Welcome to Beals Island & Great Wass Preserve, Maine
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Beals Island, Maine is a working fishing community with spectacular scenery. The natural environment and manmade elements are a photographer's paradise. Fishing boats, numerous nearby islands, rocky beaches, park trails, Great Wass Preserve, seabirds & other wildlife, and much more make the camera a necessity on Beals.
You've heard of the Legend of Paul Bunyan? Well, Beals has its own legend famous throughout Maine. The Legend of Tall Barney Beal. There is even a restaurant across the bridge in Jonesport named after Tall Barney. He was born in 1835. The fisherman was nearly 7 feet tall and weighed 300 pounds, although you'll hear differing stories on his physical traits and extraordinary feats of strength.
Located just across Moosabec Reach from Jonesport, the island is accessed via the Jonesport-Beals Bridge.
