Sebasticook Lake Association

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  • 2014 Drawdown Information

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    Greetings All, I hope you are enjoying the summer in spite of the rain. Unfortunately the lake water quality has not been as good as in previous years, and the Water Conservation/Drawdown Committee has agreed that an early drawdown date is necessary this year.  For the DRAWDOWN, the gate will be opened on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER…

  • New Clear Dam Gate Screw Cover with markings

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    Just got back from viewing the new clear cover for the dam gate screw shaft.  Now you can not only see if the dam gate is open, you can see how much it is open.  When I checked the gate it was open 2 feet.  Plus one louver was fully open and the fishway was…

  • New Lake Property owners

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    Please check out the shoreland zoning listed under the LakeLife.  This is an important document that explains what is allowed based on town and state statutes.  If you don’t understand any component please contact our Newport town CEO (code enforcement officer) Al Tempesta at (207) 368-3264.  There are a lot of restrictions and requirements to…

  • Water Quality Testing done rest of this summer

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    Water clarity July 22 was 2.85 meters which is better than our last reading two weeks ago of 2.3 meters. The thermocline is still at about 6 meters which is good. The 2.85 meters is about average for this time of year. Water clarity August 13 was 2.7 meters, still reasonable for this time of…

  • July 12 2014 Annual Meeting

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    We all had a good time at our annual meeting.  Pres. Muffy Pare kept the meeting moving with charm and humor.  Everyone reported on their respective committees.  Dr. Spiess spoke on “Background to the Fish Weir: Native American Prehistory of Sebasticook Lake and the Kennebec Valley”.  He spoke well and we all were attentive and…

  • Swimmer’s Itch Information

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    Tips to Prevent and Treat Swimmer’s Itch 1. Avoid Busy Beaches – Swimmer’s Itch is most common in highly populated beaches where ducks, especially the merganser duck, and snails are commonly found. Avoiding these swimming areas will decrease your chances of coming in contact with the parasite in the first place. Deeper water and moving…

  • Newport Bicentennial Parade

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    Saturday’s Bicentennial Parade was postponed to July 5th at 4pm. I’ll see you there! By the way checkout the facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NewportBicentennial) for the bicentennial. We all had a great time at the kayak/canoe race even with the rain. There were 22 entrants; ages ranges ranged from 7 to 70 years old. Look like the…

  • Newport Bicentennial Week in one more week

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    Newport has an exciting week planned to celebrate the town’s 200 years.  Monday at 6pm at the Newport Cultural Center is the Opening Ceremony including the opening of a 100 year old time capsule, plus appetizers and refreshments served by the Newport Woman’s Club.  Also the Woman’s Club will have on display a commemorative woven…

  • Lake Rental -0ne week- including August 14-15th

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    Does anyone know of any camp rentals on Sebasticook for a week?  Joanne Elwell’s family has a wedding scheduled for August 15th and would like to rent one or more houses on the lake for a week to include the wedding date. If you do know of any houses on the lake available please contact…

  • Third Water Testing Done-June 11

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    Wednesday’s water testing with Dave Halliwell, DEP, aquatic biologist, Jack Carson, next lake monitor in training, and Debbie Ferrell, current lake monitor, went smoothly.  The weather was bright with little wind.  The secchi disk reading was 4.1 meters, though the range of barely visible disk was larger than usual.  This was also our second lab…