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As part of our community’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Atlantic Hall is hosting an evening of history and storytelling on Wednesday, July 1…

Tickets on sale now at early bird pricing! Fiesta de la Tierra will take place on Friday, August 7, 2026, at the Seashore Trolley Museum. Join us for an unforgettable Spanish-inspired evening…

“Another successful Massachusetts businessman, Thomas Arthur Emmons, . . who had roots in Kennebunk, bought an old farmhouse near Goose Rocks Beach (corner of the Goose Rocks Road and Route 9) for a…

America’s (Dessert) Potluck Sunday, July 5th 12pm-2pm The Village Green, on the corner of Green Street and Ocean Avenue Event is weather dependent. The community is invited to picnic on…

“Booth Tarkington returned for the season (1942) and signed up as a member of the state’s auxiliary coast guard patrol. Every afternoon, weather permitting, he and Captain Stanley Thirkell would…

The KCT Summer Celebration fundraiser sponsored by Pack Maynard and Daytrip Society, is a partnership between The Nonantum Resort, Blackrock Farm, & The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. This year’s…

Check out page 12 in this edition of Tourist & Town to find out about this year's Tommy McNamara Trail Challenge.

“In 1830, the Harper’s New Monthly magazine told of various sightings of a serpent-like creature that could travel at a rate of a mile or so per minute and claimed that its head was like a…

Discover KCT Open House Saturday, June 20, 2026 11AM-3PM KCT headquarters 57 Gravelly Brook Road, Kennebunkport The event is free and open to the public. The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust has…

This year, the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust has reformatted their Annual Meeting into an opportunity to discover KCT with an interactive open house event that will allow people to explore Emmons…

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“The building inspector’s report for the year (1952) was once again lengthy. At the Cape Jim Johnson’s barnlike public garage burned in March, and he replaced it with a modern Texaco Service…

While at Charles M. Bradbury’s home in Cape Porpoise for the annual meeting of Spanish American War veterans, the Painchaud’s band and the entire party “formed in line under the direction of Marshal…

Join us, Kennebunk Land Trust and Shawn Jalbert of Native Haunts on Sunday, May 31 at Emmons Preserve.

“The annual outing of the Col. L. H. Kendall camp, United Spanish War Veterans, was held Sunday at the home of Commander Charles M. and Mrs. Bradbury at Cape Porpoise. The affair this year was in the…

“By August (1893) the post office was in its new quarters, and another business had been established in its former location in Arundel Square. Fred Bishop Tuck, a native of Kingston, New Hampshire,…

“The first day of May was May Day and the day to hang May baskets. The preparations for the day were almost as much fun as the hanging of the baskets. For many nights we gathered around the dining…

David Zgarrick is from Marshfield, Wisconsin, where his appreciation for the outdoors and conservation developed at an early age, growing up exploring the surrounding parkland and woodland located…

“Maine was in Kenneth Roberts' blood. Arundel was the seaport town originally named in memory of the Earl of Arundel, to whom the British Crown granted rights in a large part of Maine. It later took…

SAVE THE DATE for the first ever Fiesta de la Tierra, brought to you by your local land trusts!*When: August 7, 2026*Where: Seashore Trolley Museum Kennebunkport*Why: The Arundel Conservation Trust,…

“There's a magical tie to the land of our home, which the heart cannot break, though the footsteps may roam.”  Eliza Cook

SAVE THE DATE – for the 2nd Annual Summer Celebration to be held Sunday, June 28, 2026 The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, The Nonantum Resort, and Blackrock Farm, will once again be teaming up for…

Trail Volunteer Interest Meeting If you have ever been interested in volunteering on the KCT trails, join us on April 23rd at 5p at KCT HQ (57 Gravelly Brook Road)! During this gathering, you will…

Join us on Thursday, April 16th and 23rd at 2p to remove invasive species from Edwin L. Smith Preserve (76 Guinea Road, Kennebunkport). Kennebunkport Conservation Trust has a large wetland…