Waterville Farmers’ Market watervillefarmersmarket.org Downtown Waterville The Waterville Farmers’ Market includes locally-produced meats, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and more, directly from the farm. It is held, rain or shine, every Thursday from April to November, and every first and third Thursday from December to April at the Alfond Youth Center, 126 North Street, in Waterville. WINSLOW Community Resources Healthy Northern Kennebec healthynorthernkennebec.me (See Belgrade, pg. 17) Winslow Parks & Recreation Department winslow-me.gov 114 Benton Avenue, Winslow • (207) 872-2776 The Winslow Parks and Recreation Department maintains all of the town parks and recreation areas, developing, and expanding opportunities for all of its community members by providing quality programs and activities. Trails East Kennebec Trail kmtrails.org 752 Benton Avenue, Winslow The scenic gravel and grassy 1.5 mile trail is an easy walk for runners, bikers or walkers, passing through a combination of wooded wetland and open fields along the Kennebec River. (Connects to Winslow Community Trails and Rotary Centennial Trail, see next page) Waterville 49
Rotary Centennial Trail kmtrails.org Benton Avenue, Winslow or Crummett Street, Benton Rotary Centennial Trail is a 1.5 mile trail constructed along an old rail bed that parallels the Kennebec River. The trail is groomed in winter for easy skiing, snowshoeing, and walking. In other seasons, it is good for biking, walking and running. Visitors are likely to see many forms of wildlife on the trail. (Connects to East Kennebec Trail, previous page; see also Benton, pg. 20) Winslow Community Trails kmtrails.org Dean Street, Winslow The wide, flat Community Trail is located on the town’s school property and is a 1.5 mile loop for walking, running, or biking. (Connects to East Kennebec Trail, previous page, and Rotary Centennial Trail, above) Parks & Playgrounds Fort Halifax Park winslow-me.gov Bay Street, Winslow Fort Halifax was the founding location for Winslow, from which Waterville split in 1802. The park offers a pleasant walk to the point, and upstream through a silver maple grove to the ledges leading to Ticonic Falls. It’s the perfect place to picnic and play on the expansive lawn with scenic views of the Kennebec River. 50 Winslow
Norton Street Park, Playground & Fields Corner of Norton Street/Bolduc Street, Winslow Norton Street Field consists of a little league baseball field, soccer field, basketball courts, a park and playground equipment. Dallaire Street Park & Playground Dallaire Street, Winslow Wide-open, grassy park area with basketball courts, mulched playground area sporting jungle gym structures with slides, climbing challenges, swing sets, and more. This park is perfect for families with kids of all ages. Winslow 51
INDEX COMMUNITY RESOURCES • Fairfield Community Trails: pg. 24 • Alfond Youth Center: pg. 39 • Good Will-Hinckley Arboretum & • Augusta Rec Bureau: pg. 11 Nature Trail: pg. 23 • Belgrade Community Center for all • Inland Woods Trails & Pine Ridge Rec Seasons: pg 17 Area: pg. 42 • Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance: • Jamie’s (or Jimmie’s) Pond Wildlife pg. 8, 17 Management Area: pg. 26 • Boys & Girls Club of Greater Gardiner: • Kennebec Highlands Trail System: pg. 28 The “A” Trail: page 34 • Buker Community Center: pg. 11 French’s Mountain: page 34 • China Rec Dept: pg. 21 Monataka Trail: page 34 • Clinton Parks & Rec: pg. 22 Mount Phillip: page 34 • Fairfield Community Center: pg. 23 The Mountain: page 35 • Hallowell Rec Area: pg. 25 Round Top: page 35 • Healthy Communities of the Capital Sanders Hill: page 35 Area: pg. 10, 11 • Kennebec River Rail Trail: pg. 12, 26, 29 • Healthy Northern Kennebec: pg. 10, 17 • KVCC Campus Trail: pg. 24 • Kennebec Land Trust: pg. 9 • Merritt Nature Trail: pg. 42 • Kennebec Messalonskee Trails: pg. 9 • Messalonskee School Trail: pg. 31 • Kennebec Valley YMCA: pg. 11 • Messalonskee Stream Trail: pg. 31 • LET’S GO! Family Fun Series: pg. 40 • North Street Rec Area Trail: pg. 43 • Oakland Rec Dept: pg. 31 • Old Narrow Gauge Trail: pg. 29 • Schools: pg. 10 • Oxbow Trail: pg. 43 • Vassalboro Rec Dept: pg. 37 • Quarry Road Rec Area: pg. 9, 43, 47 • Waterville Parks & Rec: pg. 41 • Reynolds Forest: pg. 36 • Winslow Parks & Rec Dept: pg. 49 • Rotary Centennial Trail: pg. 20, 50 • Spectacle Pond Trail: pg. 38 TRAILS • Annie Sturgis Sanctuary: pg. 37 • Thomas College Trail: pg. 44 • Augusta Greenway Trail: pg. 12 • Town Farm Property: pg. 32 • Belgrade Regional Health Center • University of Maine Augusta Fitness Trails: Walking Trail: pg. 18 pg. 12 • Bond Brook Rec Area: pg. 12 • Vassalboro Community School Trail: • China School Forest: pg. 21 pg. 38 • Colby College – Perkins Arboretum: • Vassalboro Town Forest Trail: pg. 38 pg. 41 • Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: pg. 38 • Colby College – Runnals Hill Trail: pg. 42 • Vaughan Woods: pg. 26 • Davidson Nature Preserve: pg. 37 • Viles Arboretum: pg. 13 • East Kennebec Trail: pg. 49 • Winslow Community Trails: pg. 50 52
INDEX LAKES & RIVERS • Mill Island Park: pg. 25 • Belgrade Stream: pg. 18 • Moor Street Playground: pg. 46 • China Lake: pg. 22, 39 • North Street Rec Area: pg. 46 • Cobbossee Stream: pg. 29 • Norton Street Park, Playground & Fields: • Great Pond: pg. 18 pg. 51 • Kennebec River: pg. 13, 24, 27, 30, 36, 44 • Old Mill Park: pg. 23 • Long Pond: pg. 18 • Peninsula Park: pg. 19 • McGrath Pond (Salmon Lake): pg. 19, 32 • Pine Ridge Rec Area: pg. 47 • Messalonskee Lake (Snow Pond): • Quarry Road Rec Area: pg. 9, 47 pg. 32, 36 • Pleasant Point Park, Public Beach & Boat • Messalonskee Stream: pg. 32, 44 Launch: pg. 33 • Three Cornered Pond: pg. 13 • Savage Park: pg. 15 • Three Mile Pond: pg. 39 • Snow Pond Swim Area & Boat Launch: • Webber Pond: pg. 39 pg. 33 • Sterling Street Tot Lot: pg. 47 PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS • Thurston Park: pg. 22 • Augusta Nature Education Center: • Vaughan Field: pg. 27 pg. 14 • Veterans’ Memorial Park: pg. 25, 47 • Belgrade Town Beach: pg. 19 • Waterfront Park: pg. 27, 30 • Benton Riverside Park: pg. 20 • Western Avenue Tot Lot: pg. 47 • Betty “BJ” Howard Playground: pg. 19 • Williams Pool and Playground: pg. 15 • Bicentennial Nature Park: pg. 14 • Calumet Park: pg. 14 OTHER RESOURCES • Capitol Park: pg. 15 • Augusta Basketball Courts: pg. 16 • Castonguay Square: pg. 45 • Augusta Farmers’ Market at Mill Park: • Chaplin Street Tot Lot: pg. 45 pg. 16 • Community Playground: pg. 24 • Augusta Farmers’ Market at Turnpike • Dallaire Street Playground & Park: pg. 51 Mall: pg. 16 • David Kenneth Quirion Park: pg. 45 • Belgrade Lakes Farmers’ Market: pg. 20 • East Side Boat Landing Playground: • Chaplin Street Basketball Court: pg. 48 pg. 15 • Common Street Arts: pg. 40 • Fort Halifax Park: pg. 50 • Gardiner Farmers’ Market: pg. 30 • Gardiner Common Playground: pg. 30 • Hallowell Farmers’ Market: pg. 28 • Green Street Park: pg. 45 • Kelsey Street Basketball Court: pg. 48 • Grove Street Playground: pg. 45 • Museum in the Streets: pg. 16, 28, 48 • Head of Falls: pg. 46 • Sterling Street Basketball Courts: pg. 48 • Hillside Street Tot Lot: pg. 46 • Waterville Farmers’ Market: pg. 49 • Kelsey Street Tot Lot: pg. 46 • Waterville Creates!: pg. 41 • McCall Pool and Playground: pg. 15 53
REGIONAL & STATEWIDE ONLINE RESOURCES to help your family live healthy, play healthy, stay healthy! Visit the websites below (and check out Facebook and other social media) for more ideas to help your family stay active and healthy! • Bicycle Coalition of Maine – bikemaine.org • Common Street Arts – watervillecreates.org/common-street-arts/ • Discover History & Explore Nature – maine.gov • Get Real, Get Maine – getrealgetmaine.com • Great Maine Outdoor Weekend – greatmaineoutdoorweekend.org • Hooked on Fishing – maine.gov • Inland Hospital – inlandhospital.org • The Kennebec Explorer – kennebecvalley.org • LET’S GO! – letsgo.org • Maine Outdoor Adventure Club – moac.org • Maine SNAP-Ed Cooking Matters ® – cookingmatters.org & healthynorthernkennebec.me • Maine State Parks – parksandlands.com or stateparks.com/me.html • Maine Trail Finder – mainetrailfinder.com • Maine Youth Summer Camps – mainecamps.org • Museum in the Streets – themuseuminthestreets.com • New England Mountain Bike Association – nemba.org • Maine Office of Tourism – visitmaine.com/things-to-do/outdoors-adventures/ • Waterville Creates! – watervillecreates.org • WinterKids – winterkids.org 54
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