Aroostook Valley Country Club, Maine

Built on the boundary with Canada, the Aroostook Valley golf course is a truly international “country club.” Nearly all of the golf course is on the New Brunswick side, except for part of the tee area for the ninth hole, which is in the USA, along with the parking lot, the pro shop, and possibly part of the sand trap on the first hole. The course was built in the late 1920s, during prohibition, likely why the club house was placed in Canada. In the old days visitors to the club from either country came and went on back roads without reporting to Customs and Immigration. After 9/11, things along the border tightened up. Visitors to the club coming from Canada must now travel through manned Ports of Entry, several miles away, and follow normal procedures. Since access to the club is through roads on the US side, American visitors do not have to report, even though they may spend the day golfing and drinking in Canada. The golf club is one of the gray zones on the border, where, in a sense, US territory extends into Canada.