Mousam Lake

October 16, 2015
Square Pond Improvement Association in southern Maine spreads word, not invasive plant

Square Pond Improvement Association in southern Maine spreads word, not invasive plant

A pleasant day on Square Pond in Acton and Shapleigh, Maine Square Pond Improvement Association in southern Maine spreads word, not invasive plantby Leigh Macmillen HayesWhen I asked Bill Kilgus, president of the Square Pond Improvement Association in Shapleigh and Acton, if I could use their […]
May 1, 2015
Lyme Disease Awareness for Maine Lakefront Property Owners

Lyme Disease Awareness for Maine Lakefront Property Owners

Summertime and Life is Great on Mousam Lake in Maine   by Leigh Macmillen Hayes   As Maine lakefront property owners, you want to be outside enjoying your lot overlooking your favorite lake or pond. From experience, we know that deer ticks, which transmit Lyme disease, […]
April 10, 2015
Maine DEP Announces Changes to Chapter 1000 Guidelines Under the Nonconforming Structures Expansion Section

Maine DEP Announces Changes to Chapter 1000 Guidelines Under the Nonconforming Structures Expansion Section

End of a summer day on Mousam Lake, Shapleigh, Maine   Maine lakefront property owners will be pleased to note that the Maine DEP has updated information about choices under the nonconforming structures expansion section of Chapter 1000 Guidelines. We appreciate that Michael Morse, assistant shore […]
January 18, 2015
Maine Lakefront Neighbors Need to Share Passion For Water Quality

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 15, 2015

Lakefront House For Sale on Mousam Lake, Acton, Maine: Perfect for Family Vacations

Three Level Year-Round House Overlooks Premier Mousam Lake, Acton, Maine Sunsets and loons will make your day at this Maine lakefront house for sale on Mousam Lake in Acton. Located at 182 Avenue D, the house features three levels of living space, providing plenty of room […]
December 4, 2014
Woody Fungi Identification Entices Maine Lakefront Property Owners

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 13, 2014
Forming a Maine Lake Association: Nuts and Bolts

Forming a Maine Lake Association: Nuts and Bolts

Azure Beauty of Mousam Lake, Shapleigh, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesOur Maine lakes are precious to us, whether we own lakefront property, enjoy swimming and fishing in them, or just pausing beside them. No matter where we live in Maine, we all live in a watershed. […]
October 5, 2014

Maine Lakefront Primer: The ABCs of Watershed Terminology

Mousam Lake, Shapleigh, Maine: Doesn’t This Make You Want to Jump In? Because we use a variety of terms when we write or talk about lakefront property and the surrounding watershed, we thought you’d appreciate having lakespeak defined. Lakefront Properties For Sale in Shapleigh, Maine View […]
August 31, 2014

Maine Lakefront Property Owners Read About Nestle and Ground Water Extraction

A Beautiful Summer Day on Mousam Lake, Shapleigh, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes Every Maine lakefront property owner should have this book on his/her bookshelf. From Ground Water to Grass Roots: Two Small Towns–One Large Corporation, by Walter Hampton Baily. Two small towns in southern Maine […]