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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…

“Although unpaid taxes continued to erode the town’s treasury, the country’s economic upturn would begin to be manifested in Kennebunkport during 1935. Cottage rentals got off to a slow start, but two…

Kennebunkport Conservation Trust's Annual Plant Sale will be held rain or shine, Sunday, June 14, 2026, from 8-11AM, or until plants are sold out, at KCT Headquarters.Hundreds of unique, unusual,…

Ashley Poirier was recently hired as Communications and Outreach Manager at KCT. A native New Englander with Maine family roots going back generations, Poirier holds two BA degrees in Psychology, and…

“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity . . . to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see…

“Although (Bartholomew) Gosnold had arrived off the coast at what is generally thought to be today’s Cape Porpoise, he did not come ashore there; therefore, if (Martin) Pring sailed into the Kennebunk…

It's that time of year! Due to recent rain and wet conditions, our trails will be closed to biking temporarily to prevent damage. We'll reopen them ASAP so you can hit the trails again! Thank you for…

“Of the three major snowfalls in March 1956 the storm from March 18-20th was the most significant with upwards of 20 inches falling along the Northeast corridor and much of Southern New England. What…

“Local children in Grades 1 through 8 were educated at the Town House School from 1900 until 1951. This typical New England school house was acquired by the Society in 1955 and used as its…

Sitting in front of my grandparent’s house, just off the sidewalk, was a small fruit stand that my Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Harrison Seavey ran in the summer.  A long, tin sign was fastened to the…

"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out," Decca Recording Co. Rejecting the Beatles, 1962. Other hopeful musicians of that era were performing in the 1959 Consolidated School…