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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Little Androscoggin River undergoes flow study report
AUBURN — Increased recreational use along the Little Androscoggin River was the driving force for a flow study report Sunday on the Lower Barker Mill Dam in Auburn. A group of five kayakers and two canoers tested two different flow levels, 590 and 300 cubic feet per second, beginning right below the dam and ending […]
Posted inRiver Valley
River trip, golf ball drop added to Dixfield festival
DIXFIELD — The 38th annual Dixfield Main Street Outdoor Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, rain or shine, planning committee Chairwoman Deb Morang said. The Outdoor Market began around 30 years ago, under the direction of Norine Clarke and her late husband, Ralph. Dozens of crafters, service agencies, […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Fryeburg Police rescue stranded campers on Saco River
FRYEBURG — Police on Thursday conducted their second river rescue in three days, helping three woman and a dog stranded when the Saco River rose unexpectedly and swept their canoe away. Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in a news release that dispatchers received a distress call from a 21-year-old woman around 7:15 a.m. that she […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Police looking for kayak lost on I-295
The State Police are trying to help a woman recover her missing kayak after she lost it on Interstate 295. She was driving south near the Bowdoinham-Topsham border about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when the roof rack on her car came loose. The rack and attached yellow 14-foot kayak fell off. It was a Heritage Featherlite […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Michigan couple marks 33rd wedding anniversary by returning to Maine
WATERFORD — A Michigan couple celebrating their wedding anniversary returned this week to Maine where they spent a one-night honeymoon 33 years ago and fell in love with the state’s beauty. Jane and Dallas Handrich were spotted at a Keoka Lake public beach, having their picture taken by a group of local kayakers Friday. The […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Quarter-mile section all that separates Androscoggin River from improved water-quality standard
LEWISTON — On a recent August afternoon, outdoorswoman and Bates College retiree Judith Marden was on the Androscoggin River, in Gulf Island Pond, learning to paddleboard. “I’m not very good at it,” the 69-year-old said with a laugh. The first time Marden tried “I fell off four times. I didn’t worry about falling into the Androscoggin. […]
Posted inFranklin
Industry man helps rescue 3 people from Clearwater Lake
INDUSTRY — A retiree with Parkinson’s disease rescued three canoeists from the cold water of Clearwater Pond on Sunday morning, even after his personal watercraft overturned. James Grant pulled two women and one man from the water, which had been whipped into large whitecaps by high winds. “It was the way I was taught” as […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Missing kayaker found near Deer Isle
ELLSWORTH — After a 14-hour search, a kayaker who had been reported missing on Thursday night, was found near Deer Isle by the Coast Guard. The kayaker, Matt Grabowski, 30, was on a several-day kayaking and camping trip around Isle au Haut when he missed a scheduled check-in with his friend’s father. The Coast Guard […]