Winterport

Winterport 10 12 Miles from Bucksport see map on page 24 www.winterportmaine.gov

For the charming riverside community of Winterport, The Union Meeting House, built in 1834 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, is a special point of pride. You’ll fi nd there: a bell cast by Paul Revere; a belfry clock installed in 1861; and a Masons and Hamlin hand-pumped reed organ installed in 1859. Situated on the west bank of the Penobscot River, across from Bucksport, Winterport was settled ten years before the Declaration of Independence. It earned its name because its harbor was the last open and unfrozen inland harbor on the muchtransited Penobscot River. Gorgeous historic homes, many built for Winterport sea captains, still grace Winterport Village streets. Today, Winterport Village has a bustling downtown, with restaurants, convenience stores, gift shops and other businesses. In 2003 with the help of federal, state and private funds, Winterport completed a $6.5 million reconstruction of Main Street. Like all of its neighbors, Winterport is served by a volunteer fi re department; in this case, the Volunteer Fire and Rescue is more than one hundred years old. Entertainment ranges from outdoor activities, including blueberry and apple-picking, hunting, fi shing, hiking, golfi ng, snowmobiling, and drag-racing, as well as cultural events, including theatrical stage productions and concerts. It’s also home to a stateof-the-art recording studio.