Mariners Memorial Park consists of 23 acres of fields, shoreline, salt marsh, bog, mixed hardwood forest, wild grasses and flowers. A broad upland meadow fringed with woods stretches from the park's entrance to the shore.
A trail to the left of the park entrance, called Memory Lane, travels between the meadow and woods. 40 years ago, garden club members cleared this area and planted it with shrubs and small trees attractive to birds. Continuing from Memory Lane a mowed trail encircles the park, called Mariner's Mile as two laps around the loop is exactly one mile in length.
A picnic area with tables is located near the knoll, uphill from the parking area. By the shore, a granite monument honoring the mariner's lost at sea marks the planting of the Bicentennial Tree in 1962.
A boat launch area is available for launching canoes, kayaks, and other small recreational boats, and to provide access to the flats for clam diggers. The boat launch is tidal, please be sure to check a tide table before departing, as Long Cove drains to mudflats, preventing boaters from returning to the boat launch at low tide.
HISTORY
In 1961 the Town voted for the Evergreen Garden Club to become the owner of land that was at the time a part of the Morey Farm. Since then many people have helped to make Mariners Memorial Park a wonderful place. 654 plants, shrubs and trees have been donated and planted; the benches and picnic tables were built by members of the community; the gardens are maintained by volunteers. The creation and maintenance of this scenic and restful part of Deer Isle has truly been a labor of love by numerous residents across the Island.
GUIDELINES
This property is owned and managed by the Evergreen Garden Club, and is protected by a conservation easement held by Island Heritage Trust.
For additional information, visit the Evergreen Garden Club website, or contact:
Heading south down ME-15 on the east side Deer Isle, pass the Deer Isle village. From the intersection with Main Street in the village, go 0.5 miles and take a left on the Sunshine Road (across from a gas station). Go 0.1 miles and turn right onto Morey Farm Road, there is a sign here for the park. Go 0.2 miles to the park entrance, where there is a sign and a gate.
In the winter the gate is closed, but the park is open for cross country skiing and snowshoeing. When the gate is closed please park on the Sunshine Road and walk or ski in from there.
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