Find Your Waterfront Getaway on Lake Anasagunticook in Canton and Hartford, Maine

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Find Your Waterfront Getaway on Lake Anasagunticook in Canton and Hartford, Maine


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.

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A Canton landmark is the Lake Anasagunticook Lighthouse built in 1937 by resident Charles Ray. The conical stone tower is attached to a private residence.
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.
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