A short storage structure along the right-field line.
A short storage structure along the right-field line.
As they have discovered in several other resort towns, however, baseball doesn’t necessarily fit into the summer vacationer’s plans. The Guides drew unspectacularly before moving to Lackawanna Co., Pa., leaving the Pine Tree State without pro ball until the Sea Dogs arrived in Portland, about ten miles north of here, in 1994.
When I arrived, The Ball Park had gone to seed. It is located directly behind the police station and the town’s high school and athletic complex, but it has not been cared for, apparently in years. A marquee outside the padlocked field entrance bears the grandiose designation “Maine Entertainment and Sports Complex at The Ball Park”, but it has been several years since this field has seen use. That’s a shame, because a little bit of maintenance could probably restore this to suitable condition for high school tournaments and the like.