Sebasticook Valley The Sebasticook Valley area is the gateway to The Maine Highlands region. This area is the ideal destination for all types of water sports, fishing and boating. That is because every town in the valley lays claim to a major body of water. History The town of Newport’s recognition as the hub and heart of the Sebasticook Valley region dates back to pre-historic times. More than a decade ago, the shallows of Sebasticook Lake revealed an ancient fish weir confirming the region as a gathering place for early Maine tribes in sear of food sources more than two thousand years ago. Two attractions of the 1800’s are still around today, the Plymouth General Store serves as much as it did in the 1800s offering goods and services to residents and travelers alike. The 1843 meetinghouse is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places and still to this day houses town meetings. Sebasticook Valley is also home to one of the oldest college preparatory schools in New England, the Maine Central Institute provides secondary education for the students of SAD 53, Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield, as well as a multicultural residential population from around the world. The school is home to the Bossov School of Ballet and a training ground for many Division I and NBA basketball players. Events The Sebasticook Valley area is host to these events: Central Maine Egg Festival in the summer, North Country Inter-Tribal Pow Wow in the fall and the Annual David D. Merrill Memorial Sled Dog Challenge, where you can try out a sledding adventure. This takes place on the last weekend of February each year. Only thirty minutes to Bangor and two hours from Portland; the Sebasticook Valley region is closer than you think. From the quintessential New England town of St. Albans to Exeter, a town that professes to have more cows than people, the pastoral beauty of the Sebasticook Valley will charm and delight you with one picture-postcard scene after another. For more information on the Sebasticook Valley Region, contact: Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce 1589 Main Street, Palmyra, Maine 04953 (207) 368-4698 www.OurChamber.org Towns covered in this region include: Corinna, Detroit, Dexter, Etna, Exeter, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Plymouth, St. Albans, and Stetson. Photos by Monica Bailey