Desert of Maine

• Published

  December 17, 2020
  

  Freeport council approves zoning change for Desert of Maine revitalization

  Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, nearly $2.5 million revamp.

• Published

  November 12, 2020
  

  Desert of Maine’s revitalization plans moving forward

  Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the Freeport property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, almost $2.5 million Desert of Maine revamp.

• Published

  September 15, 2020
  

  Desert of Maine offering hands-on homeschool program around history, science of the site

  Marketed as a tourist attraction for nearly 100 years, Mela Heestand, who bought the property with her husband Doug Heestand in December 2018, is hoping to showcase instead the wide educational opportunities in the “desert.”