All Lake Regions of Maine – Page 5 – Mr. Lake Front

February 1, 2015

Must Reads for the Maine Lakefront Cabin, Camp or Cottage

Wadleigh Pond, Lyman, Maine, Awaits Your Exploration In the spirit of keeping it local, we continue to seek out books about Maine, by Mainers, and in this case, published in Maine. Look for these titles published by Islandport Press on their Web site or at your […]

January 29, 2015

Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program Announces New Lake Maps

Summer Calm on Flying Pond in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program has shared this exciting news with us. Whether you are a water quality monitor, invasive plant patroller, or simply someone who loves to spend time on Maine lakes, you […]

January 25, 2015

More Tree ID Along The Shoreline of Your Maine Lakefront Property

The Gem of Long Pond, Belgrade, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesWe’re always encouraging you to maintain the vegetated buffer along the shoreline of your Maine lakefront property. This is the second of our three-blog series on tree identification, some of which you may find in your […]

January 22, 2015

Maine Boaters Heed No Wake and Headway Speed Zones

Twilight Descends Upon Damariscotta Lake in Midcoast Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesImagine yourself sitting on the dock at your Maine lakefront property or standing on your paddle board in the lake, when . . . VROOM. A boat zooms by at half throttle creating a wake […]

January 18, 2015

Maine Lakefront Neighbors Need to Share Passion For Water Quality

Azure Sky Reflection on Mousam Lake, Acton, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes One day you’re paddling along on your Maine lake and notice a neighbor has destroyed the vegetated buffer or committed some other wrongdoing at the shoreline. As a lakefront property owner and one who […]

January 11, 2015

ID Trees in Your Maine Lakefront Property Buffer Zone

Brandy Pond links Long Lake and Sebago Lake in Naples, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesHave you ever looked out at your Maine lakefront property and wondered what tree species are represented in your vegetated buffer? Lakefront Properties For Sale on Brandy Pond in Naples […]

January 4, 2015

Early Morning Row on a Maine Lake

Megunticook Lake, Camden, Maine: Home of the Megunticook Regatta by Leigh Macmillen HayesWhen I was a youngster, Dad purchased a nine-foot fixed-seat rowboat that with a wooden mast, centerboard and rudder, transformed into a sailboat. Lakefront Properties For Sale on Lake Megunticook […]

January 1, 2015

DIY: Build Your Own Wherry To Row On Maine Lakes

Row, Row, Row Your Boat on Highland Lake, Bridgton, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesImagine this—you love to row in front of your Maine lakefront home, you own your own rowing shell, BUT you see some drop dead gorgeous wooden shells a few guys have built and […]

December 28, 2014

Woody Fungi: Nature’s Recycler Near Maine Lakefront Properties

Sky over Thompson Lake by Bonnie Jackson by Leigh Macmillen HayesFungi (fun’-ji or fun’-gi) are the most dominant decomposers of our ecosystem in Maine. Without them, we would suffocate in a pile of dead and dying biological matter that wouldn’t decay–Think mountains upon mountains of […]