Port-Royal was a defensive structure that accommodated the colonists, their supplies, and workshops; it was the forerunner of similar trading posts built by the French elsewhere on the continent during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
		In the early twentieth century, French exploration and settlement of Acadia was commemorated in Maine and Nova Scotia.
	www.umaine.edu /canam/ham/champlain.htm (1023 words)

	Wildernet - Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, which includes the Namekagon, was established in 1968 as one of the original eight rivers under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
		Attractions - On the upper St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers rapids challenge the canoeist, although none of the Riverway's waters are classified as whitewater.
		The Saint Croix forms the northern border between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=US0094&CU_ID=1 (841 words)

	Saint Croix river, Maine canoeing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Saint Croix river is excellent for learning basic whitewater paddling technique or the art of poling a canoe.
		Notable Qualities: The Saint Croix river is perhaps the only choice for an extended canoe trip, with whitewater, in the middle of the summer season and into the fall in Maine.
		Canoeing the Saint Croix in the summer provides an excellent opportunity to learn basic whitewater technique and wilderness camping skills with warm water and warm weather conditions well past the fl fly season which infringes on spring in Maine.
	www.sunrisecanoeandkayak.com /dir/saintcroix.htm (757 words)

	Canoe Maine - maine canoe trips, family vacations, Registered Maine guides - Sunrise International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of Maine’s true gems, the classically beautiful Saint Croix rises in an extensive chain of wilderness lakes, and flows through exceptionally beautiful woodlands and vast natural meadows along the Canadian border.
		The Saint Croix is perhaps Maine’s best, if not only, choice for an extended canoe trip, with whitewater, in the middle of the summer season and into the fall.
		Often considered the "granddaddy" of all Maine canoe trips, a Saint John River excursion is the classic way to greet spring in Maine's great northwoods.
	www.sunrise-exp.com /maine.html (970 words)

	Heritage Week Feature #1 / The Many Stories of Saint Croix Island (04/02/02) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This historic settlement was established on a small island in the mouth of the river St. Croix, near present-day Bayside, N. Much has been said and written recently about Saint Croix Island.
		The year 2004 marks the 400th anniversary of Saint Croix Island, site of Pierre Dugua and Samuel de Champlain's first attempt at settlement in North America, which led to the establishment of the permanent colonies of Acadie and New France.
		After the winter of 1604, Saint Croix was revisited many times by the inhabitants of Port Royal, who noted that the gardens were still producing wheat and vegetables and the buildings they had left behind were still standing several years later.
	www.gnb.ca /cnb/news/cs/2004e0109cs.htm (751 words)

	Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... More Change Ahead for Historic Saint Croix Island
		Maine’s six-acre Saint Croix Island, in the middle of the St. Croix River separating Maine from New Brunswick, Canada, was once home to a picturesque light station.
		Croix River Lighthouse, first built in 1857, was listed as the first lighthouse of the First Lighthouse District.
		Croix River Light was automated in 1957 and the keepers were removed, leaving the station abandoned and vulnerable.
	www.lhdigest.com /Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1400 (761 words)

	St Croix: 1604-2004
		The first significant settlement in North America is on Ste-Croix Island, at the mouth of the St.Croix river which is the international boundary between the United States and Canada..
		Most of today's Maine was initially part of Acadia and the original settlement on the island of Ste-Croix is now in Maine.
		Croix Island is near Calais, Maine and St.
	www.happyones.com /franco-american/st-croix (934 words)

	Wildernet - Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Preceding Jamestown (1607) and Plymouth (1620), Sieur de Mons' outpost was one of the earliest European settlements on the North Atlantic coast of North America.
		From St. Croix Island, Samuel Champlain explored and charted the coast of Norembegue (Norumbega), including the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic coast as far south as Cape Cod.
		The valuable insights gained from both the St. Croix settlement and further exploration formed the foundation for a more successful settlement at Port Royal, and an enduring French presence in North America continuing to the present day.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=MENPSC&CU_ID=1 (583 words)

	Saint Croix Island. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Saint Croix Island (KROI), islet in St. Croix R., Washington co., E Maine, 6 mi/9.7 km NW of St. Andrews, N.B. (Canada), and below Calais, Maine; c.7 acres/2.8 ha.
		The first settlement in Acadia was made here (1604) by de Monts and Champlain; abandoned 1605 because of scurvy, settlement was moved to Port Royal.
		was assigned (1798) to U.S. Originally St. Croix Isl., name was officially Dochet or Dochet’s Isl.
	www.bartleby.com /69/6/S00706.html (112 words)

	Pop2 Maine :: Destination Guides
		Maine's motto, The Way it Should Be sums up the character of this vast and ruggedly diverse New England state.
		From the moment you leave the highway, you become overwhelmed with a sense of balance between industry, progress, and natural beauty - inspired by the locals, and appreciated by the tourists.
		From its' awe inspiring Seacoast, to the solitude of the Great North Woods, Maine is a playground for the adventureous, and solitude for the stressed.
	pop2maine.com (399 words)

	Saint Croix Island International Historic Site - Travel and Recreation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The National Park Service preserves Saint Croix Island International Historic site as a monument to the beginning of the United States and Canada.
		Preceding Jamestown (1607) and Plymouth (1620), Pierre du Gua's outpost was one of the earliest European settlements on the North Atlantic coast of North America.
		The valuable insights gained from both the St. Croix settlement and further exploration formed the foundation for a more successful settlement at Port Royal, and an enduring French presence in North American continuing to the present day.
	greennature.com /travel/visit2913.html (338 words)

	WATERSHEDS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Maine, watersheds divide the landscape into regions centering on major river systems including those of the Saint John, Saint Croix, Penobscot, Kennebec, Androscoggin, and Saco rivers, as well as a number of smaller coastal rivers and embayments.
		Though we are used to thinking of the island as being divided into four municipal jurisdictions plus a national park, as far as the natural functioning of the island ecosystem, that is an artificial subdivision.
		Glacial till ("unsorted glacial debris compacted by the weight of the glacier" (Maine Agricultural and forest Experiment Station [1995], 23)) and glacio-marine sediments are common in low-lying areas of the park where they frequently serve as the stony treadway of many miles of hiking trails.
	home.acadia.net /userpages/earthling/watersheds.html (12737 words)

	Saint Croix River Trip \| Maine \| Saint Croix River
		Runnable May-October, the river is at its finest in the autumn when its lush and varied forestation gives rise to spectacular fall foliage.
		The outstanding natural values of the Saint Croix waterway, over 100 miles in length, has been recognized by Maine with a designation of "Gem Status".
		As regards level of difficulty, the Saint Croix could be considered almost continuous Class I - II.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/11398.html (661 words)

	Saint Croix Island International Historic Site - Areaparks.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are airports with air service at Bangor, Maine, or Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
		The historic site is on U.S. Route 1 six miles south of Calais, Maine, and can be reached either by Route 9 from Bangor or U.S. Route 1, the coastal route from Portland and points south.
		The only visitor access to the island is by privately owned boats.
	saintcroixisland.areaparks.com /parkinfo.html?pid=7498 (100 words)

	Saint Croix Island - Calais, Maine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saint Croix Island - In 1604, Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, accompanied by Samuel Champlain and 77 other men, established a settlement on St. Croix Island.
		Preceding Jamestown (1607) and Plymouth (1620), Pierre Dugua's outpost was one of the earliest European settlements on the North Atlantic coast of North America.
		There are observation and picnic areas both on the US (directly on US Route 1 in the Red Beach area of Calais) and Canadian shores of the St. Croix River.
	route1maine.com /stcroixisland.html (268 words)

	Saint Croix Island International Historic Site - Climate - US-Parks.com
		The North Face Women’s Paramount Porter Convertible Pant Active Pant: Weather-ready, fitted travel pants treated with a DWR finish and rated with a UPF +30 for the sun.
		Halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, the site is exposed to weather conditions typical of the eastern Maine coast.
		In summer an onshore breeze often makes the area seem cooler than a temperature reading in the 70s and 80s (Fahrenheit) might indicate.
	www.us-parks.com /saint_croix/climate.html (213 words)

	Saint Croix Island International Historic Site on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Magazines and Newspapers for: Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
		Commemorating the Loyalists in the Loyalist city: Saint John, New Brunswick, 1883-1934.
		Touring the northern border: three places along the border between Maine and New Brunswick offer some little-visited treasures and a look at Acadian Culture.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-S1tC1roixI1.asp (244 words)

	Saint Croix, rivers, North America
		helped establish a colony on St. Croix (Dochet) Island (now an international historic site) near the river's mouth; it was abandoned in 1605.
		River, 164 mi (264 km) long, rising in the lake district of NW Wis. and flowing generally S to the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis.; forms part of the Wis.–Minn. line.
		A hydroelectric plant at St. Croix Falls supplies power to the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0843010.html (133 words)

	AllRefer.com - Saint Croix Island, Maine (ME) (Washington County) - (islet) - Facts and Information
		AllRefer.com - Saint Croix Island, Maine (ME) (Washington County) - (islet) - Facts and Information
		Saint Croix Island (KROI), islet in St. Croix R., Washington (WA) co., E Maine, 6 mi/9.7 km NW of St. Andrews, N.B. (Canada), and below Calais, Maine (ME); c.7 acres/2.8 ha.
		Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
	reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/S/S00706-saint-croix-island.html (189 words)

	Saint Croix Island International Historic Site Hotels - Areaparks.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bar Harbor Maine and Acadia National Park's most accommodating hotel features contemporary rooms with modern amenities at reasonable rates.
		Overlooking picturesque Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island, the Inn is a grand old hotel, filled with charm and tradition.
		This Days Inn is located on an Island, so we have only one (1) way in and out and that is Route 3.
	saintcroixisland.areaparks.com /hotels.html (588 words)

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