History of Maine
Jonesport,Maine
History of Jonesport, Maine
Jonesport, Maine is a small town located on a peninsula 6 miles out in the Gulf of Maine The town’s principal industries are:
- fishing,
- boat building
- harvesting blueberries
- tourist servicesJonesport includes many uninhabited islands which provide nesting areas for eider, cormorants, seagulls, razorbills, guillemots, loons, black scoters, grebes and eagles. There are two nature preserves: Western Brothers Island and the Great Wass Archipelago (which includes Great Wass Island), the latter shared with the town of Beals.
