Wiscasset, Maine
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About Wiscasset
Set in the central part of Maine, Wiscasset is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Wiscasset is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.9 square miles.
📰 Wiscasset News Today
- FMO investigating fire in Wiscasset Forth.News · Aug 18
- Two seriously hurt in Wiscasset motorcycle crash newscentermaine.com · Aug 4
- Medical event suspected in Boothbay crash that killed Edgecomb man WMTW · Aug 10
- New Adult-Use Cannabis Store Opens In Wiscasset The Lincoln County News · Jul 31
- Allton Dunsford’s ‘Wiscasset, Maine’ Boothbay Register · Mar 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Wiscasset Unique
- The only place in America named Wiscasset — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Wiscasset
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Wiscasset
- Red's Eats — seafood
- Back River Bistro
- Cook's Landing Pizzeria & Pub — pizza
- Golden Wok — chinese
- Jodie's Cafe and Bakery
- Marketplace Cafe (café)
- Montsweag Restaurant
- Sprague’s Lobster — seafood
- The Sicilian Farmer — italian
- Water Street Kitchen and Bar
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum · Museum
- Cleopatra Graphics · Art gallery
- Gallery 87 Fine Art Studio · Art gallery
- Ingram Fine Art & Antiques · Art gallery
- Lincoln County Museum · Museum
- Maine Art Gallery · Art gallery
- Monkey C Monkey Do · Attraction
- Nickels-Sortwell House · Museum
- Sylvan Gallery · Art gallery
- Wiscasset Bay Gallery · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wiscasset
- Biddle Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Church Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clough Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cushman Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Daffodil Meadow · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Earle R. Kelly Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Eaton Farm Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- F. Cunningham Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site reviews ★
- Griggs Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lallis Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Marsh River Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Wiscasset
- Edgecomb Eddy School
- Wiscasset Elementary School
- Wiscasset Middle/High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.