Montsweag Flea Market returns May 3 with new owner
Montsweag Flea Market, with its gazebo, vendor sheds and concession stand. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
The flea market, closed since 2023, has many improvements, including new vendor tables and a gravel parking area. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Montsweag Flea Market, with its gazebo, vendor sheds and concession stand. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
The flea market, closed since 2023, has many improvements, including new vendor tables and a gravel parking area. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
After being closed since 2023, Montsweag Flea Market in Woolwich will reopen Saturday, May 3, under the new ownership of David J. Jones, owner of FO Bailey Real Estate in Falmouth. The flea market will remain open through the summer season from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which is designated, "Antique Dealer Day."
Jones has been renovating the 2.7-acre property at the corner of Route One and Mountain Road since he got it this past fall. “For years our families went to Montsweag Flea Market so it really bothered me to see such an iconic property sitting idle so I decided to bring it back to life,” he wrote in an email to Wiscasset Newspaper.
The flea market’s layout will look pretty much like it did in the past. Along with cleaning up the site, Jones added new tables, and made many improvements to both the vender and parking areas, adding gravel and new signage. He’s also planning on reopening the concession stand where there’s also an ATM. The market can accommodate up to 125 tables. Venders, Jones added, can book a table online by texting their name, email address and phone number to 207-650-3455. Other information is available at Montsweagfleamarket.com
According to the website, visitors to the flea market can expect to find antique furniture, vintage tools, toys, books, clothing, artwork and more.
Jones, 69, and wife Nancy live in Falmouth. “I have been in the real estate industry my entire life starting at age 15. I am the owner and Designated Broker for FO Bailey Real Estate. My wife owns and operates FO Bailey Antiquarians,” he wrote.
"We're very excited to see the flea market reopening," commented David King Sr., Woolwich selectboard chairman. "People have told me they really missed it since it closed and I think David Jones ... has done a wonderful job renovating the property."
According to Wiscasset Newspaper files, Montsweag Flea Market began in 1977; The late Norma (Hunnewell) Scopino of Woowich started it in a small pasture once part of the family farm. Over the years, the flea market grew in size and popularit, boasting hundreds of venders and attracting bargain hunters from near and far. After Scopino died at 81 in February 2013, her family continued operating the flea market. It closed during the pandemic in 2020 and reopened briefly in 2022 before shutting down again when the property was put up for sale.
