Alfond Stadium, Marsh Island

Name: Alfond Stadium
Address: Marsh Island, United States

#6 among attractions in Marsh Island

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orono, Maine. The stadium opened as Alumni Field in 1947 and underwent extensive renovations from 1996 to 1998. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears football team. The wood and steel grandstands, built in the 1940s, were condemned and demolished in 1996, replaced with the current east grandstand, along with a temporary structure on the west side, adjacent to Alfond Arena. The current west grandstand, lights, press and luxury levels, as well as concessions and restroom amenities were completed prior to the 1998 season. The stadium was rededicated to Harold Alfond, a longtime Maine booster, at Maine's first home night game on September 12, 1998, a 52–28 win over New Hampshire in the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket. The field is named for Phillip and Susan Morse, who donated the lights, original Astroturf and scoreboard. In the summer of 2008, new FieldTurf was installed to replace the old AstroTurf. In 2014, a 20-by-32-foot HD video-board replaced the matrix display installed in 1998, and a contemporary scoreboard was installed on the north end. ()

Opened: 1947 (77 years ago)Capacity: 8419Coordinates: 44°54'18"N, 68°40'18"W

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Alfond Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collins Center for the Arts, Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Page Farm & Home Museum.

0.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono
12 min walk • The Collins Center for the Arts, formerly the Maine Center for the Arts, is a performing arts center and concert hall located on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
0.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Hudson Museum, Orono
12 min walk • The Hudson Museum is an anthropology museum that is operated by the University of Maine and is located in the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, Maine.
~1980 ftSE
Universities and schools
University of Maine, Orono
10 min walk • The University of Maine is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System.
0.6 miSE
Museum
Page Farm & Home Museum, Marsh Island
15 min walk • The Page Farm & Home Museum is a museum on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
0.4 miS
Library
Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono
11 min walk • The Raymond H. Fogler Library is an academic library at the University of Maine in Orono. The library's collections include approximately more than 1 million volumes, nearly 4 million periodical subscriptions, 1.6 million microforms, 2.2 million United States Federal, Maine...
0.5 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Maynard F. Jordan Observatory, Marsh Island
12 min walk • Maynard F. Jordan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Maine. Its first telescope was installed at the university in 1901, and was upgraded during the creation of the Emera Astronomy Center in 2014.
0.6 miE
Botanical garden
Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden, Marsh Island
15 min walk • The Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden is located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It consists of two parts: the Littlefield Garden, housing the permanent collection of woody and herbaceous ornamentals; and the Research Center dedicated to research.
0.7 miS
Botanical garden
Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, Marsh Island
17 min walk • The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, 10 acres, is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It is open to the public daily.
0.4 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Edith Marion Patch House, Old Town
12 min walk • The Edith Marion Patch House is a historic house at 500 College Avenue in Old Town, Maine. Built about 1837, the house was from 1913 to 1954 it was the home of entomologist and writer Edith Marion Patch.
~520 ftW
Hockey, Sport venue, Sport
Alfond Arena, Orono
3 min walk • Alfond Arena is a 5,124-seat multi-purpose arena in Orono, Maine, United States. The arena opened in 1977. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears ice hockey teams. It is recognizable for its distinctive hyperbolic paraboloid architecture.
~960 ftSE
Sport, Sport venue
Mahaney Diamond, Bangor
5 min walk • Larry Mahaney Diamond is a baseball stadium in Orono, Maine, located on the campus of the University of Maine. It is the home of the Maine Black Bears baseball team. Its capacity is 4,400 spectators. It opened in the early 1980s.

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Which popular attractions are close to Alfond Stadium?

Nearby attractions include University of Maine, Orono (10 min walk), Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono (11 min walk), Edith Marion Patch House, Old Town (12 min walk), Hudson Museum, Orono (12 min walk).