All Lake Regions of Maine – Page 6 – Mr. Lake Front

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 […]

December 21, 2014

Maine Fishing Regulations Available Online

Ice Shacks Decorate Little Ossipee Lake in Waterboro, Maine As Maine lakefront property owners, be adventurous. Bundle up, get outside and try your hand at ice fishing. Once winter seals the lakes under ice, the action can be fast and furious. Lakefront Properties For Sale […]

December 14, 2014

Changes Could Drastically Weaken Maine’s Stormwater Law

Bird’s Eye View of Crescent Lake, Raymond, Maine Colin Holme, assistant director at Lakes Environmental Association in Bridgton, Maine shared this with us:The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) is currently proposing changes to the laws regulating stormwater from development projects. While modifications that would allow […]

December 7, 2014

More Woody Fungi Found Near Maine Lakefront Properties

Look for Woody Fungi among the Trees Surrounding Ebeemee Lake in the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesWhat’s fleshy, leathery and woody, and fruits profusely in the Lakes Regions of Maine? Woody fungi, of course.Along the shores of our lakefronts and on the […]

December 4, 2014

Woody Fungi Identification Entices Maine Lakefront Property Owners

Locate Woody Fungi Along Wooded Lakefront Property in Shapleigh, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesWalk through the woods surrounding your lakefront property and your eyes may cue in to mushrooms growing on the soil, rocks and trees. Woody fungi are among my favorites because they’re easier to […]

November 28, 2014

Maine’s Soil and Water Conservation Districts Partner with Locals to Solve Water Pollution Issues

Stillness of Autumn Day Reflected on Phillips Lake, Dedham, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes“‘The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself’ was the warning issued in 1937 by President Roosevelt when he signed legislation authorizing the creation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.” This is the […]