Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

Holbrook Island Sanctuary
Maine State Park
Country  United States
State  Maine
County Hancock
Town Brooksville
Elevation 59 ft (18 m) [1]
Coordinates 44°21′19″N 68°47′49″W / 44.35528°N 68.79694°W / 44.35528; -68.79694Coordinates: 44°21′19″N 68°47′49″W / 44.35528°N 68.79694°W / 44.35528; -68.79694 [1]
Area 1,345 acres (544 ha) [2]
Established 1971 [3]
Management Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Location in Maine
Website: Holbrook Island Sanctuary

Holbrook Island Sanctuary is a Maine state park located on Penobscot Bay in Hancock County. The park offers swimming and fishing plus hiking and cross-country skiing along old trails that traverse a variety of coastal habitats.[4] The park came into existence in 1971 when Anita Harris donated 1,230 acres (500 ha) of the land she had been acquiring in Brooksville since the 1960s.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Holbrook Island Sanctuary". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Li Yu Chan, Gordon Padelford, Theo Papademetriou. "The State of State Parks in Maine". The State of Maine's Environment 2010. Waterville, Me.: Colby College Environmental Studies Program. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Holbrook Island Sanctuary Guide" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Holbrook Island Sanctuary". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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