April

April 28, 2013

Hikes In and Around Sebago Lake, Maine

Nighttime falling on Sebago Lake, Maine Sebago Lake is Maine’s second largest lake and the third largest in New England. Its Native American name, “Sebago,” means “Great Stretch of Water.” This water stretches eight miles wide and twelve miles long. Covering 28,771 acres or 45.6 square […]
April 25, 2013

Law Prevents Soil Erosion from Degrading Water Quality for Maine Lakefront Properties

A Blue Hue on Square Pond in Shapleigh, Maine Maine’s lakefront property owners benefit from the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law, which came into effect in 1997. The law was designed to prevent further degradation of Maine waters by soil erosion and has been amended several […]
April 24, 2013

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine April 25-May 1

“Waltzing for Dreamers Series,” Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield April 25-28, Thursday-Sunday, 5pm/Sunday, 7:30pm-Thursday-Saturday, “Orlando,” presented by USM Department of Theatre, Sarah Ruhl’s adapation of Virginia Woolf’s gender-bending satire, $8-$15, Russell Hall, USM, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5151, www.usm.maine.edu/theatre. April 25, Thursday, 8pm, Waltzing for Dreamers Free Music […]
April 24, 2013

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 25 – May 1

“Maiden’s Progeny: An Afternoon with Mary Cassatt, 1906,” Saco River Theatre, Buxton April 25-28, Thursday-Sunday, 2:30pm/Sunday, 7:30pm/Thursday-Saturday, “Maiden’s Progeny: An Afternoon with Mary Cassatt, 1906,” play about artist Mary Cassatt in Paris, $18-$20, Saco River Theatre, Buxton. FMI: 207-929-6472, www.sacorivertheatre.org. April 26, Friday, 5-8pm, Biddeford Art Walk, […]
April 24, 2013

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine April 25-May 1

Benefit Handbell Concert, South Parish Congregational Church, Augusta April 26, Friday, 7:30-8:30pm, Daniel Chong and Frank Glazer, violin and piano, $12, free/first 50 students or seniors, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu. April 26, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, UMF Concert Band Performance, conducted by […]
April 24, 2013

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine April 25-May 1

4th Annual Free Range Music Festival, Belfast April 25, Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm, Chocolate Buffet, benefit for Morse High School Project Graduation sponsored by Wilbur’s of Maine, sample chocolate confections, silent auction and music by Morse musicians, $20, Bath Middle School, Bath. FMI: 207-798-0269, www.rsu1mhs.sharpschool.net. April 25, Thursday, […]
April 24, 2013

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 25-May 1

“Hair”-National Broadway Tour, Collins Arts Center, Bangor April 25-26, Thursday-Friday, 7pm/Thursday, 8pm/Friday, “Hair”-National Broadway Tour, hailed as “intense, unadulterated joy,” tells the story of a group of friends choosing to speak up and sing out in celebration of love, life and freedom, a few minutes of […]
April 22, 2013

Standish, Maine: Family Boating Featured at Richardson’s Boat Yard on Sebago Lake

A Picture Perfect Day for Boating on Sebago Lake, Maine Richardson’s Boat Yard on Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, has been a family-run business for over 50 years. This full-service marina was started in 1921 by Arthur F. Richardson. It’s been passed from generation to generation […]
April 18, 2013

Lake Auburn, Maine: Poster Child for Need to Utilize Best Management Practices

Photo by:  Alicia Photograghy/www.flickr.com/photos/aliciaphotography/2682454915/ Rosy Sunset over Taylor Pond in Auburn, Maine In September 2012, Lake Auburn in Auburn, Maine, experienced a significant fish kill. Water quality and wildlife officials discovered more than 200 dead trout floating on the lake or along the shoreline. According to […]