Beautification & Design

The Design Committee works to enhance the downtown's physical and visual assets that set the downtown district apart.

I want to support downtown beautification

Volunteer with us! Be sure when you choose where to apply your donation, you select downtown beautification.

A huge thank you to our community donors & businesses who sponsored the trees & flowers boxes on Main Street and the Union River Bridge. This community tradition enhances the beauty of our downtown district. Initiatives like this are essential for fostering a vibrant and welcoming community. Their support demonstrates commitment to downtown Ellsworth’s beautification and shows community spirit!

THANK YOU: Carole Puglisi, Cliff Vaux, Colleen Ross, Corinna Merril Domagala with Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate The Masiello Group - Ellsworth ME, Dan Whooley & Mary Hendrickson, James Rea, Jeni & Dave Romantic, Mark C. Whiting, Michael Campbell, Momo's Cheesecakes Bakery, Perry and the Stephenson Family, Rooster Brother, Sevy & Kenzie Crocker-Owen, Sonnie Shepherd, Toko Ellsworth, Finn's Irish Pub, Airline Brewing Co., and Uncle Buggy’s Hotel for Dogs!

We also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Teri and Doug Sargent-Smith for re-constructing the flower boxes for the Union River Bridge. They look beautiful!

Downtown Wayfinding Map

The wayfinding map above was created to showcase Downtown Ellsworth offerings and to assist visitors, newcomers, and residents in the exploration of our Main Street district. The map is available for download by clicking the button below. Please check out the life-size version located in the Outdoor Dining Parklet on Franklin Street in downtown Ellsworth and download the PDF below.

TREES ON MAIN STREET

The Design Committee and local volunteers continue this annual beautification effort begun by Norma Beal and Ruth Foster. Trees on Main Street also supports the Green Ellsworth initiative to plant more trees in our city.

We are working to make this program sustainable by replacing some of the flowerpots on Main Street with trees! When these trees reach maturity, they will be permanently planted and become fixtures of the urban landscape.

We're grateful to grow from the roots of these hard-working women who were entrepreneurs and community builders. To make this project a success, we need volunteers to help water the trees. Volunteers water the plants just once during their week. Interested in helping out? Click the button below.

Holiday Lights on Main Street

Each holiday season the Design Committee lights up downtown Ellsworth thanks to financial support from First National Bank. 38 of Main Street’s iconic lamp posts twinkle in an environmentally sound way with commercial-grade, encased LED marine lights powered by the City of Ellsworth.