A planned two-mile promenade will serve as important civic infrastructure, providing community green space, river overlooks, and a paved walkway linking downtown Skowhegan to Coburn Park and beyond to the Kennebec Banks boat launch, and improving river-downtown connectivity that we expect will help increase sales at locally owned shops and restaurants.

The promenade will be built in two section. ADA-compliant, the first section will provide a charming boardwalk along the Kennebec River in downtown. It will run from the Old Mill Pub to the municipal building, where it will join the existing sidewalk that connects to Coburn Park.

The second section will begin at Coburn Park and run along the river to the Kennebec Banks rest area and boat launch on Route 2, two miles east of downtown. It will connect more than 150 families living on the east side of Skowhegan to the recreation area, to the Margaret Chase Smith School, and to shopping in downtown Skowhegan.