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Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population in 2010 was 9,589. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.
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  • 1. Wells Beach Wells
    Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population in 2010 was 9,589. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.
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  • 2. Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Wells
    The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,125-acre National Wildlife Refuge made up of several parcels of land along 50 miles of Maine's southern coast. Created in 1966, it is named for environmentalist and author Rachel Carson, whose book Silent Spring raised public awareness of the effects of DDT on migratory songbirds, and of other environmental issues. The refuge's parcels include protected areas between Kittery and Cape Elizabeth, including land in Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford, Saco, and Scarborough. The refuge protects 1,167 acres of estuary salt marsh and uplands that drain into the Webhannet River, or about one-ninth of the river's watershed.The refuge's headquarters are on Route 9 in Wells. The refuge protects various kinds of habitat, including barrier beach...
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  • 3. Drakes Island Beach Wells
    Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population in 2010 was 9,589. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.
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  • 4. Wells Reserve at Laudholm Wells
    Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Wells, Maine, USA, is 2,250 acres of protected land headquartered at a restored saltwater farm called Laudholm. As a National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Wells Reserve works to expand knowledge of coasts and estuaries, engage people in environmental learning, and involve communities in conservation, all with a goal of protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems around the Gulf of Maine. Wells Reserve funding is largely through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the nonprofit Laudholm Trust.
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  • 5. Moody Beach Wells
    Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population in 2010 was 9,589. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.
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  • 6. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Boothbay
    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. Opened in 2007, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens invites visitors of all ages and abilities to create and to explore meaningful connections to plants and nature at their own pace. The Gardens has been named one of Maine’s top attractions . Its gardens and landscape include nearly a mile of tidal saltwater. As the largest botanical garden in New England, the Gardens comprises 295 acres, 17 of which are gardens featuring native plants of Maine and other plants suited to northern coastal conditions. Yearly, the Gardens sees on average 200,000 guests from throughout the United States and 63 foreign countries.
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  • 7. Ogunquit Beach Ogunquit
    Ogunquit oh-GUN-kwit is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 892. The summer resort's name means beautiful place by the sea. Ogunquit is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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