Front PTZ at the Raccoon Saloon

A Farmhouse Returned to the Wild

The Raccoon Saloon was once a quiet Maine hunting camp, visited only a few times a year until its owners stopped coming altogether. Left empty and untended, the old farmhouse was gradually claimed by a resident colony of wild raccoons that now treat the grounds as their own.

A Sweeping Front-Yard View

This pan-tilt-zoom camera covers the open front yard, a wide stretch of grass bordered by a dense line of trees at the property's edge. Its roaming reach lets viewers follow raccoons — and the occasional deer — as they emerge from the treeline to cross the clearing.

A Genuinely Wild Colony

Unlike a zoo or sanctuary enclosure, every animal seen here is free to come and go as it pleases. The unscripted, unpredictable nature of their visits is what keeps this corner of the property worth watching.

Part of a Larger Camera Network

The front yard is just one of many fixed vantage points placed around the Raccoon Saloon grounds, each one framing a different room or corner of the property. Together they let viewers follow the resident raccoons as they explore, forage, and settle into their unusual rural home.