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Welcome to Cornish Maine's Official Web site!

This site has been last updated on 6/12/2009

Cornish is located in the foothills of the White Mountains, midway between the coastal city of Portland and the picturesque Mt. Washington Valley of New Hampshire. It is called the Crown Jewel of York County*. Cornish is one of the towns making up what's called the Sacopee Valley area. The other towns are Baldwin, Hiram, Parsonsfield and Porter. The word “Sacopee” is derived from Saco and Ossipee, the two major rivers that flow along our borders.

Here is what you can find to do in and around Cornish:

Collectors & Crafters:

• Antique hunter’s destination featuring shops and auctions
• Unique craft shops
• Local crafters make quilts, felted goods, jewelry, forged steel, stained glass, “garden jewelry”, hooked rugs, paintings, medieval reenactment attire, hand decorated furniture, and more.
• Quilt Shops
• Yarn Shops

Farming & Gardening:

• Local farms raise horses, dairy cattle, beef critters, oxen, sheep and alpacas.
• Other farms raise apples, seasonal produce, perennials and herbs
• Herb farms offer botanical apothecary shops, classes and apprenticeships.

Sight Seeing & Outdoor Sports:

• Picturesque vistas, waterfalls and colors of the seasons inspire photography buffs and artists.
• Rivers, lakes and bogs offer fishing, boating and swimming
• Hiking trails offer a challenge to everyone
• Cross country skiing, ice fishing locally and downhill skiing in nearby NH
• Geocaching has come to the area
• Internationally acclaimed summer camps

Dining:

• Variety of dining options from Mom & Pop shops to gourmet cuisine.

Historic sights:

• Active historical society Genealogical resources
• Willow Brook Museum in Newfield
• Wadsworth Homestead in Hiram, Peleg Wadsworth home
• Porter/Parsonsfield Covered Bridge

Events:

• Destination weddings
• Maple Syrup Sunday (local sugarhouses are open)
• Kezar Falls Lilac Festival
• Summer chamber concerts
• Strawberry Festival
• Ossipee Valley Fair Trotting race events
• Bluegrass festivals
• Cornish Apple Festival
• Fryeburg Fair (just 20 minutes away)
• Christmas in Cornish

Shopping:

• Historic Downtown Cornish offers a variety of locally owned shops
• Outlet shopping North Conway (45 minutes, tax free)
• Freeport (Home of LL Bean, 1 hour)
• Kittery (1-1/2 hours)

Lodging:

• Cornish’s 19th century country inn
• Comfortable motel with a variety of accommodations
• Cottages available overnight, weekly and seasonally (South Hiram)
• B&B’s (Cornish, Brownfield, Sebago, and Fryeburg)
• RV campground along the Saco River.

Come and explore your next cherished memory!sm

*as published in the Maine Sunday Telegram 2-23-97