Description of the Town of Winterport
In 1766 explorers started settlements at the villages of Winterport and Marsh Stream in the Town of Frankfort. On March 12, 1860 the Town of Winterport was incorporated and had a population of 2380. Winterport’s harbor became the home to many far-ranging sea captains because it was the last open and unfrozen inland harbor on the deep and fast-flowing Penobscot River. Older homes, many built for Winterport sea captains, still stand along Winterport Village Streets.
Today Winterport retains a 19th century charm that blends well with more than forty modern Main Street businesses. Winterport Village has a thriving downtown, where people can find restaurants, convenience stores, gift shops and businesses. Newly rebuilt sidewalks encourage people to stroll through the town where they can stop and listen to a concert taking place inside one of the Town’s most historic landmarks the Union Meeting House, built in 1834. This building houses a bell cast by the firm founded by Paul Revere, a steeple clock crafted by E. Howard Company of Waltham and installed in 1861, and a Masons and Hamlin organ. The Winterport Free Library is a beautiful stone building that was built at the beginning of the twentieth century by the town’s people.
A hundred years ago our caring citizens began fighting fires and responding to emergencies. Today our Volunteer Fire and Rescue crew boasts a well equipped Fire Department and Ambulance Service. They provide highly effective protection for Winterport and surrounding communities with certified fire fighters and emergency medical technicians.
Winterport is fortunate to have abundant natural resources including the Penobscot River, Marsh Stream, numerous brooks, acres of gravel deposits, rolling hills and hardwood forests. Such abundance allows our hard working businesses to prosper. The deep water Winterport Terminals has in the past, been the site for international shipping and frozen foods storage. The Winterport Marine and Boatyard provides dockage, repairs and services to pleasure boaters. Midcoast Marine offers tug services, while also providing repair’s and services to pleasure boaters.
Due to the abundance of gravel in Winterport, several companies and municipalities have gravel operations in town resulting in numerous local employment opportunities. Some of the companies include Lane Construction Corporation, Hughes Brothers, Inc., H.E. Sargent, James Foley, S.J. Clisham, LLC, Johnson Construction, Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons, Harriman Brothers, DM&J Enterprises and R.B. Higgins Company.
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