A Penobscot County sporting camp that hosted star athletes is selling for $1M

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 19, 2026

A longtime Maine sporting camp that hosted renowned professional athletes is on the market for just under $1.1 million. Established in 1898, the South Branch Lake Camps is perched on a roughly 6-acre peninsula, offering more than 1,670 feet of private shoreline. The property in Seboeis Plantation, roughly 45 minutes north of Bangor, contains 11 furnished cabins. The site was used as a sporting camp for decades and hosted celebrities including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Bobby Orr and Jerry McKinnis, creator of “The Fishin’ Hole,” a television show that aired for 44 years on ESPN. It’s the second oldest running sporting camp in Maine.