Archive for September, 2011
Find Your Waterfront Getaway on Lake Anasagunticook in Canton and Hartford, Maine
September 29th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Privately owned lighthouse on Lake Anasagunticook in Canton
Your private waterfront getaway on Lake Anasagunticook in Canton and Hartford, Maine awaits! Come enjoy fishing, boating and swimming to your heart’s desire. Loons, kingfishers and great blue heron will greet you each day. Sunrises and sunsets include reflections of nearby hills.
Lakefront Property For Sale on Lake Anasagunticook
Also known as Canton Lake, Lake Anasagunticook is three miles long, one mile wide, covers 568 acres and has a maximum depth of 54 feet. The water quality is deemed average for this spring-fed lake.
Brown trout, smallmouth bass, white perch and pickerel are the principle fisheries in Lake Anasagunticook.A new dam is being built at the outlet to Whitney Brook in Canton. It’s located 120 feet upstream from the former Tannery Dam structure. The Tannery Dam was originally constructed for use by a former mill. It’s believed that the first dam at this site was built around 1849.
Along with the new dam, plans call for a public boat ramp, municipal park and green space on adjacent property in the center of Canton on Route 140. This southern shore of the lake is fondly referred to as “The Beach” by locals.
The opposite shoreline is located in the small Oxford County town of Hartford, where Lake Anasaguniticook is the largest and only lake!
The Lake Anasagunticook Association (LAA), led by President William “Biff” Atwater, has taken an active role in the dam project. LAA describes itself as being “In the Heart of the Hills.” The hills include The Saddleback, Trask Mountain, Jewett Hill and others. All provide a beautiful backdrop to your lakefront property.
At least 26 properties on the lake have been certified and received LakeSmart awards. To become LakeSmart savvy means signing up for an evaluation by an official from DEP or Oxford County Soil and Water. The official will make an appointment to walk around your property and suggest ways to prevent soil erosion, minimize runoff into the lake and grow more native plants.
If or when your property passes the LakeSmart survey you will be awarded a plaque for inside your camp or home and a sign to proudly display outside on your property.
Situated in these small villages only 20 miles north of Lewiston and Auburn, Lake Anasagunticook provides the perfect setting for quiet relaxation, although amenities are close by. Pack your bathing suit and head to this area of the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine to search for waterfront real estate, e.g. a camp, cottage or cabin. You’ll be glad you did.
To learn more about lakefront properties on Lake Anasagunticook, click on the green button above.
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine Sept. 29-Oct. 5
September 28th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg
Sept. 29- Oct.2, Thursday-Sunday, 7am-7pm, 140th Cumberland County Fair, an old-time fair featuring a variety of events including antique tractors, livestock, midway, entertainment and harness racing, $9/Sunday, $7/Monday-Wednesday, $2/seniors on Tuesday, free/children 12 and under, Cumberland Fair Grounds, 197 Blanchard Road, Cumberland. FMI: 207-829-4215, www.cumberlandfair.com.
Sept. 29, Thursday, 8:00pm/doors open at 6:00pm, Waltzing for Dreamers, influenced by traditional Appalachian music as well as contemporary singer-songwriters, the Honey Dewdrops blend old styles with new, creating music that is powerful and heartfelt, free, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 9:00am/experienced paddlers, 10:30am/beginners, Fall Foliage Paddle, the Androscoggin River Watershed Council, the Mahoosuc Land Trust and the River Valley Growth Council sponsor this lovely paddle through fall foliage in western Maine, looking to try a new sport but don’t own your own gear, Grafton Notch Campground will provide canoes at no cost, contact Jim Rinaldo to reserve canoes, a free BBQ lunch will be hosted by the River Valley Growth Council, free, experienced paddlers meet at the Hanover Town Hall, beginners meet at the Madison Motor Inn, Route 2, Bethel. FMI: 207-364-2983, www.bethelmaine.com.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 10a,-4:30pm, Apple Saturday, free cider pressing with a hand press, bring your own apples to be pressed or buy Shaker apples at the Shaker Store, apple art for kids, free R&R Spinners craft demonstration, free, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-926-4597,www.shaker.lib.me.us.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 7pm, First Annual Americana Festival, an evening of great music that covers Blues, Country, and so much more, Kate Redgate and her band offer and engaging blend of fold/alt-country and Americana, with hints of the blues, also local favorites Jonathan Sarty and the White Mountain Boys, as well as Heather Pierson open the festival, $20/adults, $15/seniors, $10/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232,www.fryeburgacademy.org.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, Emilia Dahlin, Portland’s singer, songwriter, performer, she weaves mesmerizing tales with raw rootsy folk and dynamic jazz, $10, $5/seniors and children, New Gloucester Coffee House, New Gloucester Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-926-3161,www.villagecoffeehouse.org.
Oct. 2-5, Sunday-Wednesday, 8:00am-11pm, Fryeburg Fair, the fair of all fairs featuring demonstrations, large midway, the largest exhibition of livestock in New England, exposition buildings, historical buildings, commercial exhibits, fair food, live entertainment, and so much more, $10, Fryeburg Fair Grounds, 1154 Main Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-3268, www.fryeburgfair.com.
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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region Sept. 29-Oct. 5
September 28th, 2011 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
“Pumpkin Patch Trolley” at Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
Sept. 29-Oct. 5, Thursday-Sunday, 2:00pm/Sun, 2:30pm/Thurs, 3:30pm/Sat, 8:00pm/Thurs. and Fri, 8:30pm/Sat, “Miss Saigon,” an epic love story that will touch your heart and haunt your memory, a modern variation of Madame Butterfly, share the emotional story of and American GI and his love affair with a Vietnamese girl in a world torn apart by war, see site for ticket details, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Sept. 30, Friday, 8pm, Multicultural Dance Festival, celebration of authentic, traditional dance forms from around the world, $5, City Theater, 205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-602-2891, www.citytheater.org.
Sept. 30, Friday, 8pm, Maria Muldaur and Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band, Maria Muldaur has sung it all; Blues, rock, jazz, big band swing, folk, Broadway tunes, gospel, country and children’s songs, through the years her voice has deepened, strengthened and become even more convincing, she sings with enough soul and raw power to recharge the emotional batteries of anyone in the audience, $27.50, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777. www.jonathansrestaurant.com.
Oct 1, Saturday 6-9pm, Wine Tasting, while the band is playing, sample over 40 different wines, all available at Madden Beverage, this is an annual event that raises money for Saco-Biddeford Rotary’s Scholarship Program for local high school seniors, ticket includes your own personal wine glass to take home as a souvenir, $25, Jimmy the Greeks, 215 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach. FMI: 207-282-8720, www.maddenbeverage.com.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 8:30am-3pm, Arundel Historical Society Craft Fair, featuring crafts, bake sale and raffles, free to browse, Mildred L. Day School, Limerick Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-3087,www.arundelhistoricalsociety.org.
Oct. 1-2, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-3pm, Pumpkin Patch Trolley, bring yourself into another time as you recreate the adventure experienced by your family generations ago, disembark the streetcar at Meserve’s Crossing and enjoy nature as you explore the pumpkin patch, looking for the perfect pumpkin to take home, continue your streetcar ride to Talbott Park and enjoy roaming the Museum grounds, $8/adults,$6/seniors, $5.50/ages 6-16, free/ages 5 and under, Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-967-2712, www.trolleymuseum.org.
Oct. 4, Tuesday, 7pm, Contemporary American Poets, local poet Richard Foerster will lead two sessions which will consist of close reading and discussion of 10 contemporary American poets mostly of the younger generation, with special focus on work published in the last 15 years, limited to 25 participants, free, York Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 29- Oct.5
September 28th, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
“Chanticleer” at Olin Arts Center, Lewiston
Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 1:00pm/Sat. and Sun, “On the Twentieth Century,” ride at the TAM (where every seat is first class) as they bring you aboard the Twentieth Century Limited for an unforgettable evening of laughter, dance and song, a winner of five Tony awards and four Drama Desk awards, see site for ticket details, Monmouth Theater, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
Sept. 30, Friday, 5-9pm, Art Walk in Lewiston Auburn, a grassroots endeavor by community members, artists, and local businesses, the downtowns of Lewiston and Auburn are turned into impressive arts districts, multiple venues including vacant buildings are filled with a spectacular array of art exhibits for all to enjoy, free, downtown Lewiston and Auburn. FMI: 207-782-7758, www.ArtWalkLewistonAuburn.com
Sept. 30, Friday, 7-9pm, Bangor Book Festival, brings 34 Maine-based and Maine-connected writers and illustrators to Downtown Bangor to read and discuss their work and to meet and talk with Maine readers, writers and book fans, see website for details on speakers, locations and times, free, Downtown Bangor. FMI: 207-947-8336,www.bangorbookfest.org.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 11:30am-6:30pm, Gardiner Swine and Stein Octoberfest, features a trifecta of delicious Maine craft beers, mouthwatering Maine farm-to-table pork, and live music from a collection of emerging Maine bands, activities include a chicken fling, dunk tank and stick pony races, $15, Gardiner Downtown, 200 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI 207-582-3100, www.gardinermainstreet.org.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, Chanticleer performs “Love Song”, spanning 500 years of music, world renowned sixteen voice ensemble presents a captivating love story program which features songs, chansons and ballads by composers as diverse as De Sermisy, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and Ralph Vaughan Williams, $25, Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Andrews Road, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6255, www.bates.edu.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, Stand-up Comedy, Johnny Alter has been makin’ ‘em laugh for years with his smart, hilarious routines. He’s hosting this stand-up comedy evening, including Kate Ghiloni and Nellie Edwards, adults only, $19, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-582-7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 8pm, Celebration Barn Season Finale, a show that feels like a party, Tricky Britches is a high-energy string band, from their roots of playing heel-stomping old-time fiddle tunes they have progressed into a fusion of classic bluegrass, country, and folk rock, also featuring The Ale House String Band, Fritz Grobe and fun surprises from the Barn’s visiting performers, $12, Celebration Barn, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
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Splendid Lodging in the Belgrade/Winthrop Lakes Regions of Maine for Lakefront Buyers
September 22nd, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Great Pond in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine
Looking for lakefront real estate in the Belgrade and Winthrop Lakes Regions–Maine’s premier inland resort area? Pristine lakes, mountain views, championship golf courses, e.g. Springbrook Golf Club, Cobbossee Colony Golf Club, The Meadows Golf Club and Belgrade Lakes Golf Club, Colby, Bowdoin and Bates colleges, Freeport and LL Bean, the Maine International Film Festival, New England Music Camp and other residential summer camps are all just moments away. Lakefront house hunters will enjoy spending a few nights at any of these alternatives to standard overnight accommodations as they search for the right piece of waterfront property.
Lakefront Properties For Sale in Winthrop and Belgrade Lakes Regions
A Rise and Shine Bed and Breakfast, which overlooks Lake Cobbossee, is located on Route 135 in Monmouth. It was originally called “Clearview Farms” and was a gentleman’s racehorse farm in the 1950s for descendants of Franklin Winfield Woolworth, founder of the five and dime store, F.W. Woolworth Company. Innkeepers: Lorette Comeau and Tom Crocker.
The Roost Bed and Breakfast in Winthrop offers two well-appointed rooms within the innkeepers’ home, plus an efficiency apartment. The country setting is on Annabessacook Road, only minutes from Augusta. Innkeepers: Shirley Hyde and chef David Jeffe.
Among the Lakes Bed and Breakfast is set on 250 acres on Belgrade Hill in the heart of the Belgrade Lakes Region. Guest may enjoy a private dock on Great Pond. The innkeepers are known for their “Lake Country Cuisine.” Innkeepers: Sandy and Polly.
The Pressey House offers a peaceful retreat on the northern end of Messalonskee Lake in Oakland. This octagonal-shaped house was build in the 1850s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Innkeepers: Lorne and Lorie McMillan.
The Benjamin Wales House at 49 Middle Street in Hallowell is a Federal-style home built in 1820. Named for the original owner of the house, it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property is landscaped to show off English cottage-style gardens. Innkeeper: Thomas Warner.
Wings Hill Inn is a 200-year-old post and beam farmhouse set between Great Pond and Long Pond in Belgrade Lakes. Named for a previous owner, Edmund Hill, a WWII pilot known as Edmund “Wings” Hill, the Inn is also home to an award winning restaurant. Innkeepers: Chefs Christopher and Tracey Anderson.
Any of these splendid country inns will provide a perfect home base as you search for a waterfront cabin, cottage, condo or camp in the Belgrade and Winthrop Lakes Regions. Check out all the current lakefront property listings in these regions by clicking on the box below.
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine Sept. 22-27
September 21st, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
140th Cumberland County Fair, Cumberland
Sept. 22, Thursday, 10-11:30am, Hay Ride and Apple Cider Making, hayride to the Valley Farm for an apple cider making demonstration and tasting, pick apples and learn how to make them into apple cider, $5, Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-688-4800 ext. 15, www.pinelandfarms.org.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 10am-4:30pm, Apple Saturday, featuring cider pressing with a hand press, bring your own apples to be pressed or buy Shaker apples at the Shaker Store. There will be an apple pie sale in cooperation with the New Gloucester Historical Society, free, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-926-4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 11am-4pm, 8th Annual Maine Lakes Brew Fest, sample brews from Otter Creek Brewing, Gritty McDuff’s, Mass Bay Brewing AKA, Sunday River Brewing and more, takes place on the beach at Point Sebago, entertainment provided, you must be 21 years of age or older, $25/advance, $30/day of event, Point Sebago, 261 Point Sebago Road, Sebago. FMI: 207-647-3472, www.mainelakesbrewfest.com.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 12:00pm, Old-Fashioned Outdoor Concert, savor the final days of summer and step back in time to enjoy an old-fashioned outdoor concert and picnic on the Green with the USM Concert Band, bring the whole family, plus a lawn chair or blanket, barbecue lunch at old-fashioned prices, free/concert, Corthell Hall, USM, 38 College Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5555, www.usm.maine.edu/music.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 7:00pm, Bruce McKenzie Johnson, a magician, comedian, pickpocket and escape artist, this show is a winning combination of comedy, audience participation and mind boggling magic, $8/adults, $4/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232,www.fryeburgacademy.org.
Sept. 25-27, Sunday-Wednesday, 7am-7pm, 140th Cumberland County Fair, an old-time fair featuring a variety of events including antique tractors, livestock, midway, entertainment and harness racing, $9/Sunday, $7/Monday-Wednesday, $2/seniors on Tuesday, free/children 12 and under, Cumberland Fair Grounds, 197 Blanchard Road, Cumberland. FMI: 207-829-4215, www.cumberlandfair.com.
Sept. 25, Sunday, 8:00pm, doors open at 6:00pm, Boubacar Traore, Mali’s legendary blues guitarist and singer, is a harmonious contradiction, his voice is drop dead amazing, singing with a soul that you can not compare to anyone, $17.50, see ‘by the ways,’ Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292,www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
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Out and About for the Sanford/York County Regions of Maine Sept. 22-27
September 21st, 2011 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Civil War Re-enactment to be held at Willowbook, Newfield
Sept. 22-25, Thursday-Sunday, 2:00pm/Sun, 2:30pm/Thurs, 3:30pm/Sat, 7:00pm/Sun, 8:00pm/Thurs. and Fri, 8:30pm/Sat, “Miss Saigon,” an epic love story that will touch your heart and haunt your memory, a modern variation of Madame Butterfly, share the emotional story of and American GI and his love affair with a Vietnamese girl in a world torn apart by war, see site for ticket details, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Sept. 22, Thursday, 7:00pm, Music with a Mission, tour featuring Hawk Nelson, Fireflight, Superchick, Mikeschair, B. Reith, Hyland, Kiros and Samestate, $15/general, $50/meet and greet access, New Life Church, 551 Alfred Road, Biddeford. FMI: 207-978-346-4577, www.TheSoulFest.com.
Sept. 23-24, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “ART,” reader’s theater presentation of the 90-minute satire by Yasmina Reza, in which three male friends feud over an all-white painting, earned the playwright international acclaim, a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony in 1998, free, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Sept. 23, Friday, 8:00pm, Buckwheat Zydeco, his trailblazing style incorporates soul, blues and southwestern Louisiana’s Creole French zydeco music, the band comes from a land of rich cultures and heady influences, and they’ve taken their music to an unprecedented and ever-expanding number of international venues, $32.50/advance, $35/day of show, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansrestaurant.com.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 8-4:00pm, Harvest Art Festival, fun filled event with local artists, artisans, photographers, musicians and more, food and fun for everyone, free, 24th Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 20 Jenkins Road, Saco. FMI: 207-838-9938, www.mainetoday.com.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 10am-3pm, Annual Civil War Encampment, Company A, 3rd Maine visits Willowbrook in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Tour through the camp and chat one-on-one with the knowledgeable re-enactors. Also, author Jean Flahive signs her book, Billy Boy, The Sunday Soldier of the 17th of Maine, $10/adults, $7.50/seniors, $5/students 6-8, free/under 6, Willowbrook Village, Route 11, Newfield. FMI: 207-793-2784, www.willowbrookmuseum.org.
Sept. 24, Saturday, 11am-4:00pm, Chalk on the Walk, a great festival of art, play, music and food, includes a 5K road race with registration starting at 8:30am and race beginning at 9:30am, free, Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-8520, www.heartofbiddeford.org.
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 22-27
September 21st, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
“Twentieth Century,” at Monmouth Theater
Sept. 22, Thursday, 7:30pm, Language Arts Live with Gregory Pardlo, a poet whose prizewinning debut collection, “Totem,” explores what it means to shoulder the weight of cultural, racial and literary expectations, free, Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College, 40 Campus Avenue, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6256, www.bates.edu.
Sept. 23, Friday, 7:30pm, “On the Twentieth Century,” ride at the TAM (where every seat is first class) as they bring you aboard the Twentieth Century Limited for an unforgettable evening of laughter, dance and song, a winner of five Tony awards and four Drama Desk awards, see site for ticket details, Monmouth Theater, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
Sept. 23, Friday, 7:30pm, Lissa Schneckenburger, the traditional music of New England can be as warm and comforting as a winter fire or as potent and exhilarating as a summer thunderstorm. Fiddler and singer Lissa Schneckenburger is a master of both moods, a winsome, sweet-voiced singer who brings new life to old ballads and skillful, dynamic fiddler who captures the driving rhythm and carefree joy of dance tunes old and new, $10/advance, $12/door, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-689-2000, www.francoamericanheritage.org.
Sept. 24-25, Saturday-Sunday, 9:00am, Common Ground Fair, demonstrations, Maine organic foods and crafts, livestock exhibits, entertainment, $10, $8, free/children 12 and under, Common Ground Fairgrounds, Unity. FMI: 207-568-4142, www.mofga.org.
Sep. 24, Saturday, 3:30pm, Wyeth ’01 on the Wyeths, Victoria Wyeth discusses the renowned painters in her family connection with the current Museum of Art exhibition Andrew and Jamie Wyeth: Selections from the Private Collection of Victoria Browning Wyeth, free, Olin Arts Center, Bates, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.
Sept. 25, Sunday, 1:00pm, Jim Scott in Concert, an acoustic guitarist, singer and composer of powerful music that furthers ideals of ecology, justice, and peace, Jim makes an impact on hearts and minds across the world, $20, First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0461, www.jimscottmusic.com.
Sept. 27, Tuesday 6-8:00pm, Book Signing and Slide Show Presentation, Maine’s former governor changes gears in his new book Governor’s Travels: How I Left Politics, Learned to Back Up a Bus, and Found America, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-333-6640, www.auburn.lib.me.us.
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Bryant Pond Lakefront Real Estate Accentuated by Picturesque Sunsets and Towering Norway Pines
September 20th, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Quiet Morning on Bryant Pond in Oxford County, Maine
Bryant Pond, also known as Lake Christopher, is the largest of the ponds in the Maine Lakes and Mountains towns of Greenwood and Woodstock. The pond covers 278 acres and has a maximum depth of 63 feet. It’s located only minutes from Sunday River and Mt. Abram Ski Resorts.
The mixture of rocky and sandy shoreline make it popular amongst anglers who catch coldwater fish species including smelt, landlocked salmon and brook trout here. A public boat ramp is located next to the outlet at Rowe Hill Road.
From your lakeside getaway on the pond you’ll enjoy views of Mt. Abram and the surrounding hills and mountains.
The Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center, formerly the Maine Conservation School, is located on Bryant Pond.
Bryant Pond achieved some national fame in the mid-1970s when its family-owned Bryant Pond Telephone Company became the last hand-cranked telephone exchange in operation in the United States. In 1981 the local company, operating from a switchboard in the living room of owners Barbara and Elden Hathaway, was purchased by the Oxford County Telephone & Telegraph Company. Despite a valiant effort to keep the hand-cranked phones, the last “crank” calls were placed on October 11, 1983. From that point forward phone service has been through a modern dial exchange (207-665). To commemorate the crank phone, a 14-foot tall monument was erected on a village green beside Route 26.
Check out this statue, and a couple of other oddities including a three-story outhouse and giant butterfly sculpture when you look for waterfront property along the shore of Bryant Pond.
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Prime Beer Real Estate in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine
September 15th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
A Boater Enjoys the Quietude on Lovewell Pond in Fryeburg
While shopping for lakefront property in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine you’ll pass by some prime beer real estate. People with the passion for good beer frequent these spots.
Just off of Route 5 in Lovell is Ebenezer’s Pub situated beside the 3rd green at Lake Kezar Golf Club. Owners Jen and Chris Lively have over 35 beers on tap, mostly Belgian, and over 1,000 bottles of beer in their coolers and cellar. So . . . if you need a cool one after surviving the second hole, you’ve arrived at the right place.
Bray’s Brewpub and Eatery is located in a Victorian farmhouse on Route 302 in Naples. Michael Bray has been brewing beer in the barn since 1995. He and co-owner Sonja LaRochelle, offer beer, wine, fine food and musical entertainment throughout the year. Fresh, hand-crafted ales include Brandy Pond Blonde Ale, Old Church Pale Ale, Pleasant Mountain Porter and Mt. Olympus Special Ale. Tours of the brewery are available on Thursdays at 2 p.m.
And finally, if you like the party atmosphere and want to sample a variety of beers, as well as some cider and wine, the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual Maine Lakes Brew Fest in late September at Point Sebago Resort. Twenty-five to thirty brewers, including Bray’s, D.L. Geary Brewing Company, Gritty McDuffs, Oak Point, Rising Tide, Sebago, Sea Dog Shipyard and Sunday River Brewing Company, offer samples to those 21 and older. If you plan to attend, bring your ID.
If these samplings of beer real estate whet your appetite, think about spending vacations in the Lakes Region so you can frequent these venues and others. Check out all the current lakefront property listing by clicking on the green box above.
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