Outdoor enthusiasts will be able to take advantage of the new center year-round. The goal is to have it up and running in time for this winter season.
ORONO, Maine — Orono will soon get a new recreation center for all outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy.
Renovations are underway to turn what was previously a bait shop, Taylor’s Bait Farm, into a four-season outdoor center thanks to the Orono Economic Development Corporation.
Renamed the Caribou Bog Trail Center, the project has been in the works since 2018, when the group first purchased the building.
The purchase was made possible after the group was awarded a $120,000 grant in 2021 from the Recreational Trails Program through the Maine Trails Advisory Committee.
Grant money and funds from fundraising will go towards the renovations for the center.
The group was also recently gifted a material donation of over $10,000 from Ware-Butler Building Supply to help launch the renovations.
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