The Forest Meets the Pond at Morrill Pond in Hartland

Morrill Pond is nestled among the tall pines of Hartland, Maine. If you are searching for lakefront property, don’t overlook this gem–secluded and affordable family camps, cabins and homes can be found here where the wooded forest meets the pond.

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The water quality of this 145 acre pond is above average. With a maximum depth of 48 feet and a mean depth of 16, anglers fish for brown trout, white perch and chain pickerel. An access for small boats is off of Morrill Pond Road.
The small community of Hartland is located on the fringes of the Sebasticook Valley wilderness. There’s plenty of wildlife to enjoy, as well as strawberry picking, fishing, hunting, boating, snowmobiling, skiing and golfing. The Skowhegan State Fair is held each August in nearby Skowhegan.
Incorporated in 1820, Hartland is home to the Irving Tanning Company, a worldwide producer of fine leathers for shoes, clothing and furnishings. Their state-of-the-art equipment has reduced production times and eliminated the less desirable elements of the tanning industry.
In town, you’ll find the Old Town Hall, originally built in 1890 and then rebuilt after a fire. Also along the main street is the Old Academy School, built in 1856, and now home to the town office. The Hartland Diner has also been around since the 1800s. And the centerpiece of town is another 19th century structure–the bandstand.
Hartland is located just an hour from white water rafting, as well as Moosehead Lake. It’s also an hour from the Belgrade Lakes. Freeport and LL Bean are an hour and a half away, while it’s a two hour drive to Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor.
On Morrill Pond, there is absolutely no road noise. An occasional call of the loon or hoot of an owl breaks the silence. You may hear a deer crossing just above you or geese landing on the pond below. You look up and see the stars or perhaps the blinking lights of a jet thousands of feet above as it crosses the night sky. This is the place to let all your cares evaporate. You will go home with a new perspective. And you will come back.
Morrill Pond is only 15 minutes from I-95, but when you own waterfront property here, you soon realize that your wilderness location is close to amenities. Click on the green box above to learn more about lakefront property listings on Morrill Pond.
To learn more about the Sebasticook area, click on the blog links below:
Sebasticook Lake, Newport, Maine: Gateway to the Moosehead Lake Region
Sibley Pond, Pittsfield & Canaan, Maine, Offers Lakefront Home Owners Plenty of Wildlife Viewings