Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chebeague Island
Chebeague Island Historical Society
.
846-5140.
Cumberland Center
Cumberland Historical Society
.
829-5423.
Freeport
Desert of Maine
, Desert Road, Freeport 04032. Severe soil erosion from
a mismanaged farm years ago exposed underlying sand left by a glacier.
Dunes shift between forested sections. Camel statues, gift shop, admis-
sion fee.
865-6962.
Gorham
Baxter House Museum
, (1797), South Street. Birthplace of James
Phinney Baxter, former Mayor of Portland, father of Percival Baxter,
founder of Baxter State Park. Articles and records of local interest.
839-5031.
Gray
Gray Historical Society
.
657-4492.
Windham Historical Society
, 26 Dutton Hill Road.
892-9667.
Kennebunk
Brick Store Museum
, 117 Main Street. Historical, fine and decorative
art exhibits in block of restored 19th-century buildings.
985-4802.
Taylor-Barry House
(1803), 24 Summer Street. Elegant federal home
of sea captain and adjoining early 20th-century artist's studio.
985-
4802.
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport Historical Society
, Nott House (White Columns),
Maine Street. Victorian house with period furnishings occupied by Nott
family. Greek Revival architecture from the mid-19th century.
967-
2513.
Seashore Trolley Museum
, 195 Log Cabin Road. Turnpike exits 3 and
4. World-wide collection of trolleys, narrated tours, rides, museum store.
More than 200 cars in the collection. Museum established in 1939 to save
an old Biddeford and Saco Railroad open trolley. Bills itself as the oldest
and largest electric railway museum in the world.
967-2712.
