Whale Watching In Maine

Obviously, there are two ways you can do whale watching in Maine: you can watch from the shore or you can pay someone to take you out in a boat. Fortunately for people who don't like rolling swells, there are a couple of good vantage points to view these mammoth mammals. They are at East Quoddy Head on Campobello and West Quoddy Head in Lubec. You're more likely to see them when whale watching in Maine, close into shore at East Quoddy.

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Whales come to the Bay of Fundy in the summer because the food is plentiful. According to Tim Beatty, author of Whales of the Bay of Fundy, a handy pocket guide to whale watching available in local bookstores, "The high tides (of the Bay of Fundy) constantly flushing in and out of the Bay keep the water stirred up. This constant mixing is ideal for the growth of the goods that attract whales."

For whale watching in Maine, the most commonly sighted in this southern part of the Bay of Fundy include the Harbor Porpoise, averaging about five feet; the Atlantic White-sided Dolphin, eight feet; the Right Whale, 46 feet; the Minke Whale, 26 feet; the Humpback Whale, 40 feet; and the local monster, the Finback Whale which averages 65 feet. In weight, the whales average about a ton per foot.

Whales will often feed over a very large area, according to author Beatty. At some point it may appear that they are heading away. In fact, they are often merely beginning a large circle. Stick around because they will most always return. Stay at LEEN's Lodge and drive to see some of the best whale watching in Maine without ever having to take your feet off of dry land.