How about swimming areas in Eastern Maine-Augusta Area?
Former Member
I will be driving through there in the next few days and i see all this water on the map. Are there any good lakes/rivers for swimming. And as a nod to the Old Orchard Beach lifeguards, by "swim" I mean go out "over my head" and move via stroking (and some kicking) for at least 1/2 mile in each direction...yes really... I don't mind if there are or aren't lifeguards (except when I have to help them "rescue" me from swimming in water over my head after I told them that was where i was going and they agreed...)
I'm guessing there are not many open water swimmers in this state but if anyone passed thorugh and found a great place to swim...
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Former Member
Thanks for all the replies!
Well I was actually looking at stuff east of Bar Harbor. I waded in the ocean near Anns pt a very tiny bit-very cold, then echo lake from the beach 3/4 down and bakc and finally in Long lake where the fog closed in and i had to guess as I was crossing back, where the shore was then slowly work up the shore looking for my landmark trees.
I checked out the rivers along the Kancamangus highwa but it looked more like sun bathing and splashing than swimming.
Now I'm back in the pacific again, would seomone please get rid of all these darn jellyfish? I'd rather have cold water than jellies!
Thanks for all the replies!
Well I was actually looking at stuff east of Bar Harbor. I waded in the ocean near Anns pt a very tiny bit-very cold, then echo lake from the beach 3/4 down and bakc and finally in Long lake where the fog closed in and i had to guess as I was crossing back, where the shore was then slowly work up the shore looking for my landmark trees.
I checked out the rivers along the Kancamangus highwa but it looked more like sun bathing and splashing than swimming.
Now I'm back in the pacific again, would seomone please get rid of all these darn jellyfish? I'd rather have cold water than jellies!
