maine: Little Ossipee Lake in Waterboro, Maine Offers Great Fishing, Water Quality, and a Beautiful Lakefront
- 01/21/10 04:24 AM
World-class fishing and great Maine vacation lakefront camps and cottages can be found on Little Ossipee Lake in York County, Maine. This 564-acre lake is located beside Waterboro Center on Route 5, also known as Sokokis Trail.
Little Ossipee Lake is traditionally one of the first lakes to ice over. As I drove by last weekend, it had already become an ice shack city. Do check conditions before you head out. Access is easy and there is ample parking at the public boat launch on Route 5, about a half mile from Waterboro Center.
On Little Ossipee, you are limited to two … (1 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine January 14 to 20
- 01/21/10 04:16 AM
January 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 69th Annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show, up-to-date farming equipment, networking, learn how locally grown products are harvested and processed, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta.FMI: 207.287.3491 or 207.626.2405, www.getrealmaine.com
January 15, 6-8 p.m. Collection 4: Selections from Alumni Collections, Opening Reception, Bates College Museum of Art, Bardwell Street, Lewiston.FMI: 207.786.6158, www.bates.edu/museum.
January 15-16, 7 p.m., 17, 2 p.m. "Inspecting Carol," $15, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207.783.0958, www.laitshappeninghere.com.
January 15, 7:30 p.m. Andreas Staier, German keyboard virtuoso, world's most respected performer on the Fortepiano, the earliest form of piano, $12/adults, … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine January 7 to 13
- 01/21/10 04:08 AM
January 8, 6 p.m. Teacher's Lounge Mafia's newest comedic performance "Three Course Meal," interactive dinner theatre serving Steve's Chicken Pie, $12/person, mature audience, Black Mountain Ski Resort, 36 Glover Road, Rumford. FMI: 207.364.9877, www.skiblackmountian.org or www.teachersloungemafia.blogspot.com.
January 8, 6 p.m. 5th Annual Twelfth Night/Boar's Head Feast, local musicians, dancers, entertainers, full course meal, $15/adults, $8/children, benefits Ecumenical Heating Fund, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 59 High Street, Wilton.FMI: 207.645.2639, www.stlukesmaine.org.
January 9, 9 a.m. Birding Tour, easy nature walk to identify winter birds with Don Mairs, must pre-register, Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, 171 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes. FMI: 207.495.6039, www.belgradelakes.org.
January 9, … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine December 31 to January 6
- 01/21/10 04:02 AM
December 31, 6 p.m. Mt. Abram New Year's Eve Bash, featuring music from Brand New Mixture, a reggae, jazz and calypso band, dinner, fireworks, prices vary, reservations required, Mt. Abram Ski Resort, 300 Howe Hill Road, Greenwood. FMI: 207.875.5000.
December 31, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sugarloaf Family New Year's Eve Party, featuring Alex the Jester, interactive games, activities, crafts and entertainment, free, King Pine Room in the Base Lodge, Sugarloaf, 5092 Sugarloaf Access Road, Carrabassett Valley. FMI: 207.237.2000, www.sugarloaf.com.
December 31 8:00 p.m. Fitzie Niceness and the Irations, Gritty McDuff's Brewery and Pub, 68 Main Street, Auburn. FMI: 207.376.2739, www.grittys.com.
January 1, 9:30 … (0 comments)
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maine: Pleasant Lake and Parker Pond in Otisfield and Casco Ideal Sites for Lakefront Camps and Cottages
- 01/21/10 04:00 AM
Looking for a Maine lakefront property, a summer retreat, or a camp or cottage in the western Mountains and Lakes Region of Maine? Located less than an hour from Portland and Augusta and 30 minutes from Maine Wildlife Park in Gray are two great bodies of water you should check out - Pleasant Lake and Parker Pond.
Situated in Otisfield and Casco, Pleasant Lake covers 1,077 acres and has a maximum depth of 62 feet. It's rectangular in shape with few coves, and is a half mile wide and four miles long, perfect for waterskiing, cross-country skiing or snowmobiling. Fishing is … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine December 23 to 31
- 01/21/10 03:58 AM
December 24, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. American Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by the Bridgton Lions Club, Masonic Hall, Harrison Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.3342, www.newenglandblood.org.
December 24, all day, Seniors Ski Free, age 65 and older ski/ride free, ID required, Sunday River Ski Resort, 15 South Ridge Road, Newry. FMI: 207.824.3000, www.sundayriver.com.
December 24-25, Celebrate Christmas in Bethel, holiday décor, horse drawn sleigh rides, special dining menus, The Bethel Inn Resort, On the Common, Broad Street, Bethel. FMI: 800.654.0125, www.bethelinn.com.
December 25, all day, Kids Ski Free, ages 12 and under can ski/ride for free, Sunday River Ski Resort, 15 South Ridge … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the York County, Sanford Lakes Region of Maine December 23 to 31
- 01/21/10 03:57 AM
December 25, 1-4 p.m. Christmas Dinner, $45/person plus tax and gratuity, reservations please, Clay Hill Farm Restaurant, 220 Clay Hill Road, Cape Neddick, York. FMI: 207.361.2272, www.clayhillfarm.com.
December 26-30, hours vary, 5th Annual Festival of Lights, "Visions of Sugarplums," Saco Museum, 371 Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207.283.3861, www.sacomuseum.org.
December 26-30, hours vary, Art at the Library, acrylics by Audrey Arguin, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 952 Main Street, Sanford. FMI: 207.324.8148 or 207.324.4714, www.lbgoodall.org/community.
December 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The Holiday Do's-don't miss it! Photo exhibit celebrating high fashion hair flair to represent everything magical about the Holidays, free, All Day … (0 comments)
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maine: Adams Pond in Bridgton, Maine a Quiet Setting for Vacation Camp or Cottage
- 01/21/10 03:53 AM
Tucked away in the hills of the Sebago Lakes Region of western Maine is the 45-acre Adams Pond.
Located in South Bridgton, Maine the pond was almost renamed Adams Lake about 30 or more years ago. According to local resident Barry Johnson, there was a push to get a professional water skiing group to come to South Bridgton. This group would only ski on lakes, not ponds, so some residents wanted to make the change.
The name change didn't occur, nor did the water skiing group come to Adams Pond. Instead, the pond remains quiet. A summer day on Adams Pond … (0 comments)
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maine: Tripp Lake in Poland, Maine Offers Tranquil Beauty in Abundance
- 12/11/09 12:16 AM
Located less than an hour from Sebago Lake, LL Bean and the Freeport factory outlets, Portland, and Bridgton, sits the 768-acre Tripp Lake in the western Maine town of Poland.
Tripp Lake is part of the Little Androscoggin River Watershed. This clean, sandy-bottom lake is about 3 miles long and has a maximum depth of 35 feet. It's one of the thousands of Maine lakes and ponds that the glaciers left behind at the close of the ice age and is roughly oriented from north to south.
Tripp Lake is surrounded by Tiger and Megquier Hills and Meadow Brook wetland to … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the York County, Sanford Lakes Region of Maine December 10 to 16
- 12/09/09 11:16 PM
December 11, 5:00 p.m. Christmas Carol Capers, complimentary refreshments followed by musical entertainment from 5:30-6:30 p.m., including carol sing-along by the fire place, free but donations benefit Classical Voice of New England, reservations recommended, Kennebunk Conservation Trust Trails, 57 Gravelly Pond Road, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207.985.0175, www.cvneweng.org.
December 11, 7 p.m. Musical performances, Festival of Trees, co-sponsored by the Buxton Garden Club, donations accepted for the Buxton "Keep the Heat On" fund, Bar Mills Community Church, 1 Hermit Thrush Drive, Buxton. FMI: 207.929.9293, www.yellowbot.com/bar-mills-community-church-buxton-me.html.
December 11, 7 p.m. A Readers Theater Presentation of "Rainbow Crow," "The Polar Express," "Christmas Truce," "The Grinch," … (0 comments)
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maine: Keoka Lake in Waterford, Maine is One Family’s Retreat, Accessible to All
- 12/09/09 11:10 PM
Keoka Lake, in the quintessential New England village of Waterford, has provided the background for the Stockwell family retreats these past 70 years.
Tom Stockwell's grandfather first rented a cabin on Keoka for family vacations in 1930. Eventually he purchased the adjacent cabin. Tom's parents, aunts and uncles later purchased five others and in the early '50s Tom began coming to the lake each summer.
He remembers when he was five, he loved to walk along the shore and throw worms out to the fish so he could watch them eat. Today, Tom still loves to fish at Keoka, but does … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the York County, Sanford Lakes Region of Maine December 3 to 9
- 12/09/09 11:04 PM
December 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sea Road School Holiday Fair, over 30crafters, baked goods, white elephant table, children's activities andmore, Haddock Chowder Luncheon from 11-1, Sea Road School, 71 Sea Road,Kennebunk. FMI: 207.985.1105
December 3, 4:30-7:30 p.m. "Heartwood 123," closing reception for art,silent auction of 123 works by area artists, Heartwood College of Art,123 York Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207.985.0985, www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org.
December 3, 6:30-9 p.m. Teen Coffee House, live acoustic performancesand refreshments, free, Dyer Library, 371 Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207.283.3861,www.sacomuseum.org.
December 4-6, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. 28th Annual Christmas Prelude, variety ofChristmas events throughout town, Kennebunkport just voted #2 Christmastown in America … (0 comments)
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maine: Lovewell Pond in Fryeburg Home to Fishing, Boating, and Fighting
- 12/09/09 10:59 PM
History abounds on Fryeburg's Lovewell Pond, in western Maine. Lovewell Pond was the site of a fight between native Americans and colonists in 1725, and a difference of opinion between the Nestle Corporation and town residents in more recent years.
The battle of Pigwacket (Pequawket), known as "Lovewell's Fight," took place on May 8, 1725, on the shores of Saco Pond. The pond was later renamed for Captain John Lovewell of Dunstable, who commanded a company of 46 colonists. Both Captain Lovewell and Chief Paugus lost their lives in this fight. "The Scalp Hunters: Abenaki Ambush at Lovewell Pond-1725" by Alfred … (0 comments)
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maine: Long Lake, a Crown Jewel of the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, is a Boaters’ Paradise
- 12/09/09 10:55 PM
Lots of open water makes Long Lake, in the Sebago Lake Watershed of western Maine, a boaters' paradise.
Long Lake is the northern link in the chain of lakes that includes Brandy Pond and Sebago Lake and is bordered by three area towns: Naples, Bridgton, and Harrison.
At 11 miles long, you'll find the Naples Causeway at Long Lake's southern tip. Abundant activities occur at the Causeway during the summer months. Tour the lake on the Songo River Queen II, a replica of a Mississippi Paddle Wheeler, get a bird's eye view from the North Country Scenic Seaplane Rides, learn to sail … (0 comments)
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maine: Woods Pond Lakefront Property Owners and the LEA Keeping Milfoil Out
- 12/09/09 10:52 PM
Woods Pond in Bridgton, Maine maintains good water quality while having sufficient size and depth for locals and visitors alike to enjoy multiple recreational activities. The combined efforts of local lakefront property owners and the Lakes Environmental Association have managed to keep the water quality and clarity good while keeping the dreaded invasive aquatic plant, milfoil, OUT!
Eurasian Milfoil was never meant to be found outside of freshwater fish tanks. It is not a culinary treat for our lake creatures. Once established, it propagates quickly, forms a dense mat below the surface and crowds out native aquatic plants. Thus fish, small marine animals, … (0 comments)
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maine: Trickey Pond in Naples, Maine Rated Highest for Water Clarity and Quality in the Sebago Lakes Region
- 12/09/09 10:50 PM
Trickey Pond, in the Sebago Lake Watershed, is the most transparent lake in western Maine.
Trickey Pond is one of the ponds that Lakes Environmental Association's Executive Director, Peter Lowell, describes as "The cream of the crop."
The average clarity, measured by a Secchi Disk, is over 33 feet deep. The Lakes Environmental Association routinely monitors Trickey Pond and rates it in the moderate degree of concern category, to ensure that the water quality is maintained.
The lake is small at only 315 acres, but it provides a high quality fishery for landlocked salmon, brook trout, lake trout, splake (a hybrid cross between … (2 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the York County, Sanford Lakes Region of Maine for October 15 to 21
- 10/15/09 01:11 AM
October 15, 6:30 -10 p.m. Chris Humphrey Jazz Trio, veteran jazz singer, composer, arranger, conductor clinician and pianist with an extensive resume, his primary focus is the use of the voice as an instrument, The Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207.967.4050 or 800.552.5651, www.nonantumresort.com.
October 15-18, evenings, The Original Haunted HayridesTM, Maine's Most Visited Halloween Event in a Bigger, even Scarier Haunted Forest! Acres of horrors and creatures of the night to frighten you out of your skin, laughs, thrills and chills, free spider cider and deadly donuts, $13/adults, $9/children, group rates available, reservations suggested, next to Scarborough Downs, … (0 comments)
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maine: Just Steps from Highland Lake in Bridgton, Maine it’s Bridgton Books
- 10/15/09 01:09 AM
Within a five minute walk from Highland Lake in the western Maine Lakes and Mountains region we are fortunate to have an independent book store, Bridgton Books.
Located at 140 Main Street, Bridgton Books is a year-round, full-service shop. You'll find the Magic Lantern Movie Theater and Renys Department Store across the street.
Maybe it's because I love to read, but I thoroughly enjoy entering Bridgton Books. It's the ideal neighborhood shop where owners Pam and Justin Ward are often there to greet me. Sometimes their dog, Maddie, can be found lounging on the floor.
The other day Justin said, "We … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the York County, Sanford Lakes Region of Maine October 8 to 14
- 10/15/09 01:04 AM
October 8, 7:30 p.m. "Rediscovering Champlain's Dream," by David Fischer, about the 17th Century explorer who brought French culture to Quebec and New England, $15/person, Deering Wing, Dyer Library, 371 Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207.283.3861, www.sacomuseum.org.
October 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. "Building a Resilient Coast," documentary film presented by the Sierra Club about coastal Maine towns and their struggles to prepare for climate changes, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main Street, Kennebunk.FMI: 207.761.5616, www.maine.sierraclub.org.
October 9, 7:30 p.m. "Run for Your Ives . . . and friends," adult-themed comedy written by David Ives and directed by Christopher Price, presented by the … (0 comments)
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maine: Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Area of Maine October 8 to 14
- 10/15/09 01:02 AM
October 8, 7:00-8:00 p.m. "Precarious Balance," an interactive installation by Susan Bickford, a special collaborative performance with members of the Bates College Dance Community and musicians including Frank Mauceri of Bowdoin College, free, Charles Danforth Gallery, Jewett Hall, University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207.621.3000, www.uma.edu/danforthgallery.html or web.me.com/susanbickford/site/home.html.
October 8, 7:30 p.m. Susan Tedeschi, live in concert, presented by Sweet People Productions, $37.50-$42.50, Skowhegan Opera House, 225 Water Street, Skowhegan.FMI: 207.694.2524, www.skowhegan.org or www.sweetpeopleproductions.com.
October 9, 2 and 7 p.m. "Sea to Sea in a Model T," travelogue film narrated by Don Van Polen, Sawyer Memorial, 371 … (0 comments)
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