June 2015 – Mr. Lake Front | We Are Maine's Lake Specialists

June 26, 2015

Slow the flow at your Maine Lakefront Property

A Brilliant Summer Day on Androscoggin Lake by Leigh Macmillen HayesHealthy buffers along lakefront properties are our last defense in the effort to preserve water quality. These riparian buffers are vegetated zones of land rather than green golf-course like lawns adjacent to the water. The buffer […]

June 24, 2015

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July1

at the Norway Grange June 25-27, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs, 3:30pm/Fri, 2pm/Sat, “The Maine Festival of American Music: Its Roots and Traditions,” provides a rare opportunity to experience Shaker music and history in the context of the wider world of classical and folk music, while also celebrating American […]

June 24, 2015

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1

at The Ogunquit Playhouse June 25, Thursday, 8pm, “Carbon Leaf,” debuted as an independent college band in 1993, eventually leading to a recording contract with Vanguard Records in 2004, resulting in three albums during their six years with the label. Along the way, Carbon Leaf has […]

June 24, 2015

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1

“Charlie Daniels Band,” Waterville Opera House June 25-28, Thursday-Sunday, 8pm/Thurs.-Sat, 4pm/Sun, “The Bikinis,” Jodi and Annie, sisters from Paramus, New Jersey; Karla, their slightly manipulative first cousin from Philly; and their best friend Barbara, from Staten Island. In 1964 they won the Belmar Beach Talent Contest, […]

June 24, 2015

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1

“Strawberry Festival,” Brunswick June 25-27, Thursday-Saturday, various times, “53rd Windjammer Days,” various activities including watching the Windjammer fleet leave the harbor 7am-11am Thursday, oyster shucking contest on Friday, Rocky Coast Road Race on Saturday, and a lighted boat parade, see site for event details, Boothbay Harbor. […]

June 24, 2015

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1

“RedSox Alumni Game,” Bangor June 25, Thursday, 4:30-6:30pm, “Summer Wine at Hill House,” celebrate summer on the grounds of the historic Thomas A. Hill House, this event is an opportunity to gather with friends and fellow members of the historical society while touring the historic home […]

June 19, 2015

White Pine Needle Cast Raises Questions in Maine

Morning Sun on Keoka Lake, Waterford, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesAs a Maine lakefront property owner, you may be acutely aware that in recent weeks pine needles have been turning brown and shedding in significant numbers.Driving near Keoka Lake in Waterford recently, it seemed like all […]

June 17, 2015

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 18-24

at Lake Region High School, Naples June 18-21, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 2pm/Sun, “On Golden Pond,” Ethel and Norman Thayer return to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as […]

June 17, 2015

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 18-24

at the Hackmatack Theatre, Berwick June 18, Thursday, 8pm, “Tuck & Patti,” after 20 years of making music together as husband-and-wife jazz duo Tuck & Patti, Tuck Andress’s guitar and Patti Cathcart’s vocals blend smoothly into a honed sound all their own. They perform both their […]