Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Franklin and Eleanor
(from portraits at the Roosevelt Campobello International Park)
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
, park on Campobello Island, in Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick, Canada; established in 1964. Campobello Island is connected by bridge to Lubec, Maine. The park is administered by a joint United States-Canadian commission. Its central attraction is the former summer home of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his family. Roosevelt was stricken with poliomyelitis while vacationing here in 1921. Area, 11 sq km (4.25 sq mi).Text from Microsoft Encarta
Roosevelt cottage
the cottage
another view
dining room
the kitchen
(Franklin's mother bought the "President" brand stove for the cottage)
guest bed room
Franklin's bed room
ice house on the property
view from the cottage to the bay
(note salmon farms in the bay)
Other cottages in the Park
Hubbard cottage
the cottage
interior showing arched woodwork
round window in dining room looks to the bay
Prince cottage
front view
rear view
Wells-Shober cottage
front view
rear view
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