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belfast parks
Friends of Belfast Parks is a volunteer-based,
nonprofit organization dedicated to the preser-
vation, improvement, and use of Belfast's parks
and green spaces. All the Belfast parks listed are
free. www.friendsofbelfastparks.org
BELFAST CITY PARK
One mile south of the downtown on High
StreetNorthport Avenue
An in-town treasure since its completion in
1904 by a group of local women activists called
the Belfast Improvement Society. The Belfast
City Park contains a creative wooden play-
ground, lighted tennis courts, basketball courts,
horseshoes, a Little League baseball field, a
swimming pool, and horseshoe pits. This park
draws thousands to its 15-acre playland per
year. Restrooms available.
HERITAGE PARK
Downtown, adjacent to Belfast Public Landing
Heritage Park is the location for the Friends
of the Park annual Arts in the Parks and the
Marine Heritage Festivals. It's a beautiful place
to picnic, beachcomb, or sit and watch all the
activity in the harbor.
WALES PARK
Lincolnville Avenue & Congress Street
In 1942 the land which would become Wales
Park was donated by Helen Skinner, the wife of
Penobscot
Narrows Bridge
& Observatory
photo ops
Here are some of the most popular
places where shutterbugs can
capture the spirit of Waldo County.
Ron
Cowan's
"Faces of
Belfast"
Roadside
Color
Common
Ground Fair
Penobscot
Bay
Belfast
Cemetery
P
HO
TOS
:
ka
y
aking in penobscot ba
y
:
ra
y
wir
th;
p
enobscot narrows bridge
and penobscot ba
y
:
d
a
ve r
uber
ti; Footbridge in
F
og:
beth
ann
e
gordley
;
belast cemeter
y
:
charles du
F
our; roadside color:
carol ginandes;
F
aces o
F
bel
F
ast
:
christine urick; common ground
F
air:
leslie bowman
Foggy
Morning
W
hether you're a first-time visitor or a lifelong resident, we
encourage you to check out some of these county treasures.
The maps on pages 54 and 55 will help guide the way.