The Black House Museum at Woodlawn — Attraction in Ellsworth

We’ve been here many times, but never for the same event twice…..meaning they offer a wide variety of events. The walking trail is great. They have a big grassy area that is used for everything from croquette to summer lawn concerts. There is ample parking, but it’s a little bit of a walk. There’s also parking nearby, but it fills up early. Very relaxed atmosphere. The museum (main house) is very interesting. The new barn they’ve built has meeting rooms, a full, mostly commercial kitchen, a large room for weddings and other events, and it’s all easily handicap accessible. Everything there is very well maintained and...

It's a great place to take a nice easy walk through the woods. Great place to take your dogs or kids. Wonderful historical buildings. It is currently not open in the inside to the public, but when it is. It's a great place to have tea, play crochet, and enjoy the beautiful antiques. There is also a pretty interesting tomb from the original owners or inhabitants out in the wooded area. My husband likes to fly his drone around in the open field. You can also go sledding when it snows. Its just a great and cool place to go in all different weather conditions and...

Great trails for kids! There’s a short story trail that has laminated pages from a kids book so that you can read while walking. It gets changed out with a different book every so often. They recently put a free kids library next to the story trail. It looks like a frog and is a low height for easy kid access. Also, it’s almost all shaded which is a huge bonus if you have fair-skinned kids. An all-terrain stroller or wagon is recommended. There are quite a few roots at the beginning and on other trails. The short story trail has...