otisfield: Saturday Pond in Otisfield, Maine - Magical Vacation Spot Among Whispering Pines
- 03/31/10 03:07 AM
Saturday Pond sits in the heart of the Oxford Hills section of Maine's Lakes and Mountain Region. Located in the small village of Otisfield, Maine, Saturday Pond is only a 50 minute drive from Portland and Freeport, as well as North Conway, NH. This 179-acre pond has a mean depth of 8 feet with a maximum depth of 25. A recently reconstructed dam allows better control to maintain the water level. The water quality as measured by Certified Water Quality Monitor, Ruth Wilson, is slightly above average. Lew Wetzel of Casco conducts phosphorus and dissolved oxygen tests each year. The Saturday … (0 comments)
otisfield: Thompson Lake, Maine - Big, Brawny, Clean Water, Great Fishing… and Solitude
- 02/04/10 12:07 AM
Thompson Lake is rated one of the 10 best lakes in Maine for water quality. This lake, located in Casco, Otisfield, Oxford and Poland, is spring-fed by the Poland Spring Aquifer and one of the most pristine in the state. Volunteers with the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitor Program test the waters of Thompson Lake at two week intervals during the season. The maximum depth of this 4,426 acre lake is 121 feet. The bottom can be seen to a depth of 35 feet. Back in 1971, the Thompson Lake Environmental Association (TLEA) was formed by folks who had the foresight to … (0 comments)
otisfield: Perambulating the Boundary - All 34 Miles of It - of Otisfield, Maine
- 07/03/09 12:54 PM
Otisfield, Maine is one of those out-of-the-way places, bordering Norway, Oxford, Poland, Casco, Naples and Harrison. The town encompasses 40 square miles of land and 4.3 square miles of water - and its boundary is 34 miles in length. G. Howard Dyer, a great storyteller who loves to share his adventures, has lived on and off in Otisfield, Maine over the years. In 1946, aware that state law required "perambulation of the town boundaries", Howard conducted his first complete walk around the boundary of the town, all 34 miles of it. Fifty-six years later, in 2002, he knew that no one had … (0 comments)
otisfield: Maine Lakeside Cottage Vacation? Try "The Cape" on Thompson Lake
- 06/12/09 01:35 AM
Located in the foothills of the western mountains of Maine, Thompson Lake is a gem left behind by the handiwork of the receding glaciers. What Nature has made here for our enjoyment is truly an ideal setting for a classic Maine summer vacation destination - The Cape in Otisfield. So many times I've returned to Maine in the summer and relished the drive back to Thompson Lake. Whether coming to The Cape, or enjoying some other private lakeside camp or cottage, traveling back over these familiar roads induces a sweet reverie brought on by the fond memories I have of this … (0 comments)
Saturday Pond sits in the heart of the Oxford Hills section of Maine's Lakes and Mountain Region. Located in the small village of Otisfield, Maine, Saturday Pond is only a 50 minute drive from Portland and Freeport, as well as North Conway, NH.;)
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