Spring, Summer, Fall: Sure you’ve skied, hiked, and fished through Maine, but have you been to the desert yet? Yes, that’s right the Desert of Maine. It is just a short drive from Portland and right outside Freeport off Route 295. Formed at the end of the last ice age by a melting glacier, this 40 acre sand dune became realized after severe soil erosion from poor farming exposed it. A 200 year old barn is all that remains of the Tuttle farm that once stood on top of the sand. Today, the barn is a farming museum exhibiting antique Maine farming tools and sand paintings. Geology lovers will enjoy exploring the mineral rich sand. You can hike a trail that runs alongside the sand, you can take a guided safari tour through the desert, or you can explore this vast desert of Maine on your own.