HANCOCK COUNTY TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATION
EIN 01-0215915 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
WOODLAWN NURTURES CURIOSITY and A SENSE of PLACE BY PROMOTING DOWNEASTMAINES CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL and RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES. UNDER THE GOVERNANCE of THE HANCOCK COUNTY TRUSTEES of PUBLIC RESERVATIONS, WOODLAWN OFFERS THE PEOPLE of HANCOCK COUNTY and BEYOND, OPPORTUNITIES for RECREATION and EDUCATION ON A 180 ACRE HISTORIC ESTATE CONSISTING of A HISTORIC HOUSE, A CARRIAGE EXHIBIT BUILDING, A FORMAL GARDEN, FIELDS, and TRAILS. ANNUALLY, WOODLAWN EXCEEDS 20,000 PERSON VISITS to THE GROUNDS and OVER 1000 PEOPLE TOUR THE MUSEUM. YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE TWO MILES of WALKING TRAILS WITH A SEASONAL STORY TRAIL for CHILDREN.OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CROQUET TOURNAMENTS, FAMILY FIELD DAYS, AFTERNOON TEAS, and CRAFT MARKETS. IN WINTER, SLEDDING and SKATING ARE POPULAR FREE ACTIVITIES WHEN THE WEATHER PERMITS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC LECTURES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES for TEACHERS, HOME SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, and PUBLIC ART WORKSHOPS
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1949
- Location
- PO BOX 1478, ELLSWORTH, ME 04605
- County
- Hancock
- In care of
- CHARLES ALEXANDER