Gardiner Main Street is a public benefit corporation dedicated to strengthening Downtown Gardiner, Maine as a regional hub for community, commerce, and culture. We accomplish this by adhering to a proven model of downtown redevelopment in the context of historic preservation and smart growth as an accredited Main Street community. We are one of ten such programs in the state of Maine and over 2000 across the country. The Main Street model accomplishes this through Economic Restructuring, Design, Promotions, and Organization. Our mission is to encourage downtown’s economic and cultural vitality through concentrated efforts of organization, design, promotion and economic revitalization, while protecting Gardiner’s unique historic character.