Maine Lakefront Real Estate - Sandy Beach Tops the List
June 12th, 2008 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Of all the attributes of a lakefront property, having a sandy beach tops the list.
I remember growing up in Harrison and learning to swim at the public beach at Crystal Lake. This was long before the ballpark and picnic area was put it. There was just a winding path through an open field for the village kids to follow that ended at a beautiful sandy public beach on the south shore of the lake. Having that long expanse of sandy beach and also having sand beneath your feet as you walked out into the water was wonderful, but we just took that for commonplace. How little we knew as kids and how lucky we were.
Now that I work in a real estate business that specializes in lakefront property I realize how rare that sandy beach/sandy entry can be to find. But don’t despair. If you’re looking in the Sebago Lake area for property, your chances for finding that sandy beach are far greater than if you’re looking up in the Rangeley area, for instance. For some reason, known only to geologists, sandy beaches are as rare as hen’s teeth in Rangeley.
The Sebago Lake area is another story, however. We are blessed with many shorefront feet of sandy beach on any number of lakes and ponds in the area. Realize, however, that a property in possession of a sandy beach will reflect that desirable attribute in its price. The more sand you have, the higher the price, generally speaking.
If you’d like to read about all five top attributes of a lakefront property including the sandy beach go to our Lakefront 101. If you’d like to search on your own for a property with a nice sandy beach, use our Lakefront Locator.
Tom - MrLakefront
Last summer when I was at Lake Thompson I heard from a local person that ‘in the old days’ it was ok to truck in sand for your beach on Maine lakes, but now that is prohibited. Is that true?
Hi Sue,
Yes, that is true. People did truck in beach sand and dump it to create a beach area. Now that is strictly forbidden. You may be interested in reading more about shoreland zoning restrctions. Let me know and I will email you a link to the Maine Shoreland Zoning Ordinance that will give you a lot of information about what you can and cannot do on your lakefront property.\\Jon Whitney