Isle au skin
| Isle au skin | ||
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| Waters | Penobscot Bay , Atlantic | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 2 '54 " N , 68 ° 37' 25" W | |
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| surface | 11 km² | |
| main place | Isle au Haut (Maine) | |
The Isle au Haut is an island in Penobscot Bay the Atlantic . It is located in Knox County and belongs to the town of Isle au Haut , which also includes other islands, and is part of the Acadia National Park of the US state of Maine .
The island has an area of 11 square kilometers and 75 inhabitants. It got its name in 1604 from the French explorer Samuel de Champlain . The main town on the island is the Village Isle au Hau . Founded in Isle au Haut on February 28 1874th
The island is called by mail ships that do not transport cars. The drive to the island begins in Stonigton on the southern tip of Deer Island . The 45-minute crossing ends at Town Landing. The road leads to the local ranger station. There begins a 4 mile long trail ( Duck Harbor Trail ), which leads through forest, beach and blueberry bushes. Ospreys and bald eagles live on the island . There are at least 11 shipwrecks around the island. At the southern end of the strait between Isle au Haut and Kimball Island is the Point Robinson Lighthouse, which opened in 1907 . Some parts of the island are privately owned. One campground is near Duck Harbor.
The most famous inhabitant of the island is the writer Linda Greenlaw . Their lobster chronicles describe life and fishing on the island.