Take a self-guided tour into an informative immersion into the Acadian Culture and life in the St. John Valley. The journey, with its vast scenic vistas of hills, forests and fields on a warm summer day and bright stars in the night sky, is priceless.
The Maine Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byway Program have dedicated an area in northern Aroostook County as the St. John Valley Cultural Scenic Byway. They funded the creation and installation of a series of bilingual roadside exhibits (interpretive panels) exploring aspects of life and culture of the area with significant input and assistance of local consultants and residents. Each panel (31 in total) was erected in time for the World Acadian Congress celebrations in 2014. In 2020, this byway, combined with the Fish River Scenic Byway along Route 11 from Fort Kent through Portage Lake received a federal designation in the National Scenic Byway Program and is now known as the St. John Valley/Fish River National Scenic Byway. For more information on this National Scenic Byway, visit
https://visitaroostook.com/story/valley-and-fish-river-national-scenic-byway
Learn more about the exhibits.
Contact St. John Valley Chamber of Commerce today.
