Lamoine State Park

State park in Hancock County, Maine

44°27′20″N 68°17′51″W / 44.455519°N 68.297628°W / 44.455519; -68.297628^[1]Area55 acres (22 ha)^[2]Elevation62 ft (19 m)Established1950sAdministratorMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryWebsiteLamoine State Park

Lamoine State Park is a public recreation area occupying 55 acres (22 ha) on the shore of Frenchman's Bay in the town of Lamoine, Maine.^[1] The state park offers broad views of the mountains on Mount Desert Island, the narrow Eastern Bay portion of Frenchman Bay, and Lamoine's working waterfront.^[3] It is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

History

In the early years of the 20th century, the waterfront where the park stands was the site of a U.S. Navy coaling station. The facility opened in 1902 and ceased operations by 1912 when changing technology made coal-burning warships and their fueling stations obsolete.^[4] The state of Maine took possession of the property in 1949, developing it into a state park during the 1950s.^[5]

Activities and amenities

The park offers a seasonal, 62-site campground, fishing, picnicking, kayaking, boat launch, and cross-country skiing.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lamoine State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^ "State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "Open Space Report and Inventory" (PDF). Lamoine Conservation Commission. March 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "U.S. Naval Coaling Station: 1901 to 1912". Town of Lamoine. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "History of Lamoine". Town of Lamoine. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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Lamoine State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
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Protected areas of Maine

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Acadia National Park Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
National Wildlife Refuges	Aroostook Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area Cross Island Franklin Island Moosehorn Petit Manan Pond Island Rachel Carson Seal Island Sunkhaze Meadows
National Forests	White Mountain
National Cemeteries	Acadia National Cemetery Togus National Cemetery
National Trails	Appalachian Trail
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Wells
National wild and scenic rivers	Allagash Wilderness Waterway York River

State

State Parks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Androscoggin Riverlands Aroostook Baxter Birch Point Bradbury Mountain Camden Hills Cobscook Bay Crescent Beach Damariscotta Lake Ferry Beach Fort Point Grafton Notch Holbrook Island Sanctuary Lake St. George Lamoine Lily Bay Mackworth Island Moose Point Mount Blue Mount Kineo State Park Owls Head Light State Park Peacock Beach Peaks-Kenny Penobscot River Corridor Popham Beach Quoddy Head Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Reid Roque Bluffs Shackford Head Sebago Lake Swans Falls Campground Swan Lake Two Lights Vaughan Woods Warren Island Wolfe's Neck Woods
State Historic Sites	Bible Point Colburn House Colonial Pemaquid Eagle Island Fort Baldwin Fort Edgecomb Fort Halifax Fort Kent Fort Knox (Penobscot Narrows Observatory) Fort McClary Fort O'Brien John Paul Jones Katahdin Iron Works Mayall Mills Whaleback Shell Midden
State Forests	Durham