“Sebago Lake”

May 11, 2009

Sebago Lake – Facts for the Lakefront Lover of Big Sebago

Sebago Lake, Maine’s Second Largest Lake We speak so much about the Sebago Lakes Region and the Sebago Lake area, and now would like to share some more information about Sebago Lake itself. To get started, here are a few facts and figures about the mighty […]
May 3, 2009

Brandy Pond in Naples at the Center of Maine’s Lake Region

Brandy Pond, once known as the Bay of Naples, sits at the heart of the Sebago Lakes Region between the long and narrow Long Lake to the north and the mighty Sebago Lake to the south. Connected by the Naples swingbridge and causeway to Long Lake […]
April 17, 2009

Songo River Queen Takes Incognito Cruise on Long Lake in Naples

I was driving over the causeway in Naples earlier this week and saw the strangest sight out on Long Lake. The ice had just gone out and there on the lake, probably a mile or two from the causeway, was this big black thing floating on the […]
April 1, 2009

Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake Provides a Walk Back in Time

A hundred years ago the ability to afford a summer vacation in Maine was coming within reach of a growing middle class. The wealthy still enjoyed the amenities of grand hotel living at places like the Poland Spring Inn or the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton […]
March 9, 2009

Standish, Maine is Ideally Situated for Lakefront Vacation Home Buyers

The town of Standish anchors the southern end of Sebago Lake and also encompasses two smaller bodies of water, Watchic Lake and Bonny Eagle Pond. If you can imagine the bottom third of Sebago Lake sitting in a coffee cup with the cup coming up both […]
February 2, 2009

Casco Offers Up a Wide Variety of Maine Lakefront Property

The village of Casco lies along Rte 121, about five miles north of Rte. 302 and Raymond. It’s a quaint little place with several white clapboard houses, a general store and gas pump, the library, a Grange Hall and a church. Cast an eye a little […]
November 22, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Naples Bridge Plans Have Low Cost, High Approval

e It seems that plans for finding a solution to repairing or replacing the aging swing bridge that spans the waters of Long Lake and Brandy Pond in Naples are alive and well. A report in this week’s Bridgton News tells of a repair plan that […]
November 14, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Water Runoff Awareness

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection estimates that between 40% and 70% of rain and snow melt that falls on a Maine residential property runs off and finds its way to streams, rivers, and lakes. Because of their proximity to the water, lakefront property owners play […]
November 10, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – No Go On Casino

Last Tuesday the voters of Maine rejected a proposal to allow the building of a resort-casino in Oxford County, probably somewhere along Route 26 in Oxford. The measure lost by a 55% to 45% differential. Proponents of the proposal feel strongly that Mainers have  missed out on […]