Congratulations to Silent Auction Winner!
The silent auction winner for the beautiful wall hanging is Margaret Sudrabin from York. Congratulations!
The silent auction winner for the beautiful wall hanging is Margaret Sudrabin from York. Congratulations!
The Alewife Festival will not return this year. The footbridge that crosses over the pools has seen better days, and a team of great volunteers has been working with an engineering firm to design the replacement, which is now scheduled for this summer. Just in time too, since a large oak fell on the bridge […]
What better way to celebrate the running alewives than with a 5K run? Please join us for a healthy community run that includes cash prizes, professional timing and a gorgeous course along the Great Salt Bay! Date and time TBD. Stay tuned.
Each spring, more than one million alewives navigate to the fresh water of Damariscotta Lake—with a little help BY ANNIE SHERMAN APRIL 26, 2022 Click here to read story
There are thousands and thousands of fish streaming under the Rt. 215 bridge and in every pool throughout the fish ladder. Wow! What a year!With the fish ladder closed to the public, it’s been really sad not to share this extraordinary spectacle fully. However, many people have enjoyed watching the fish from the Rt.215 bridge. […]
Alewives are in hard and there are times when we have more fish than lobstermen who need them. If you need alewives, come on down! We are open Monday through Friday, 5 am and 3 pm. The harvesters stay until all orders are filled–or for at least 2 hours. They will also harvest midday if […]
Last evening, for the first time, schools of alewives bunched up in the bay and especially in front of the railroad trestle, getting ready to surge into the fish ladder. And so, finally, morning greeted the harvesters with thousands and thousands of alewives—-most heading toward the fish ladder and the 69 pool climb their spawning […]
We will begin harvesting on Monday (May 18) at 5am. Harvesting will continue weekdays at 5am and 3pm. Depending on the tide, harvesting may also take place midday. Call fish agent Mark Becker at 207-380-7996 for more information. Please note: precautions will be taken for Covid 19. The fish ladder is still closed to the […]