Popham Beach is just
one of the many historic and beautiful points of interest
in our area. Below are several surrounding towns
with links and info on what to do while you're on
vacation here in Mid-Coast Maine.
Popham
Beach Information
Surrounding
Towns
Phippsburg
Locale of the first attempted
English settlement on our northeast coast where America's
first transatlantic trader was built (1607), this
old Maine town, incorporated in 1814, is a forested
peninsula thrusting into the Atlantic less than halfway
up Maine's long coastline. Easily accessible
from U.S. 1, it lies between the Kennebec River and
Casco Bay in one of the nation's most historically
significant and scenically beautiful coastal areas.
Albert F. Totman
Library
28 Parker Head Road
Phippsburg ME 04562
(207) 389-2309
Morse's Mountain
Sanctuary
Route #209 to #216
Small Point, Phippsburg.
Open dawn to dusk, beautiful 2 mile walk through
the forest to the ocean.
Phippsburg Historical
Society
Parker Head Road
Phippsburg Center.
Open summer weekdays 2-4 and by appointment.
Bath
Nestled along the sparkling
Kennebec River, this small jewel of a city is an old
seafaring town, and recently deemed one of the best
small cities in America! Her recorded maritime
history began only 12 miles down the Kennebec when
400 years ago the first ship built by settlers in
the New World was launched. Shipyards once lined
the river’s edge and Bath-built vessels sailed
the seas of the world.
Bath has sailed into
the present bringing a taste of her history with her
and is now home of the world-class shipbuilder Bath
Iron Works. At the south end of the city the
nationally acclaimed Maine Maritime Museum is often
visited by Tall Ships. Downtown Bath has a unique
mix of shops, restaurants and services. The
19th century brick buildings and narrow streets have
the charm of childhood revisited…a slower pace
and a friendly pedestrian atmosphere. The City’s
tree-lined avenues are graced by humble and grand
examples of classic American architecture. Below
are a few points of interest you may like to visit
while you enjoy your stay. Bath is only 8 miles
north of Phippsburg.
Chocolate Church
Arts Center
798 Washington Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 442-8455
website: http://www.chocolatechurcharts.org
Maine Maritime
Museum
243 Washington Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-1316
website: http://www.bathmaine.com
Patten Free
Library
33 Summer Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-5141
website: http://www.patten.lib.me.us
Brunswick
Brunswick is at the
center of the "ancient region of Pejepscot," an
area it now shares with the towns of Topsham and
Harpswell.
The word itself is believed to be the name
of a local tribe who lived in the area prior to
the
arrival of white settlers. Living in seasonal villages
on the falls, on Mere Point, and elsewhere on Maquoit
Bay, the people probably moved inland to better hunting
and trapping areas during the winter. Brunswick
is the home of renowned Bowdoin College.
There is an eclectic variety of shops, restaurants,
and points of interest in this city. Below
are a few points of interest you may like to visit
while
you enjoy your stay. Brunswick is only 16 miles
from Phippsburg.
Bowdoin College
Museum of Art
Bowdoin Campus
Brunswick
Open 10-5, Tues-Sat., 2-5 Sun. No admission charge.
Peary-MacMillan
Artic Museum
Hubbard Hall
Bowdoin Campus
Brunswick
Open 10-5, Tues-Sat., 2-5 Sun.
Pejepscot Museum
159 Park Row
Brunswick
(207) 729-6606
Open Year Round 9-5, Thursdays 9-8
Thomas Point
Beach
Take Thomas Point Road at Cook's Corner
Brunswick
(207) 725-6009
website: www.thomaspointbeach.com
