Maine Places to Love: Scarborough

One of Maine’s oldest towns, historic Scarborough today is a fast-growing community renowned for its quality of life, great natural beauty, excellent school system, and restaurants and other businesses large and small. Attractions include several fine beaches; golf courses; the Eastern Trail, the new Pleasant Hill Preserve, and the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center; and the Black Point Inn. In sum, Scarborough provides everything there is to love about coastal Maine.

1658: The year Scarborough was founded. (scarboroughmaine.org)
Home of Kings: Scarborough is the home town of Maine’s first governor, William King (1768-1852). His brother Cyrus was a U.S. Congressman; their half-brother Rufus, a U.S. Senator, presidential candidate and signer of the Constitution. (scarborough.mainememory.net)
Since 1927: Ken’s Place has been serving up fresh seafood and other treats. (facebook.com/KensPlace1927)
Winslow Homer: The artist’s studio at Prouts Neck is a national landmark and open for guided tours. (portlandmuseum.org)
$315,282: Scarborough’s median home value. (bestplaces.net)
3,200: Acreage of Scarborough Marsh, the largest salt marsh in Maine. (scarboroughmarsh.org)
Get to the point: Originally known as Southgate House, the Black Point Inn on Prouts Neck was established in 1878.(www.blackpointinn.com)
70.63: Square mileage of Scarborough. (wikipedia.org)
This old house: Built c. 1700, the Hunnewell House on Black Point Road is Scarborough’s oldest dwelling. (www.mainememory.net)
1,700: Pounds of milk chocolate in Lenny, “The World’s Only Life-Size Chocolate Moose.” (lenlibby.com)
Partially buried treasure: The hull of the 1897 wreck of the schooner Howard W. Middleton is still visible at low tide. (www.higginsbeachmaine.com; mainememory.net)

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