Bowdoin temporarily withdraws Kingfield campsite application

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 28, 2026

Bowdoin College temporarily withdrew its application for a campsite in Kingfield through a May 26 letter sent by John Simoneau, Bowdoin’s director of capital projects, to the town’s board of selectmen and planning board. In the letter, the Brunswick college said it would not refile for at least six months. The period will give the town of Kingfield enough time to properly review the proposal and town ordinances. The planned campsite would be used by the college’s outing club, with groups from the club visiting the plot for weekend trips. For a week at the start of the school year, it would be used for freshman orientation trips.