KENNEBUNKPORT — Beginning in late July, the Seashore Trolley Museum
now features access to four Kennebunkport Conservation Trust trails and
one ridge on Smith Preserve.
Previously, the only access to Smith Preserve was through the singular trailhead on Guinea Road. This expansion in regulation is one of several the museum has implemented in the hopes of attracting new crowds, said Executive Director Sally Bates.
The 1.4-mile trolley tracks extend to the turnaround at Talbott Park. Hikers can disembark at Talbott Park and walk one mile along the track’s right-of-way before converging with the trust’s Trolley Trail.
“We’re opening ourselves up to people who might not want to visit the museum only in the traditional sense,” Bates said.
Said Lisa Lassey, associate director for the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, “As neighbors we have always known that the Trolley Trail abuts the property. We have had ideas that, at some point, we would like people to access trails from the other side since they’re so close to the tracks.”
Now that access is full-steam ahead, Lassey reported that the trust is happy to work with Seashore.
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