Maine is home to the only puffin colony in the United States: Here's how you can see them

There’s only one boat that takes you where you can see these birds in winter

North American seabirds stream down from Canada into the Gulf of Maine every winter, yet most ocean birds remain out of sight for Maine birders. Every tour boat from Kittery to Eastport gets tarped, drydocked or hauled out around October. All except one. In truth, the Isle au Haut Ferry is not exactly a tour boat. Its main function is to carry passengers between Stonington and the small residential community on Isle au Haut. But with two boats i…

Maine is home to the only puffin colony in the United States: Here's how you can see them

These islands are the only nesting sites for Atlantic Puffins in the United States.