Cultural Attractions

Nor'lands Living History Center, a year-round working living history farm
Nordica Homestead and Museum
Wilton Farm and Home Museum
Cutler Memorial and other public libraries
UMF Art Gallery
Farmington Historical Society and other groups dedicated to history
Stanley Museum
New Sharon Historical Society Museum
Sandy River Railroad Park
Wilhelm Reich Museum
Kingfield Historical House
Phillips Historical Society
Weld Historical Society
Dead River Area Historical Society
Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society
Logging Museum
Foothills Arts Center
Mainely Critters Museum

Educational Opportunities

University of Maine at Farmington, a liberal arts college offering quality programs in teacher education, human services, and arts and sciences with a personal touch
School Administrative District (SAD) 9 - Farmington, Chesterville, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Vienna, Weld, Wilton
SAD 9 Adult and Community Education
SAD 58 - Kingfield, Avon, Eustis, Phillips, Strong
Jay Schools
Wilton Early Childhood Center
Calvary Hill Baptist Christian School
Carrabassett Valley Academy
Seventh-Day Adventist School
Upward Bound
University of Maine Cooperative Extension service
Everyone's Resource Depot
UMF Summer and Saturday Express
Broadway School of Dance
Dance Workshop of Farmington
UMF Health and Fitness Center
Farmington Martial Arts Academy
Farmington Recreation Department
Troll Valley Ski and Fitness Center
Titcomb Mountain

Services and Organizations

Franklin Memorial Hospital, a voluntary, secular, not-for-profit, acute-care, community general hospital fully accredited to handle a broad range of medical situations employs over 400 and offers 70 beds. FMH serves as a clinical and medical training site for rural community hospital experience
SAD 9
Western Maine Community Action Council
Healthy Community Coalition
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area
Literacy Volunteers of Franklin County
Franklin County Literacy Coalition
Adult Protective Services
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Franklin County Community Action Council
Western Area Agency on Aging
Western Maine Community Partnership
Children's Task Force
Franklin County Child Development Services
Maine Coalition for Safe Kids
Mountain Valley Training
WEET-ASPIRE, Educational Employment & Training Program
University Industries Program
Center for Human Development Career Planning and Counseling Center
Sandy River Rehabilitation Center
Sustain Western Maine
Western Mountains Alliance
Farmington Grange 12

Recreation

Wilson Lake Country Club and Golf Course Ski areas:

Kineowatha Park Farmington Recreation Department:

Sandy River
The Bonnie Woods
Fitness trail, Franklin Memorial Hospital
Walton's Mill Pond
Zeb's Beaver Bog
Abbott Park
Hippach Field
Maple Avenue Field
Castlemania Playground
Meeting House Park
Philbrick Park
Twin Pond Campground
Nor' 40 Campground
Clearwater Lake Public Beach
Livermore Falls Skating Center
Meadow Lanes Bowling
Mount Blue Pond
Rangeley Lake
Rangeley Golf Course
Mount Blue State Park
UMF Health and Fitness Center
Hunting
Snowmobiling
Snowboarding
Sledding/sliding/tobogganing
Canoeing

Local Color

Titcomb Sugar House
Pike's Strawberries
Fish Hatchery
Milking Parlor at Maple View Farm
Dunham's Lobster Pot

Events

Wilton Blueberry Festival
New Sharon Freedom Festival
Phillips Old Home Days
Children's Festival
Chester Greenwood Day
Independence Day fireworks
Common Ground Fair
Maine Maple Sunday
Nor'lands Heritage Days
Franklin County Fair
Leaf Peepers Festival

Media

WKTJ Radio
The Franklin Journal
The Sun-Journal
The Sentinel
The Livermore Falls Advertiser

Climate

Temperatures range from an average of 17 degrees in January to 67.8 degrees in July (Summer temperatures may reach 90 degrees.)
Average snowfall is 60 to 90 inches
Average annual precipitation is 42 inches
Growing season is about 120 days
Last spring frost in late May
First fall frost in mid-September

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