Buy a ticket for the Raffle Quilt!
Take a look at the 2024 Fish Ladder Restoration Raffle Quilt which is on display at Skidompha Library and buy a ticket for the raffle!
Take a look at the 2024 Fish Ladder Restoration Raffle Quilt which is on display at Skidompha Library and buy a ticket for the raffle!
The storms this spring put the festival area and fish house under 3 – 4 feet of water several times, and we don’t believe the footing is safe for a large public event, so we will not be holding a festival this year. We will still be celebrating the alewives’ return though, with a Memorial […]
As most of you know, the Grinch Storm of Christmas 2022 caused a huge ash tree to come crashing down on the pedestrian bridge, crushing the railings and making a general mess of things at the fish ladder. Luckily, the pools suffered no damage. Needless to say, we were very grateful that we had not […]
June 3 The 2023 upstream alewife run is slowly coming to an end. At the same time, alewives that have spawned in Damariscotta Lake are heading back downstream—either by way of the Middle Stream or the fish ladder. This morning fish harvester Mark Becker pulled the screens above the dippers, a sure sign that there […]
June 2 As of this morning, Friday, June 2, harvesting alewives at Damariscotta Mills has ended for the year. We thank all the lobstermen and others who purchased fish for your business this year and in the past. We look forward to seeing you again next year!!!
June 1 There are still alewives coming into the fish ladder but the run has definitely slowed down. We saw a small school of alewives in Great Salt Bay earlier today and there were fish headed into the fish ladder and making their way pool to pool to the top…..but definitely there are fewer fish […]
The silent auction winner for the beautiful wall hanging is Margaret Sudrabin from York. Congratulations!
May 29 Yesterday’s warmth spurred our alewives to get moving into the fish ladder! Wow, what a change from the small schools that came each night for the past couple of weeks. This is more like it!! Yay, we’ve got fish and lots of them!!!
May 27 It’s an exciting weekend —the road race kicks off at 9am and fish ladder goods and gear….and ICE CREAM will be available at the fish house. Oh, and the fish, a big school in the bay last night but, again, cold nighttime temperatures have slowed (not stopped) the run. There will definitely be […]
May 26 Several days ago I mentioned that it has been a strange spring for alewives. We’ve had alewives every day but it’s their abundance each day that’s changed. When we’ve had a cold night, there are typically fewer alewives the next morning. And so it has gone. The nail biter at the moment — […]