Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site — Attraction in Bristol

These grounds are immaculately kept. When I visited in mid June the fort (replicated in the 70's) was open and the view of the bay was fantastic. There are displays of artifacts in both the fort and the museum. At each of the original foundations from the colonial settlement are placards with lots of interesting facts about the homes, shops, and the people who lived there. When I visited there were two fine gentalmen working on the multi year project of recreating one of the original homes. The project is being done by authentic period methods, right down to the hand forged nails, and materials harvested from the area. The builder volunteer was amazing, wearing period cloths to boot. He was super friendly and answered my many,...

The fort was awesome….but I have to give this a one star due to the big bearded fellow behind the desk at the entrance of the museum is severely uneducated. The sign at the fort had more knowledge than he does as it knows the laws about service dogs and he does not. He told us no dogs allowed even though the sign at the fort itself said no dogs allowed but service dogs allowed. Our dog who was wearing her service vest with it clearly called out on her vest. He then goes to tell my family that seeing eye dogs are allowed… are you kidding me this guy would make for a better door stop.

Long story short check out the fort if you are in the area but don’t waste your time at the museum especially if you have a...

Colonial Pemaquid is in the same park as Fort William Henry. Very cool history, Pemaquid was a colonial settlement before Plymouth, and the value export was salted cod! The Colonial part of the park is a museum with a video and many artifacts, the foundations of several buildings from the settlement, and a reconstruction of a fisherman’s (tiny) house from the era.

The fort is a reconstruction which is scheduled for repairs in 2023-2024. More cool artifacts and an...