MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • November 22, 2020
On the western edge of West Bath, sandwiched between the New Meadows River and Back Cove, is the Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, 86 acres of coniferous woods, freshwater wetlands, salt marshes and mud flats. Hamilton is one of eight Maine Audubon properties around the state dedicated to wildlife habitat conservation. Three miles of color-coded hiking trails weave through the Hamilton Sanctuary, enough for several enjoyable hours of meandering along the undulating margin of Back Cove and through the dark, fragrant forest. Millicent Hamilton, a birding enthusiast and ardent naturalist who lived on this chunk of land for four decades, bequeathed the property to Maine Audubon in 1987. ~ Carey Kish