YARMOUTH — Maine Preservation has launched Drive ME Historic Tours in commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial.
Ranging from 30 minutes to four hours, the interactive tours highlight historic homes and places that existed when Maine established statehood in 1820. The maps share Maine’s way of life 200 years ago by telling the stories of those who lived and worked here and how these places played an important role in forming Maine’s cultural identity.
In partnership with the Maine Office of Tourism and the Maine Bicentennial Commission, Maine Preservation has created 26 tours throughout many of Maine’s eight regions, including Downeast and Acadia, Greater Portland and Casco Bay, Kennebec & Moose River Valley, Maine Lakes & Mountains, Mid-Coast, Southern Maine, and the Maine Highlands. Participants are encouraged to share their tour experiences via a submission form on the Maine Preservation website. All tours and forms can be found at www.mainepreservation.org/tours-1.
PHOTO: Salmon Falls Village Library in Hollis, one of the stops on one of 26 Drive ME historic tours.
