Fallen Angel

Before you start the Maine State Parks GeoTour, pick up a Maine State Parks Passport at a Maine State Park or Historic Site - available during the summer season. At each official Maine State Park geocache, stamp your passport with the geocache stamp.

Location: Travel from Maine St. Damariscotta about 12 miles south on Rte. 130. Follow the signs to Colonial Pemaquid- Fort William Henry. Park in either of the two parking lots provided and take time to enjoy the scenery and the history.

Located on the site of one of Maine’s earliest settlements this, easy to find cache, commemorates the demise of the Bristol England merchantman, Angel Gabriel, in a violent, early season hurricane in 1635. Take time to read the monument dedicated to the doomed Angel. After the find, you can learn much more about the Angel Gabriel and Pemaquid as you tour the museum, village, graveyard, and fort. Make sure to walk the shore and enjoy a picnic.

Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
Established 1944

Colonial Pemaquid is situated at the mouth of the Pemaquid River in Bristol. Extensive archaeological excavations have unearthed 14 foundations of 17th- and 18th-century structures and the officers’ quarters for Fort William Henry and Fort Frederick. A museum displays artifacts found on the site, some dating back 7,000 years. The site includes a reconstruction of Fort William Henry, which also houses museum exhibits. Tours are available during the summer months. The site is located 13 miles south of Damariscotta, off Route 130. Telephone: in season (207) 677-2423; off season (207) 624-6080

Those willing to take exploring Maine State Parks to a higher level are invited to participate in the Maine State Parks Geo Tour. With eight geocaches to find, it's “Another Way to Play at Maine State Parks & Historic Sites!”

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Obtain a Maine State Parks Passport from any Maine state park or historic site (or use your existing passport).
2. Using the coordinates, find as many Maine state parks geocaches (during normal park hours of 9 a.m. to sunset and between mid-May and Sept. ) as you can! The hidden, water-tight containers will be clearly marked as official Maine State Parks Geocaches.
   Hint: caches are only located at the following Maine State Parks:
   • Allagash Wilderness Waterway
   • Aroostook State Park
   • Cobscook Bay State Park
   • Colburn House State Historic Site
   • Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
   • Mount Blue State Park
   • Vaughan Woods State Park
   • Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
3. Sign the logbook inside each container, and stamp your passport with the unique stamp from that park’s geocache.

Learn More about Maine State Parks and Historic Sites:

go to:

• Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
• Maine State Park GeoTour Page