Maine's Lakes and Mountains

Visiting Jay, Temple, Farmington, Madison, Skowhegan, Smithfield, Mount Vernon, and Readfield Bicentennial Homes and Places

Tour Highlights

This tour shares pre-statehood homes and a few other structures around the area surrounding the Belgrade Lakes, circling around clockwise up to Skowhegan from Jay, and then down to Readfield.

Be sure to check out what's happening downtown in  Skowhegan !

Getting Started

This tour starts at 16 Old Jay Hill Rd in Jay. The tour route is approximately 95 miles and will take roughly 3 to 4 hours, depending on if you choose to walk for a portion in Farmington.

    Each tour stop on the map's address is linked to Google Maps so you can swiftly navigate from location-to-location if you choose Google for mapping. You can also use the address in your car's navigation system.

Be safe and aware of your surroundings whilst driving.

  1. Many properties on the tour are private places; be respectful of private property and remain on the public way at all times.

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Except as otherwise noted in the tour, the source for information about the properties has been gathered from each one’s National Register of Historic Places nomination.

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