Campobello Island: Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Off of the coast of Maine lies a Canadian island bordered by the cold, crisp waters of the Atlantic Ocean. With its noble lighthouses and wooded trails, Campobello Island was the summer vacation home of the Roosevelt family. Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States from 1933 to 1945, began visiting the island as a small child. Learning to sail boats in the sea around Campobello, he matured into a confident young man who developed close relationships with local Canadian fishermen. Similarly, Franklin’s future wife Eleanor first visited Campobello at the age of nineteen and also grew to love the island. A brave champion for human rights, she eventually viewed the island as the place where she grew to be a vigorous, independent woman.