For years, we have wanted to visit the Roosevelt Cottage on Campobello Island. Last week we were able to visit and it met all expectations. If you have been to Hyde Park and enjoyed that you will surely enjoy visiting Campobello. The cottage is very interesting with knowledgeable guides to answer every question. This visit was especially interesting because it gave insight into FDR as a young boy. I would recommend visiting the adjoining Prince Cafe for lunch. Try to sit on the porch and enjoy the view of the ocean looking over at Eastport, Maine.

Having visited Hyde Park, we were anxious to see his boyhood home, especially as the border was closed during Covid when we were here before. After crossing the 1962 bridge and passing the easy Canadian Border, we discovered the hour time loss and drove 16km to the Lookout for Head Harbour Lightstation. Here at low tide one can access($5) the 1892 51’ East Quoddy Lighthouse. We returned to the Edmund S. Muskie Visitor Centre, used the clean restrooms, watched the 10 minute film, pursued the information hall, before walking to the 1920 Roosevelt Cottage. Several docents took turns escorting 30 minute group tours through the 34 room summerhome, filled with furnishings of the visits of FDR and his family.

Great opportunity to see a beautiful island and spend some time in Canada. The only international park in the world. Quiet, few tourists, and historically interesting. Definitely worth visiting but take your passport (you will need it). I highly recommend. We had a great time and everyone was welcoming and eager to see us.

Well worth the visit. You can do the trip without going into the USA if you use the Canadian ferries but we drove down through Lubec and came back on the ferries. Not easily accessible in the main house. The ramp was closed for the summer but they did open it for us. Cannot see the second floor except in pictures. The film in the interpretive centre is excellent and be sure you see it. Well staffed and tour guides are helpful and give guided tours. Free which is so unusual,

What a terrific experience! The visitor center staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, and Victoria gave us a terrific tour of the Roosevelt summer house. We came back the next day for Eleanor’s Tea, which we highly recommend for both the interpretive program and the delicious homemade ginger snaps.

We actually didn’t do the tour, we only explored the grounds and adjoining nature park. We thoroughly enjoyed the nature side. The trails could be better maintained as they are grown over and there is a lot of garbage washed up on the duck pond beach’s . We picked up 2 garbage bags of trash while there. They should hire a summer student for this as it’s sad to see so many helium balloons, etc on beaches. We didn’t see many birds, etc on this trip maybe because it was hot, that was disappointing for us. The garbage was really the only negative for us and why such a big international park would not have someone to maintain this as they advertise pristine beaches. Canada has many government grants for hiring summer students. The grounds around the cottages and friars beach were all clean and well maintained. We would visit again.

We arrived just about at closing time, too late for a tour of the house, so decided to just saunter around and enjoy the views and the gardens (which in New Brunswick seems to mean huge swaths of grass with the occasional bush or tree here and there) when the friendly guide — Rose? I’m dreadful with names! — positively ushered us in as we politely murmured, “Oh, we don’t want to impose, you’re just closing up.” She said no problem, we’ll make it quick, and gave us a great whirlwind tour. We are so glad she didn’t listen to our politeness! It’s a beautifully maintained house with “about 95% of the furniture and belongings original” according to our guide, even FDR’s childhood potty chair! So thank you, to the three guides there and especially the one who insisted, even of we made them late for dinner. The tour and the welcome were very much appreciated and it’s a lovely house to see!

I want to review a new addition to the Roosevelt Campobello International Park: Happy Hour with FDR. I give this five stars! It is held in the Prince Cafe behind the main red cottage. Of course, the view is stunning. The Happy Hour was just plain fun as well as educational. FDR was a martini drinker and the "author" of the dirty martini so this is what was served. When you walked into the cafe, all the tables were set with martini glasses and individual charcuterie boards (other drinks are available if you don't like martinis). A local young man, Landon, played the piano giving a jovial atmosphere. FDR's campaign song, Happy Days are Here Again was an uplifting hit with most of us singing along. Two different knowledgeable docents discussed FDR history. I highly recommend! (If you ride bikes there are lots of good gravel roads/trails.)

The park is a wonderful statement to the friendship between Canada and the United States, which jointly own and operate this park dedicated to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their summer home here. The visitor center has interesting exhibits both about the Roosevelts and Canadian-American friendship. Start with the excellent 10-minute introductory video, and then take a tour, available every 15 minutes, of the house. We have been to Hyde Park but like Campobello better, as here the Roosevelts were able to relax. Eleanor never allowed electricity to be installed in the house, and while large it was not ornate, just a family summer home (even if most families could never afford such a large house). Well worth a visit. In all we spent 4 1/2 hours on the island, both here touring and having lunch, and then visiting other parts of the island. Worth a trip.

This is an all round wonderful place to visit. Well versed guides are happy to relate stories of the Roosevelts. The grounds are lovely and offer many scenic options to sit, meditate, read a book or have a conversation. For nature lovers, the natural part of the park offers many difficulty levels of hiking paths. I most especially recommend the Eleanor’s Tea event. Listen to stories of Eleanor while drinking perfectly brewed tea and eating home made ginger molasses cookies. This is our second visit and we enjoyed every minute. Pictures are of the table at tea, an unusual insect trapping flower found on one of the nature walks…