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Held in Feb 2024, caravans, motorhomes, campervans, holiday homes, lodges, tents, boats and accessories all in one destination. Find out more! Founded in 2005, Hurricane’s Café and Deli on Route 202 in Greene is the perfect place for weary travelers to take a load off and have a great meal without spending an arm and a leg. Fish – these are top predators in a garden pond, reducing biodiversity,and they also rasie nutrient levels, which encourages algae and blanketweed. So if you’ve inherited a pond with lots of fish, perhapsre-home them to another fishpond or make a new wildlifepond elsewhere in your garden. The park’s Blue Loop Trail is one of the most used and is just short of four miles long. 10. Hurricane’s Café and Deli Source: Hurricane's Cafe and Deli / facebook Hurricane’s Café And Deli The town was incorporated in 1786 and named after a local reverend. For much of its existence, it relied on agriculture and water-powered mills to turn timber into lumber and corn and grain into meal and flour.

Surrounded by scenic farmlands and river views, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful area. It’s possible to take a guided tour or explore the farm’s hiking trails on your own.The outlet to Bear Pond is the Bear River which flows into Long Lake in Harrison. The Department of Environmental Protection has rated the water quality of Bear Pond as “slightly above average”. Considered by many to be the state’s premier live performance venue, the Gendron Franco Center on Cedar Street in Lewiston is a great community resource that should be taken advantage of when you’re visiting the area.

The sanctuary is part of the Stanton Bird Club, which has been involved in wildlife conservation work for nearly eight decades. As you drive into the park there are goats on either side. We drove into a fair size field and we were told we could go anywhere we wanted. At more than 300 acres, it’s possible to get confused and even lost, so be sure you’re aware of how far you’ve gone and in what direction.

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Central Maine is home to an incredibly diverse variety of native bird species, and the Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary is one of the best places in the area to see and learn about them. There is no public beach on Bear Pond, but the town fathers have set aside a small area at the south end of the pond for public access. The Nezinscot River played an important role in Turner’s development, mainly because its water powered many of the town’s mills that turned raw materials into finished products like lumber and flour. Like the Androscoggin, the Nezinscot is a popular fishing destination, but it’s also a favorite of canoers, kayakers, swimmers, and bird-watchers.

Their menu includes homemade soups, sandwiches, and wraps, and their popular breakfasts are served all day long. It provides excellent habitat for coldwater and warmwater fish and is a popular fishing spot yearround. It is said to be named after a bear that was killed in its waters during the early settlement of Waterford. The museum is a unique hodge-podge of history, culture, science, and the arts. Most of the exhibits promote activity, which tends to engage children much more than boring ‘look but don’t touch’ ones. Plants– adding plants in and around the pond willprovide cover and habitats for wildlife. See below for more details.

Phosphorous: Bear Pond's average phosphorus concentration was within the moderate range. Average deep water concentration was within 10 ppm of average core concentrations indicating that phosphorus recycling was not a problem for Bear Pond in 2021. Bear Pond's long term phosphorus trend is decreasing, indicating that there is less phosphorus in the water over time. For those visiting a new area who aren’t sure what there is to see and do, there’s no better place to start than a local historical museum.