All Lake Regions of Maine

August 21, 2015
Raised Ranch for sale on Splendid Sebec Lake, Bowerbank, Maine

Raised Ranch for sale on Splendid Sebec Lake, Bowerbank, Maine

Step out the door and right down to Sebec Lake in Bowerbank, Maine   Cruise around Sebec Lake in Bowerbank, Maine, and then dock your boat in time to watch the sunset and relax over drinks—at home. This raised ranch located at 79 Bear Point Road […]
July 28, 2015
Naples Causeway Goes Retro With MountainView Woodies Club’s Boat and Car Show on Long Lake, Maine

Naples Causeway Goes Retro With MountainView Woodies Club’s Boat and Car Show on Long Lake, Maine

MountainView Woodies Classic Boat and Car Show provide Eye Candy on Long Lake, Naples, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes, photo credits: MountainView Woodies ClubIn a matter of days, the Naples Causeway in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine will go retro and fill with beautiful antique […]
June 26, 2015
Slow the flow at your Maine Lakefront Property

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 19, 2015
White Pine Needle Cast Raises Questions in Maine

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 12, 2015
Lakes Environmental Association Educates Students Through Hey You! Cruise on Long Lake in Naples

Lakes Environmental Association Educates Students Through Hey You! Cruise on Long Lake in Naples

Almost Summer on Long Lake, Naples, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesShouts of “Hey You!” echo across Long Lake in Naples each June as sixth grade students in the Sebago Lakes Region who have completed the Lakes Environmental Association’s Living Connections Program enjoy a cruise on the […]
May 29, 2015
Steps to Protect Maine’s Iconic Cry of the Loon

Steps to Protect Maine’s Iconic Cry of the Loon

Ever  So Slowly the Great Orb Sinks Over Pemaquid Lake, Nobleboro, Maine   by Leigh Macmillen HayesThe cry of the loon. That haunting wail that transports all of us, whether we are sitting on the porch overlooking our Maine lakefront or at a desk somewhere and […]
May 22, 2015
Fifteen Ways to Become a Better Steward of Your Maine Lake

Fifteen Ways to Become a Better Steward of Your Maine Lake

Cliffs Overlooking Lower Springy Pond in Otis, Maine   by Leigh Macmillen Hayes   Those of us who own Maine lakefront property appreciate the beauty before us. Unfortunately, unless we take steps to become better stewards, the lakes will degrade. By developing an understanding of how […]
May 15, 2015
Spring Ephemerals Brighten Maine Lakefront Properties

Spring Ephemerals Brighten Maine Lakefront Properties

Quiet Bunganut Lake in Southern Maine   by Leigh Macmillen HayesWe often encourage you to maintain the vegetated buffer zone at your Maine Lakefront Property. But . . . do you know what the trees and plants are that make up the area between your house, […]
May 8, 2015
The Maine Lakes Society Works For Our Benefit

The Maine Lakes Society Works For Our Benefit

Summer calls from Great Pond in Belgrade, Maine   by Leigh Macmillen HayesPeople, like the ever-energetic Maggie Shannon, executive director of the Maine Lakes Society, have made it their life’s work to protect the lakes and ponds we love.The mission of the Maine Lake’s Society is […]