FORECASTER • May 31, 2022
The findings of an assessment of the buildings, utilities, parking and transportation and environmental impacts on Mackworth Island will be released next month, including several scenarios for future land uses. Mackworth Island, linked to Falmouth by a causeway, is home to Mackworth Island State Park and the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. The island, the park and the school were all included in the assessment. Mackworth Island is popular for its walking and biking trails, birdwatching and scenic views of Casco Bay. Gov. Percival Baxter deeded Mackworth Island to the state of Maine in 1943.