No Alewife Festival This Year
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 […]
The Fish Ladder is Open!
April 3. With the pulling of boards at the top of the fish ladder, at 9am this morning water rushed from pool to pool, eventually filling all 69 pools in the Damariscotta Mills fish ladder. The water was “turned off” in the fish ladder last fall to keep the winter processes of freezing and thawing from causing […]
Run with the Alewives!
What better way to celebrate the running alewives than with a 5K run/walk? Please join us for a healthy community run that includes cash prizes, professional timing and a gorgeous course along the Great Salt Bay! Saturday, May 25th, 2024 at 9:00 AM.
An Unexpected Visitor
Samuel Tan’s video captures an unexpected and uninvited visitor to last year’s alewives run. Click on the heading to view …
Gifts for the Holidays
Hello Everyone, When you are thinking about stocking stuffers and Hanukah gifts for the Holidays, think about the Fish Ladder Goods & Gear! A new crop of ball caps has arrived and T-shirts are available in most every size and color. Visit our website, www.damariscottamills.org under “Support Us” to view the 2022 design. Caps and […]
2022 Fish Count
2022 was another banner year for alewives at Damariscotta Mills! The count of fish going into the lake to spawn was 1,103,346. Hooray! Another year with a count over 1 million….our fish ladder is really working well!
Quilt raffle winning ticket is #1265
The draw took place today a little after 9:30am at the Nobleboro Historical Society. The star of the show was the three year old granddaughter of one of our committee members. She boldly reached into the Big Jug containing 620 ticket stubs and took out #1265. In her audience was a Mr Bryant of Pennsylvania […]
Raffle Quilt Draw
9:30am on Labor Day at Nobleboro Historical Center (small building next to Nobleboro Central High School). Public welcome.
Raffle Quilt Draw Imminent
The draw for the quilt raffle takes place on Labor Day September 5 at the Nobleboro Historical Society — Last days to view the quilt or buy tickets. See photo and information at https://damariscottamills.org/quilt-raffle/