SEEN AROUND MAINE: Skowhegan

May. 32018

Coburn Park, on the banks of the Kennebec River, is a spacious recreational area near Skowhegan’s downtown,consisting of approximately 12.5 acres, originally known as the Russell Lot and owned by the former Gov. Abner S. Coburn and his brother, Philander Coburn. (Larry Grard photo)

The Great Eddy, also called The Big Eddy, on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan is a wide place in the Kennebec River below a straight set of rapids, less than a mile downstream (northeast) of the bridge in Skowhegan. (Larry Grard photo)
The Swinging Bridge, spanning the South Channel of the Kennebec River from Skowhegan Island to Alder Street, facing the island and the Federated Church in Skowhegan. (Larry Grard photo)
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