PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 30, 2022
Mela and Doug Heestand bought the iconic 96-year-old tourist attraction – 20 acres of rolling sand dunes surrounded by forest – in 2018. “We are trying to inspire people with the beauty of nature and the power of art,” Doug Heestand said about the couple’s vision for the Desert of Maine. “It’s such a unique part of Maine’s history.”