Mills Schoolhouse Grange
Belgrade Lakes Grange The third Grange was located in Belgrade Lakes Grange at 47 Main Street and was organized in 1930. It was formally the earliest schoolhouse in Belgrade Lakes (District 21 in Belgrade) was known as the Mills Schoolhouse. It stood on the north side...
Salmon Lake Grange
Salmon Lake GrangeA second Grange was organized in 1906, when the Salmon Lake Grange in North Belgrade was chartered. Over the years, Salmon Lake Grange sponsored several fairs which included horse pulling, while the Belgrade Grange at the Depot and the Ladies Aid had...
The Bourne Cottage
The Bourne Cottage: A Storied Legacy on the Shores of Belgrade LakesTucked along the serene shoreline of Long Pond in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, The Bourne Cottage, has witnessed over a century of storied history, vision, tragedy, reinvention and whispered legends. Its...
Belgrade Grange 212 Depot Road
Belgrade Grange 212 Depot RoadNothing brought Belgrade people together more than their chapters of the Patrons of Husbandry, commonly called the Grange. The Belgrade Grange at the depot was originally organized in 1887. It was a center for social interaction, yet its...
Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Grove CemeteryThe earliest burial in Belgrade was in Pine Grove Cemetery, on the south side of Route 135, in 1803. Across the road, near the intersection with Route 27, is Woodside Cemetery, where the first recorded burial occurred in 1812. The next year,...
Camp Abena
A Legacy by the Lake: The History of Abena Camp for GirlsIn the heart of Maine’s lakes region, nestled along the serene shores of Great Pond in Belgrade, stood a place that for generations of young women was more than just a summer retreat—it was a sanctuary of...