Overview
Fort Fairfield is a town of 3,300 people (2020) in along the Canada–US border in the Aroostook region of Maine.
3 sights · 1 things to do · 1 places to eat
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Best things about Fort Fairfield
Maple Grove Friends Church
Historic Quaker meeting house on U.S. Route 1A in the Maple Grove village of southern Fort Fairfield. Built in 1863 and renovated in 1906, it is believed to be the oldest ecclesiastical building in the Fort Fairfield are…
Aroostook Valley Country Club
The Aroostook Valley Country Club is a golf course which straddles the Canada–US border. The club has its course (except part of the tee area for the ninth hole, and possibly part of a sand trap on the first hole) and cl…
Country Bluegrass
Annual country bluegrass festival held over Labor Day weekend.
Fort Fairfield Blockhouse Museum
Roughly one mile away from the New Brunswick, Canada border, this wooden blockhouse played a critical role in protecting Maine timber interests during a dispute which took place in the 1830s referred to as the Aroostook …
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Getting there
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- PQI Presque Isle International Airport, Presque Isle — 11 mi away. Directions
- BGR Bangor International Airport, Bangor — 144 mi away. Directions
- PWM Portland International Jetport, Portland — 247 mi away (major hub). Directions
Fort Fairfield is located along U.S. Highway 1A.
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Country Bluegrass, Fort Fairfield Blockhouse Museum
- Lunch Boondocks Grille
- Afternoon Maple Grove Friends Church, Aroostook Valley Country Club
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
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Understand
Get in
Fort Fairfield is located along U.S. Highway 1A.
Border crossing
Go Fort Fairfield–Andover Border Crossing
See
See Fort Fairfield Blockhouse Museum
Roughly one mile away from the New Brunswick, Canada border, this wooden blockhouse played a critical role in protecting Maine timber interests during a dispute which took place in the 1830s referred to as the Aroostook War. The original structure was dismantled and rebuilt in the 1970s.
See Maple Grove Friends Church
Historic Quaker meeting house on U.S. Route 1A in the Maple Grove village of southern Fort Fairfield. Built in 1863 and renovated in 1906, it is believed to be the oldest ecclesiastical building in the Fort Fairfield area and the northernmost station on the Underground Railroad.
Do
Do Aroostook Valley Country Club
The Aroostook Valley Country Club is a golf course which straddles the Canada–US border. The club has its course (except part of the tee area for the ninth hole, and possibly part of a sand trap on the first hole) and clubhouse on the Canadian side of the border. Its parking lot and pro shop are on the American side. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the golf course could be accessed from both the US and Canadian sides, but now it can only be accessed from Canada.
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