OQUOSSOC – The grounds of the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum at the corner of Routes 4 and 17 were significantly upgraded recently thanks to funding and services provided by the Maine Department of Transportation.
Three extensive perennial beds and a new lawn around the existing flag park were installed as part of MDOT’s efforts to enhance the appeal of key locations, within the right of way, along the Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway. OSHM has also cleared and installed an inviting picnic table among the King Pines on a knoll next to the newly enhanced grounds.
The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, which operates the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum, is pleased to provide this beautiful new area for folks to enjoy at the center of the village of Oquossoc, according to the museum’s director, Bill Pierce. Plans are currently in the works for additional improvements to the award-winning museum and grounds which serve the region well as an anchor to the byway experience.
“OSHM provides visitors and residents alike an authentic cultural and historical glimpse into what has made Rangeley the outdoor mecca that it is today,” said Pierce.
The Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum will be open Wednesdays – Sunday in Sept and weekends in October until Columbus Day from 10-4 p.m. For more information call 207-864-3091 or visit www.rangeleyoutdoormuseum.org.
OSHM’s grounds are really looking good these days but the collections inside really have been getting a lot of “Wow’s” from visitors.