Raccoon Saloon - Central Maine, USA

Raccoons gather around food bowls in a living room filled with sofas, climbing platforms and hanging toys at Raccoon Saloon. Ringed tails trail across the carpet as the animals move between meals and play, turning an abandoned house into an unusually furnished gathering place for wild visitors.

In central Maine, these free-ranging raccoons can enter and leave the building as they please. Some sleep inside while others return to trees outdoors, using the house as a regular feeding stop rather than a permanent enclosure. The living room is just one of several areas they visit.

Their visits bring a changing mix of feeding, climbing and exploring, with quieter stretches when the room empties. Raccoons are generally most active at night, and Maine’s colder months can bring longer periods spent sheltering, so activity varies with the season as well as the animals’ movements.

Did You Know? Raccoons do not truly hibernate. During cold spells, they can spend extended periods sheltering in dens and drawing on stored body fat.

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