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About the Area
Local Events
Camp Ellis Harbor Festival - August 9 – August 10th, 2025
Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center– community center with weekly events and retreats, a playground, ice cream shop.
Ocean Park Neighborhood – community centered neighborhood, daily events and activities, a neighborhood convenience store – sandwiches and a bakery, a library and theater.
Rock the Park Summer Concert Series – Concerts at the Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Events Calendar – fireworks, music, arts and crafts, movies, games, tours.
Don’t Feel Like Cooking?
Camp Ellis General Store and Lobster Pound – sandwiches, coffee, beer, Italian ice, lobsters
Huot's Seafood – dine in or take out window, seafood shack
Dunstan Tap and Table – upscale American food, pizza, burgers, sandwiches - great vibe
Traditions Italian Ristorante – a Saco original, classic Italian food
Fish and Whistle – delicious Maine caught fish sandwiches and homemade desserts
Peng's Pizza – naturally leavened dough pizzas (they sell out nightly, so go early)
Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery – great deck on the Saco River, live music on Thursday and Sundays
Everybody Needs an Ice Cream
Garside’s Ice Cream – homemade with love since 1955
Saco Scoop – community centered ice cream shop on Main Street in Saco, serving Shaker Pond ice cream
Sweetcream Dairy – handmade ice cream with ingredients sourced from local farms
Amusement Rides or a Drive in Movie?
Funtown Splashtown USA – amusement rides and a water park
Aquaboggan – waterpark and miniature golf
Palace Playland – amusement park and arcade
Saco Drive In Movie Theater – drive in movie theater
Grocery
Hannaford Supermarket – large well stocked grocery
On The Vine Marketplace – locally owned grocery, great butcher shop, prepared food deli, large desert counter, local produce and breads, great beer and wine selection – sandwich counter
Madden Beverage – great selection of beer, wine and liquor 335 North Street Saco, ME
Need a break from the beach? Head into the woods!
Saco Bay Trails and the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge – these trails are within a mile of the house
Ferry Beach State Park – nature trails and a nature center with guided tours Ferry Beach State Park
Cool Things to Do
Wood Island Lighthouse – This island and lighthouse are visible from the house (it is the middle island off the right side of the end of the road). Tour the lighthouse, learn the rich and haunted history.
Miss Madison Charters – Fishing and Boat charters leaving from Camp Ellis, tuna, shark, groundfish, lobster, sunset and sightseeing tours.
Thursday Night Fireworks – set off from the Pier at Old Orchard Beach, visible from the beach at the end of the road.
Medical
Convenient MD – Urgent Care
Maine Health Urgent Care – walk in clinic tied to local hospital
Maine Medical Center - Biddeford – full service hospital with 24 hour Emergency Room