Wild Blueberry Land giant blueberry

Columbia Falls, Maine, United States

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Listed, not yet checked · Oct 2026

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Wild Blueberry Land is a 26-foot-tall blueberry-shaped geodesic dome on Route 1 in Columbia Falls, Maine, completed in 2001 by a local blueberry-farming couple. It holds a blueberry museum, bakery and shop. In September 2026 it was reported for sale and named on Maine Preservation's endangered list.

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Site-level location · 44.6484° N, 67.7069° W

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A blueberry 26 feet tall has stood beside Route 1 in Columbia Falls for more than 25 years, advertising and explaining the crop that Washington County is known for.

According to Maine Preservation, a blueberry-farming couple built the dome after a hotel and restaurant just up Route 1 closed. Inspired by the popularity of geodesic domes, which it links to the architect and summer resident R. Buckminster Fuller, they enlisted a Canadian engineer and an army of friends. They fabricated the timber and steel frame at their farm, numbering the pieces, and raised it over a season. The foam exterior and silicone sealing were done by others. The result measures 50 feet across, according to Maine Preservation. The Bangor Daily News dates the building to 1999; the Sun Journal and Boston.com say it was completed or opened in 2001.

Inside are a gift shop, a bakery and a museum. Maine Preservation says the museum covers the 10,000-year history of wild blueberries, from controlled burns managed by the Passamaquoddy to canning for Union soldiers in the Civil War. The former mini-golf course is now a pollinator garden. One of the owners told Maine Public that about 15,000 to 20,000 people visit each year.

In September 2026 the Bangor Daily News reported that the property was for sale, with a sign posted and no online listing. Maine Preservation added it to its 2026 list of the state's most endangered historic places. It said the dome is structurally sound; the worry is stewardship, after the nonprofit Wild Blueberry Heritage Center, founded in 2016, voted to dissolve. Maine Preservation said the buyers' intent had been to tear the dome down and redevelop the site, and that the owners would prefer the Passamaquoddy Nation or anyone who will maintain the buildings and continue the educational work.

As of late September 2026 it was still in the owners' hands.

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A blueberry-shaped dome with a wild blueberry museum, bakery and gift shop, plus a pollinator garden outside. Maine Public reported in September 2026 that about 15,000 to 20,000 people visit each year. It is a private business.

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On Route 1 in Columbia Falls, Maine. A privately owned business, open seasonally from June to October according to Maine Preservation in 2026.

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