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BOOTHBAY Harbor
PHOTO MICHAEL LEONARD
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“No Rig Too Big or Too Small”
CAMPGROUND & RV PARK
Groups Welcome
Photo by Robert Mitchell, Southport, ME
3 1/2 Miles to Boothbay Harbor - Shuttle Service
Store • Cable TV • 150 Open, Wooded & Riverside Sites • Full Hook-ups (30/50)
(207) 633-4782 • www.shorehills.com
553 Wiscasset Road • Rte. 27, Boothbay, ME 04537 Open May - October • Reservations Suggested
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An Unforgettable Maine Experience
BURNT ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 78 summer / fall | 2016
Boothbay Railway Village
By late 1963, George McEvoy, just 27 years old, was amassing a collection of railroad memorabilia that filled the family home in Grafton, Massachusetts and it appeared that their Southport, Maine summer cottage was about to succumb to the same fate. He had to find a place to store his collection. In May of 1965, the then Boothbay Railway Museum opened to the public for the first time, making it the first public railroad museum in Maine. Later that summer when the steam engine arrived and was put into service it was the first narrow gauge train to run in Maine for nearly three decades and the only passenger rail service in Maine for nearly two more decades. Today when you visit the Museum you’ll learn about how technologies like steam engines and the automobile changed life along the coast of Maine between 1850 and 1950. In addition to a ride in a vintage coach behind a 100 year old steam locomotive, the Museum also occasionally offers rides in one of it’s Ford Model Ts. Two of the most popular attractions are the pair of resident goats who delight visitors of all ages with their antics. From a display of hundreds of salt & pepper shakers to a collection of engines that powered everything from small boats to whole factories, there truly is something for everyone in your family here. Visit the Museum’s website at RailwayVillage.org to learn more about this special Maine place.
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