Facilities
The Maine Lakes Resource Center
The Maine Lakes Resource Center (MLRC) is a new kind of conservation organization. It does not run conservation programs itself; rather it facilitates and promotes the programs of our conservation partners. The Resource Center, a 4,000 square-foot “green” building in the center of Belgrade Lakes village, provides a highly visible platform from which to promote conservation. Specifically, the Resource Center provides our conservation partners with meeting and exhibit space, volunteers, technical assistance, and, most importantly, an audience of summer and year-round residents. The MLRC runs a full schedule of popular cultural and entertainment events which draw residents to the Resource Center where they are exposed to the programs of our conservation partners. Programs for students, the next generation of property owners, are also an integral part of the Resource Center’s mission.
During its open hours, the MLRC offers visitors with access to free WiFi and a quiet study space all throughout the year.
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- Donn Fendler of “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” signs books after the preview of an upcoming film inspired by Donn’s story.
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- Children have the opportunity to interact with wildlife whenever Chewonki’s Traveling Natural History program comes for a visit.
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- One of Chewonki’s Great Horned Owls looks on while over 100 visitor crowd into the Center to take a look.
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- “Which is louder: an eagle’s feather or an owl’s feather?”
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- Each summer, the MLRC invites the talented musicians of the New England Music Camp to play classical concerts on warm, summer afternoons.
