Mountainy Pond, Dedham, Maine: Among Most Pristine Lakefront Property in Downeast Maine

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Mountainy Pond, Dedham, Maine: Among Most Pristine Lakefront Property in Downeast Maine

Mountainy Pond, Dedham, Maine: Among Most Pristine Lakefront Property in Downeast Maine

Mountains and Hills Surround Pristine Mountainy Pond in Dedham, Maine

Lakefront property owners are few on pristine Mountainy Pond in Dedham, Maine. In 1909, a wealthy Pennsylvania lawyer bought up much of the land around the 698-acre pond with the intention of developing a vacation resort. Following the Great Depression, however, the idea fell through. The land was sold to a group who formed a trust in the 1920s–The Mountainy Pond Club. They built classic Maine cabins for their own families.

 

 

More recently, the Brewer Water District signed a conservation easement with The Mountainy Pond Club to protect 514-acres of land on the pond. This is part of the watershed for Hatcase Pond, the city’s drinking water supply.

Mountainy Pond has a 7.3 mile perimeter waiting to be explored by you. The mean depth is 20 feet, and the maximum depth is 34 feet. Water quality readings indicate that it is above average.
The warmwater fishery supports bass, white and yellow perch, plus chain pickerel. There’s even a rock known as bass rock.
Mountains, including Bald Mountain, which once served as a major ski area, and many hills surround Mountainy and other ponds and lakes in Dedham, a small town located along scenic Route 1A. This town is known as the Switzerland of America for its numerous waterbodies and mountains, which reminded early travelers of Lucerne, Switzerland. Who wouldn’t love this place?
The pond is located about a half hour from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. From Portland, it’s a two and a half hour drive to Mountainy Pond, while it’s four hours from Boston.
Another pond in the area, which is even smaller, is Moulton Pond. It covers 49 acres and has a mean depth of 23 feet, with a maximum depth of 35 feet. White perch form the principal fishery and there is no public access to this small pond.
To learn more about lakefront properties for sale in the Downeast town of Dedham, click on the green box above.
To learn more about other gems hidden among the mountains and hills of Dedham, check out the blog links below.
Green Lake, Dedham and Ellsworth, Maine: An Idyllic Gem in Downeast Maine
Phillips Lake, Dedham Township, Maine: Own Lakefront Property in “The Switzerland of Maine”

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