Dock Square (Kennebunkport)
 Looking southwest across Dock Square from Ocean Avenue (2016) | |
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| Maintained by | Town of Kennebunkport |
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| Location | Kennebunkport, Maine, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°21′42″N 70°28′37″W / 43.361667°N 70.476972°W |
Dock Square is a public square in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States.[1] It stands at the intersections of Western Avenue, Spring Street and Ocean Avenue and extends southwest to the Mathew J. Lanigan Bridge separating Kennebunkport from Kennebunk.
The square is popular with tourists browsing the shops, boutiques and galleries,[2] housed in former homes and 18th-century warehouses.[3] The town's Christmas Prelude sees a Christmas tree being lit in the center of the square, a tradition begun in 1982. In addition, a fireworks festival is held in the square annually on July 4.[4]
Former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and first lady Barbara often shopped in Dock Square while staying at nearby Walker's Point Estate.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Frink, Orrin (2022-03-03). "Guest Column – It's hip to be Dock Square". Press Herald. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Scott, Connie Porter (1994). Kennebunkport. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738588407.
- ^ Ridley, Kimberly (2005-07-29). "36 Hours in Kennebunkport, Me". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Riddle, Lyn (1988-05-29). "NATIONAL NOTEBOOK: Kennebunkport, Me.; Historic Inn To Be Rebuilt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Gold, Allan R.; Times, Special To the New York (1988-11-23). "Kennebunkport Journal; Slight Anxiety Over the Return of 2 Old Friends". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-25.