Great boating opportunities await on Brandy Pond in the Sebago Lakes Region. Located in Naples, Maine, Brandy Pond is the middle of three interlocking lakes that cover more than 35,000 acres and has long been the link between Long Lake and Sebago Lake. The pond, at 733 acres with a maximum depth of 44 feet and an average depth of 16 feet, was originally called the Bay of Naples.
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Today, lakefront property owners will find three full service marinas on the Brandy Pond: Causeway Marina, Moose Landing Marina and Naples Marina. Boat rentals, slips and gas are available at these marinas. Or you might enjoy a seaplane ride from North Country Scenic Rides, located on the Causeway. If you are looking for seaplane flight instruction, turn to Naples Seaplane Service, tucked into a cove on the pond.
A different mode of transportation on the pond, the Songo River Queen II, a replica Mississippi paddle wheel boat, travels from Long Lake to Brandy Pond and down the Songo River to the lock a couple of times a day during the summer season. Kent Uicker, owner of the Songo River Queen II wrote to me, "This upcoming year will be the last year for the Songo River/Lock cruises on the Songo River Queen II. After that, beginning with the 2011 season, the SRQ II will be permanently docked on the Long Lake side of the bridge and [will] be doing public cruises and private charters on Long Lake exclusively." This is because a new fixed bridge, high enough for regular boat traffic, will be installed by the state.
If you prefer to paddle your own boat, kayaks are rented and sold at Sebago Kayak Company, on the Causeway.
This rather small pond is dotted with cozy cottages and year-round homes. Unlike the busier Sebago Lake, Brandy Pond is fairly calm. A harbormaster enforces boating safety. Activities including water-skiing and fishing are prevalent. Anglers are known to hook landlocked salmon, brook trout and brown trout, as well as bass, perch, pickerel and more.
On the Causeway, you'll find places to dine including the Tiki Bar and Grill, Rick's Cafe and Freedom Cafe. Or you might walk up to Bray's Brew Pub for a Brandy Pond Blonde Ale. Golfers will enjoy playing a round of golf at the Naples Golf and Country Club, which overlooks the pond.
Just imagine tucking yourself into the pines that surround Brandy Pond and enjoying the sunset views across the lake. Leave your car in the driveway and take your boat to town, where you can tie up at the pier and walk to the restaurants, shops and other conveniences.
Chute River, the area's shortest river, connects Long Lake to Brandy Pond. The river flows under the swing bridge on the Naples Causeway. Access from Brandy Pond to Sebago Lake is through the historic Songo Lock and Songo River. The Songo Lock was built on the river about 1830 to allow passage of boats from Harrison to Sebago and on to Portland via the Oxford-Cumberland Canal. This was the primary commercial and recreational travel route during Maine's early development. Though one can no longer travel via boat to Portland, the connection to the two larger lakes still gives boaters an opportunity to explore more than 35 miles of shoreline.
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