Directions:
At the traffic light in Boothbay Harbor take Route 96 and proceed 0.9 miles. Turn left on Back Narrows Road and travel 3 miles to the stop sign at the intersection with Pleasant Cove Road. There is a small parking area directly across from the stop sign.
The Marshall E. Saunders Memorial Park is a 22.5-acre parcel on the Damariscotta River located where the Kelley Brook flows into Pleasant Cove. “Yellow” and “blue” trails cross a foot bridge to a scenic beaver pond near the southwest corner of the preserve. A 0.73-mile loop trail goes past Kelley Brook, once the site of a sawmill and brickyard.
In 1993, Margaret E. Saunders donated the Park in memory of her late husband. According to Mrs. Saunders, “Marshall loved the land”. The family spent many happy times at what they named “His Place” in Boothbay. It is the family’s hope “that people will enjoy and park and take care of what God has provided.” The land will be kept in its natural and wild state as a sanctuary for wild animals and birds and is available to the public for hikes and nature study. |
