I’ve never really been a big fan of spring in Maine, it usually means lots of mud and everything looks dirty after the snow melts. Spring also can mean lots of water and with last weeks rain (which we missed thankfully) and the snow melt there is a lot of water everywhere.

We used to live in a small town called Bingham right on the Kennebec River. We actually still own our house there and like to go there to escape. Right outside of town is a huge lake called Wyman Lake which was created by Wyman Dam on the Kennebec. I just love Wyman Lake, it is one of Maine’s hidden gems. The dam was constructed between 1928-1931 and they actually moved a town called Pleasant Ridge so they could create the lake.

So why am I telling you all of this? Well I had to go to Bingham today and while I was there I thought I would stop by the dam and see how much water they were releasing. It looks like a lot, doesn’t it? If you’ll notice though there are only a few gates open and they’re not open all the way either. I believe the only time that all the gates have been open was during the Flood of 1987 and supposedly you could hear the roar of the water in town.

Another little tidbit I’d like to share. My parents used to live in California and when I went out to visit them we’d sometimes go antiquing. Well on one visit I was in an antique store and was browsing through a box full of old postcards and what do you think I found? An old postcard with a gorgeous black and white picture of Wyman Lake on it! I took it home and had it framed. It was such a strange thing to find in California and of all the luck to find it!

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