VISIT MILO, MAINEThe Town of Three Rivers

Gateway to the Great Outdoors

Visit Milo in a Day

A day in Milo, morning to night. Every stop comes out of the town's own directory, so the addresses and phone numbers are good. Take the day in order, or just take the parts you want.

Where the three rivers meet

The Piscataquis comes in from the west and keeps going east. The Sebec and the Pleasant come down from the north and join it on either side of town.

MILO, MAINE · PISCATAQUIS COUNTY45°15′ N · 68°59′ W
Aerial view of a village centre in summer: a road bridge and an older mill building over a river running white across rock, with houses and a wide main street beyond.
Downtown Milo in summer, the river breaking white over the rocks below the bridge.Photo: Blaine Chadwick, 3RiversUAS

The day, in order

  1. Morning

    Start where the rivers meet

    Milo is the Town of Three Rivers because the Sebec, the Piscataquis and the Pleasant all come together here. Trafton's Falls drops through the middle of town on the Sebec, in sight of Main Street, and the committee keeps a webcam pointed at it. Start with coffee, then walk down and stand next to it.

    • Trafton's FallsOn the Sebec River in the middle of town, in sight of Main Street.

  2. Midday

    Put a boat in

    The state lists one public launch in Milo and it's on the Sebec River at Veterans Memorial Park, off Water Street. There's a gazebo and room to eat, so it works as a stop whether or not you brought a boat. If you want bigger water, Schoodic Lake and Sebec Lake are both a short drive and both have launches of their own.

    • Veterans Memorial ParkPublic boat launch on the Sebec River, off Water Street, with a gazebo and picnic ground.
    • Schoodic LakePublic launch at Lake View Plantation, a short drive north.
    • Sebec LakePublic launches at Sebec and at Dover-Foxcroft.

  3. Afternoon

    What the town keeps

    The Harrigan Learning Center and Museum sits on Harris Pond Road with cases of fossils, minerals, and archaeological and Native American artifacts, some of it dug up around here and some of it from a long way off. It runs on a season and a short week, so check before you drive out. Milo's own history is at the Historical Society's museum on High Street, open summer afternoons. The library is a couple of minutes away on Pleasant Street.

  4. Late afternoon

    Main Street and Park Street

    Milo's shops sit within a few blocks of each other on Main, Park and Elm, close enough to do the whole row on foot. Hardware, groceries, a barber, the redemption and feed store. The Brownville listings below are a drive rather than a walk.

  5. Evening

    Supper, and music if it's on

    Sit-down or takeout, in Milo or over in Brownville. Rail Yard Brewing & Tap Room offers a family-friendly atmosphere with a yummy tasting menu and a full bar highlighting locally sourced ingredients, beers, wines, and spirits! The Junction Music Park runs concerts through the summer, so check its schedule before you call the night done. My Lo Mein (did you see the nice twist on the name?) offers fast and delicious Chinese food, either take out or finish your warm meal in the pleasant dining area.

  6. Stay over

    When a day turns into two

    There's no hotel in town. The beds around here are cabins, and the closest are in Brownville, out on the trail. If you're camping instead, the committee is putting that list together and it will go on this page.

Or build your own

What is coming up

See the whole calendarBrowse every business

Hours change and some places close for the season, so call ahead before you drive out. If something here is wrong, tell a moderator and it gets corrected.