PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 11, 2021
The state has acquired a 50-acre island off the Down East coast that will be added to Roque Bluffs State Park in Washington County. Pond Cove Island in Englishman Bay will be added to the 274-acre state park in the town of Roque Bluffs, the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands announced this week. The island is about one-third of a mile from the mainland and features two miles of winding shoreline and stone beaches suitable for landing kayaks or small boats that can be launched from the park. Funding from to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Land for Maine’s Future Water Access Fund and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act helped pay for the island. The island will be open for hiking, picnicking, birdwatching, hunting, fishing and trapping.