By Nancy Murphy campbell – Middle Basin Photographing loons is one of my favorite activities. I experience a deep sense of peace when I’m quietly sitting and watching them from my kayak. The loons are both beautiful and fascinating. I love how they interact with each other and especially how they communicate – using a
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MPA and LEA: Partners in the Pond Protection Process
by Steve Petter • North Basin resident • Board member since 2021 • four years on the lake by Bill Muir • Biddle Basin resident • Board member since 2016 • 6 years on the lake One of the many activities of the Moose Pond Association (MPA) is to collaborate with the Lakes Environmental Association
LakeSmart: Helping You to Help Protect Our Lake
by Bill Dexter • Middle Basin resident • MPA board member since 2019 • 50+ years on the lake As the local LakeSmart reps for Moose Pond, my sister and I often receive questions about this important program from curious neighbors such as: What is the LakeSmart program? How do I sign up to have
Ice Fishing on Moose Pond
by Richard Niedel (with Larry Scholz, owner of Unc’l Lunkers Bait and Tackle) – Middle Basin resident • MPA board member since 2021 • 50 years on the lake Moose Pond offers a variety of wonderful recreational activities throughout the year. While summer season activities — such as swimming, boating, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, fishing and
My Summer Job: Harvesting Milfoil
by Logan Hagerty During the summer of 2021, our oldest son, Logan, worked for the Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) on a milfoil removal crew. He drafted the following operational narrative of LEA’s efforts to mitigate a Eurasian milfoil infestation that was discovered on Long Lake. I hope you will find his story to be both
Moose Pond Dam Repair
by Mark Patterson • MiddleBbasin resident • MPA board member since 2008 • 40+ years on the lake The Moose Pond Dam is located near the center of Denmark at the intersection of Route 160, West Main Street and the Denmark Road. It holds back the water we know as Moose Pond. The dam is
The 1792 Flooding of Moose Pond
by Zach Clayton • Middle Basin Resident • MPA board member since 2019 • 30+ years on the lake Moose Pond is a beautiful three-basin lake, stretching nine miles from Denmark to Sweden and crossing through the town of Bridgton. Nestled under the shadow of Pleasant Mountain and the Shawnee Peak ski area, it entertains
Greetings moose pond association members
Message from the president In what seemed to be one of the least controversial Presidential elections in recent years, I took over the role of Moose Pond Association (MPA) President from Mark Patterson at the end of this year’s annual meeting — a event that was held at the Shawnee Peak ski area on Saturday,
Let’s “Be Wake Wise” on Moose Pond
by Scott Frame – Adapted with appreciation from kezar lake watershed association • Middle Basin resident • MPA board member since 2019 • 45+ years on the lake A momentary respite from these cold months can be imagining the warmth of next summer and getting back to boating on Moose Pond. We each look forward
It’s Not Just Milfoil!
by Mary Jewett – LEA teacher/naturalist • this article reprinted with the permission of LEA My primary job during the summer is to manage the Courtesy Boat Inspection (CBI) program for the Lakes Environmental Association (LEA). The goal of this summer job is to prevent the spread of Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS) into and between