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Fall Photos: Keoka in Beautiful Color
Keoka Lake is shimmering with gorgeous color in the fall. We asked for your best shots from around the lake and throughout the village. ...
Priscilla Treadwell
Dec 10, 20221 min read


Waterford Ghosts: Bell House – The Ghosts That Wouldn’t Leave
by Brenda Hambleton In 1968 Hans Holzer, author of more than 140 books on ghosts and other inhabitants of the “other side,” fled the...
Priscilla Treadwell
Dec 10, 20222 min read


Mid-Winter Morning
by Charlie Tarbell Five-oh-five AM; fifteen degrees; darkness prevails We pour our first cup of coffee, cherishing the bite of the bitter...
Priscilla Treadwell
Dec 10, 20221 min read


Snowbirding: Following our Winged Friends in Winter
by Sally Stockwell Just like human snowbirds, many of “our” birds head south for the winter. They breed here in Maine or pass through...

Brenda Hambleton
Dec 10, 20227 min read


Martha Eaton Retires as Waterford Fall Foliage Race Director
Martha Eaton, Waterford Fall Foliage Race Director, has retired after 22 years of service. This past March, the Town of Waterford...

Brenda Hambleton
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Melby's Has Closed
Wayne and Tracie Hill have just announced that Melby's will be serving their last customers on September 30. They announced the closure...

Brenda Hambleton
Oct 11, 20221 min read


Waterford Ghosts: Mary Moody Emerson’s Freaky Fashion Statement
by Brenda Hambleton Ralph Waldo Emerson's aunt Mary Moody Emerson bought a 150-acre farm in Waterford with an inheritance from her Aunt...
Priscilla Treadwell
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Sunrise Morning at Keoka
Photo by Darylann Leonard and Story by Sally Stockwell I stir with first light, stretch my arms and legs, then open my eyes to the day. ...

Brenda Hambleton
Sep 12, 20225 min read


Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race Returns!
by Paula Easton, Kelley Halter, and Erin Grizone After being canceled for two years due to Covid, we are back! The 23rd Annual Waterford...

Brenda Hambleton
Sep 12, 20222 min read


Waterford’s Dood Trail
by Robert Spencer, Over the Dam These photos by Claire Pendergast spotlight a joyous community gathering in South Waterford, August 11,...

Brenda Hambleton
Sep 12, 20221 min read


Summer Sailing at the 9th Bud Lazott Memorial Regatta and KLA Camp Cup
by Al Struck Keoka Lake on the morning of July 30th didn’t show a ripple as John Wait piloted Greg Peterson and Al Struck around the lake...

Brenda Hambleton
Aug 5, 20222 min read


Bud Lazott Regatta & KLA Camp Cup Race
by Al Struck As I write, it’s Memorial Day weekend and a sailor’s thoughts turn to the water of Keoka Lake. It’s a bit refreshing right...

Brenda Hambleton
Jul 10, 20221 min read


City Brook Trail & Billy (Dood) Haynes Memorial
by Robert Spencer, Over the Dam On August 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., a walking path along South Waterford’s City Brook will be dedicated to...

Brenda Hambleton
Jul 10, 20223 min read


LakeSmart Tips for Spring Opening
by Priscilla Treadwell This document prepared by LEA offers tips for cleaning up your property at the start of the season. It’s a brief...

Brenda Hambleton
Jun 10, 20221 min read


Keoka Lake Water Quality – 2021
by Charlie Tarbell April 27, 2022 This is the annual Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) report on Keoka Lake Water Quality. ...

Brenda Hambleton
Jun 10, 20222 min read


KLA50 Anniversary Celebration
by Jo Lynne Johnson The invitations to the KLA50 Anniversary Celebration ARE IN THE MAIL...and we are looking forward to gathering this...

Brenda Hambleton
May 11, 20222 min read


Milfoil Summit Readout
by Charlie Tarbell At this, the 24th anniversary of the Maine Milfoil Summit, the organizers have changed the name to the Maine Invasives...

Brenda Hambleton
May 11, 20223 min read


Upstream: Brook Walks Around Keoka Lake
by Kim Struck and T’ing-T’ing Doore Keoka Lake has been our playground, along with adjacent Mount Tire’m, since we were children. We...

Brenda Hambleton
May 11, 20224 min read


What Does LEA do for KLA?
by Charlie Tarbell I bet you are wondering about just what Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) does for Keoka Lake Association (KLA). ...

Brenda Hambleton
Apr 11, 20222 min read


Artists on Keoka: Nancy Engdahl
I started drawing at a very early age. I could sit for hours with a pad of paper and draw things from my imagination. I never had formal...

Brenda Hambleton
Apr 11, 20222 min read


Keoka Lake – An Elixir for Life’s Woes
By Carey Palmquist (Sister of Paige Nalipinski and long-time visitor to Keoka Lake) The air. The water. The sky. The trees. The smell....


Summer Memories in Waterford, Maine
By Suzanne Rose Meehan Every Summer, my parents took us to Waterford, Maine. Our vacation always landed on the last two weeks in July or...


Did You Notice How Low the Lake Level Is?
By Charlie Tarbell Yes, indeed, the lake level is as low as I’ve ever seen it (except for certain purposeful drawdowns, such as for dam...
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