St. Helena’s
St. Helena’s Roman Catholic Church at Belgrade Lakes is a mission of St. Theresa’s Parish of Oakland. The mission originated from meetings during the summers of 1907–1910 at the Great Pond cottage of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McCormack. From 1910 until 1913, Catholic masses...
Faith Community Church
The Faith Community Church at North Belgrade, at the corner of the Old Station Road and the Oakland Road, had its start as a Sunday School group meeting with Rev. Leo Dunn before 1950 in the now demolished North Belgrade Grange Hall. When a fund was raised in January...
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 Depot Grange
The Belgrade Grange Hall in the Depot was used for many community events.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...
Woodside 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...