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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
Did you know that:
Campobello Island NB is a Canadian exclave.
It's only year round access is via the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Bridge from Lubec ME. In order to get back into Canada, you have to drive for an hour though Washington County ME.
The island has a very American feel about it. The residents speak with a down east Maine accent. Guards at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Peace Park on the island (where the FDR cottage is) all wear American park ranger uniforms. The place has a weird "not quite in Canada" feel to it. Campobello feels exotic, it's isolation is compelling and its a beautiful place too. It's one of my favourite places in NB.
There are several American exclaves along the border (like Point Roberts WA), but I'm pretty sure that Campobello is the only Canadian exclave.
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It's an interesting place. There are other exclaves though:
Akwesasne, Que., near Cornwall, an exclave like Point Roberts.
Ontario has a small section of Pine and Curry Island in Lake of the Woods - one of the only places where Ontario borders the U.S. on land.