Kennebunkport

Kennebunkport is a coastal town located in the county of York at the south of the state of the Maine, with the the United States.

It is the place of Villégiature of the Famille Bush.

Population

Kennebunkport counts 3.720 inhabitants.

Geography

The small town is located at the edge of the Kennebunk river, to 1,5 km of its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the oceanic prolongation of the town of Kennebunk.

Tourism

Kennebunkport is historically a fishing port and a station of construction of fishing vessel. It became at the 20th century a crested vacation resort of the New England. Its historical center includes/understands many souvenir shops, art galleries and restaurants proposing the local speciality, the Homard.

The tourist attraction of Kennebunkport is located on Walker' S Point. It is the residence of summer of the former president George H.W. Bush, built by her grandfather George Herbert Walker. During her presidency, Bush invited there Heads of States and governments such as Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. In 2007, his/her son, president George W. Bush invited there the Russian and French presidents, Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Sarkozy.

External bond

  • Official site of the city

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