Home The new Ferry Beach State Park Nature Center in Saco, which highlights the unique natural features of the state park, will be feature “discovery stations” and rotating exhibits. It will be available to park visitors and school groups. (Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands photo) The new Ferry Beach State Park Nature Center in Saco, which highlights the unique natural features of the state park, will be feature “discovery stations” and rotating exhibits. It will be available to park visitors and school groups. (Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands photo)

The new Ferry Beach State Park Nature Center in Saco, which highlights the unique natural features of the state park, will be feature “discovery stations” and rotating exhibits. It will be available to park visitors and school groups. (Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands photo)

The new Ferry Beach State Park Nature Center in Saco will open formally on Saturday, July 14, with a 1 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by family-centered nature activities. (Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands photo)
“The Shepherds Point out the Gates of the Celestial City from Hill Clear,” design by Joseph Kyle and Edward Harrison May, from The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress, 1851, created by Edward Harrison May (1824-1887) and Joseph Kyle (1815-1863), distemper on muslin, 8 x 800 feet, Saco Museum Collection. Photo by Matthew Hamilton, Williamstown Art Conservation Center.
Chef Jay Villani will be preparing a four-course dinner at Maine Huts & Trails Flagstaff Hut on July 28.