Restaurant & bar
Wrong Turn Pub
The clubhouse restaurant at Kenduskeag Valley Golf Course, looking down the valley over the stream.
Directory
Where to eat, buy and get out on the water
The pub, the store, the farm stands, the outfitters and the trades of the Kenduskeag valley — plus the handful of places a visitor genuinely needs to know about. Search by name, street or phone.
Convenience store
Sam's Qwik Stop
Fuel, coffee, ice cream and snacks on Broadway. Open Monday to Saturday 7 AM–8 PM and Sunday 8 AM–8 PM.
Variety store
Butlers Variety
A long-standing neighbourhood stop on Broadway for the small things you run out of mid-week.
Coffee
Early Morning Coffee
Mobile coffee service working the Kenduskeag area and the wider Bangor region.
Orchard & farm store
Treworgy Family Orchards
Twenty minutes west in nearby Levant and worth the drive: pick-your-own apples, pumpkins and berries, a farm store and cafe, ice cream, a petting zoo, hayrides, a famous corn maze and choose-and-cut Christmas trees.
Pick your own
Adams Strawberry Acres
Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries on the Route 15 corridor in East Corinth, with summer vegetables. Call ahead for picking availability.
Pick your own
RJ Hall's Family Farm
A fourth-generation family farm in East Corinth with strawberries and pumpkins for picking.
Produce
H B Tate Strawberry Farm
Local strawberries and produce, picked on the farm at the north end of Kenduskeag.
Pick your own
Langley's Strawberries
U-pick strawberries off outer Union Street in Hermon, with pumpkins later in the season. Morning hours only — call ahead.
Orchard
Harris Orchard
Pick-your-own apples across the river in Brewer.
Golf
Kenduskeag Valley Golf Course
A nine-hole course along the Kenduskeag Stream — 2,562 yards, par 34 — with the Wrong Turn Pub as the clubhouse. A local fixture since the 1950s.
Recreation
Cole Memorial Field
The town's recreation area and the centre of local sports, leagues and community events.
Paddling
Maine Canoe & Kayak Racing Org.
MACKRO runs the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race and supports racing and paddling across Maine. Based at 318 Kenduskeag Road.
Kayak & canoe rental
Skyline Maine Adventures
Kayak and canoe hire from the marina in Hampden, with guided tours, shuttles, and delivery to Pushaw Lake, Hermon Pond, Brewer Lake and the Kenduskeag itself. They will drop boats at your camp or inn.
Wildlife refuge
Hirundo Wildlife Refuge
Paddling Pushaw Stream and the Pushaw Lake outlet, twenty minutes from Bangor. Free kayak and canoe rentals on Saturdays by advance reservation, plus sunrise and full-moon paddles.
Guided trips
Bullfrog Adventures
Master Maine Guide Steve Toothaker runs guided canoe, kayak and tubing trips from Newburgh, with a small campground at Caratunk in the highlands.
Outdoor gear
L.L.Bean, Bangor
The Stillwater Avenue store on the edge of the City Forest, with kayak tours and classes on the water outside.
Equipment rental
Kennebec Equipment Rental
Outfitter and equipment rental on Perry Road in Bangor — useful for anything you would rather not carry up the valley.
Snowmobiles
Kenduskeag Stream Riders
The Kenduskeag Stream Riders Snowmobile Club — local club rides and trail information through the valley in winter.
Camps
Baker Brook Sporting Camps
Sporting camps and outdoor programming on the north side of the valley.
Inn
Black Bear Inn
A long-running inn in Brewer with a restaurant attached — a few minutes across the river from downtown Bangor, and an easy base for the whole region.
Historic inn
The Charles Inn
Built in 1873 in the middle of downtown Bangor, surrounded by locally owned restaurants, bars and shops. Walkable to everything on the waterfront.
More places to sleep
Bangor & the wider region
Hotels near the interchange and the airport, historic downtown inns, motels along the river, and cabins, campsites and vacation rentals around the lakes and in the woods.
Building supplies
Old Town Lumber
Lumber and building materials for projects around Kenduskeag and the valley.
Flowers & gifts
Mountain Valley Flower Shop
Flowers, arrangements and gifts on Ames Road in the valley.
Cast stone
The Statue Factory
Custom statuary and cast stone work for gardens, memorials and public spaces.
Forestry
D W Mahan Consulting Forester
Consulting forestry — timber management, harvest planning and woodland services.
Home builder
Northeastern Log Homes
Log home builder and dealer — one of the long-standing names in the Kenduskeag valley.
Automotive
Knowlton Automotive
Full-service dealership on Broadway. Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
Auto service
Day's Service Center
Automotive repair and service on Broadway.
Trucks & trailers
Crossroads Road Service
Truck repair and maintenance, and a dealer in trailers for hauling needs.
Auto sales
Rick's Auto Sales & Service
Used car sales and service, dealing directly with the owner.
Electrical
SLDT Electric
Residential and commercial electrical contractor.
Electrical
Edge Electric
Electrical contractor working the Kenduskeag valley and the surrounding towns.
Carpentry
Hanson & Son Carpentry
Family carpentry and general building work.
Tile & home improvement
Ceramic Solutions
Tile installation and home improvement work, open Monday through Saturday 8 AM to 6 PM.
Cleaning
A+ Professional Cleaners
Residential and commercial cleaning services.
Tree & tractor service
Hoskins Tractor & Tree Service
Tractor and tree work for rural properties.
Pet care
Imperial Kennels & Grooming
Boarding, kenneling and pet grooming.
Manufacturing
Modpak Inc.
Local manufacturer on Mudgett Road.
Town hall
Town of Kenduskeag
Municipal offices, the clerk, the registrar and the select board. The place to start for anything official.
Fire & EMS
Kenduskeag Fire-Rescue
Volunteer and per diem department providing fire suppression, emergency medical services, vehicle extrication and water rescue.
Library
Case Memorial Library
Free printing, public computers, interlibrary loans, a daily museum pass, toddler time, ASL classes and game groups. A warm, quiet stop for a rainy hour.
Post office
USPS Kenduskeag
The United States Postal Service branch serving Kenduskeag and the 04450 ZIP code area.
Church
Kenduskeag Union Church
The congregation at the centre of the town's civic life — and a familiar sight on race weekend, when paddlers gather here at the start.
Grange
Mystic Tie Grange Hall
Grange hall on Route 15 — a long-standing centre for local meetings, suppers and community gatherings.
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How this list was put together
Entries come from public business listings and are grouped by hand into categories. Businesses open, close, move and change hours without telling a website, so treat every listing as a starting point and call first when it matters. Farm stands are seasonal and usually depend on the weather — always call before driving out to a field. If something here is wrong or missing, tell us and we will fix it.