Follow the dirt path wherever it goes. Habitats vary from pine woods to viburnum thickets to wetland grasslands. In summer the riverside meadow has wildflowers 6 feet or more high and too dense to find the path. In winter you can wander all through the same area. Some parts are not accessible at high water. Messalonskee Stream is visible along much of the path from the waterfall at the dam, to a gentle flow as it rounds the corner.
The land is owned by two private institutions, the Lutheran Church and the Maine Children's Home.
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From I-95 take exit 127 and proceed east on Kennedy Memorial Drive through many traffic lights. Take the last light before Messalonskee Stream bridge (with CVS pharmacy on the left corner) onto Cool Street. The trail entrance is on the right (east side of Cool Street, Lutheran Church parking lot, north side. Stroll down the gravel path between two Jersey barriers.
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