Living on the Edge
Will a liquefied natural gas terminal bring prosperity to Pleasant Point and Perry?
By Colin Woodard, Photography by David A. Rodgers
For most of its history, Perry hasn't called much attention to itself. A rural community perched on the ragged eastern fringe of the nation, Perry's 810 inhabitants are scattered across a gently undulating landscape of woods and fields that falls steeply into the cold waters of Passamaquoddy Bay. When the fog lifts, many of them can see Canada, a quarter-mile across the bay, which, from here, looks like much of the same: rocky shores and evergreen forests fronting a cold, arrestingly beautiful sea.
