Toddy Pond Association

01/13/2026

This past year when the TPA was working through the process of Saving Our Ponds, we encountered many roadblocks that effected the quality and timeliness of our communications about the dam to our members.

These limitations highlighted the need to look at updating our website with the goal of increasing member engagement while making it easier for our team of volunteers to update and manage.

Michelle Keyo (michellekeyo.com) was chosen as the web designer. Michelle is local and has a client base that is similar to TPA. Michelle guided us through the process of determining roadblocks, needs and solutions. Here are some of the changes:

• New look – Cleaner and easier to navigate
• Functionality – Easier to manage, update and allows for more content
• Ability to highlight priorities and events
• Reviewed and updated all tabs – deleting obsolete information while enhancing others
• Enhance membership sign-up/renewal, volunteer sign up, merchandise and donation process

A special shout out to Robin Yurkevicz for taking on the job of website management for the organization. The changes in the website and constant updating represents countless hours of work. Thank you, Robin, for your dedication to managing our website and keeping us informed.

What has not changed is Our mission: To protect Toddy Pond and its watershed through responsible stewardship and education so that we and future generations may enjoy its beauty.

Please take some time to explore our new website…and if you have not renewed your membership…it is easier to do!

Toddypond.org

12/24/2025

Wishing you joy, peace, and good health this holiday season!❄️⛄️

12/04/2025

❄️🌲😊 And just like that, it’s winter time on Toddy!🌲❄️😊

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Toddy! We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that helped save Toddy Pond! Be safe this holiday season!

10/22/2025

On November 4, local voters will decide whether to form watershed districts for Toddy Pond and Alamoosook Lake.

These districts would provide a local structure to manage and maintain the dams—no automatic spending or big tax hikes involved.

Get the facts from your town office or municipal website before heading to the polls!

10/19/2025

Good Morning from Toddy…another visual reason why we need to Save Toddy! Just over two weeks remaining before the vote. Have you volunteered yet?



Toddypond.org

10/16/2025

***There will be Public Meetings in each of the 4 towns this month to explain the establishments of the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and the Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District.

If you are a town resident and care about Saving Our Ponds, PLEASE plan to attend. Your local voice is critical to our success.

Blue Hill, October 22, 6:00 pm at the auditorium in the Town Hall

Orland, October 21, 6:00 pm at the auditorium in the Community Center

Penobscot, October 21, 6:00 pm, at the Penobscot Community School

Surry, October 20, 6:00 pm, at the gym in the school

10/06/2025

This week highlighted sponsors: Hammond Lumber and Sweet Cheeks Bakery/Diner

Hammond Lumber: When you partner with Hammond Lumber Company, you gain a dependable project partner who will be proactive to your needs and assist you in making sure your project stays on schedule. Hammond is a fourth generation, family-owned company, with locations in Blue Hill, Bucksport and Ellsworth. Give Hammond a call for your next project.

p. 207-374-2814 hammondlumber.com

Sweet Cheeks Bakery/Diner: Our flagship store on Verona Island opened in 2021, with Holden and Ellsworth opening in 2024. With 7 vending machines you can satisfy your sweet tooth 24/7! Sweet Cheeks will be opening Sweet Cheeks Diner in Bucksport on October 7. Stop by the diner for a treat, or to eat a meal…you won’t be disappointed!

c. 207-812-1375 seetcheeksbakes.com

Toddy Pond Association salutes our sponsors! We will be highlighting our valued sponsors throughout the summer and hope that you will support them as they support us in our fight to Save Toddy.

Visit Toddypond.org to learn more about becoming a sponsor.

09/24/2025

Please see attached link to an article written by Trisha Thomas from The Rising Tide, a new nonprofit online news organization covering the Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle. The article covers the information meeting the Narramissic Watershed Coalition held in Blue Hill recently. Please read and then share this article with friends and neighbors and ask for their support in November.

As we get closer to election, the NWC will be engaging in grass root efforts and will need volunteers to support them. We will need volunteer's now more than ever, please visit the TPA website to volunteer.

Please support through the GoFundMe link on this page. Both lake associations are investing to inform residents of the 4 towns on the issue and solution. Thank you!

A new online calculator helps homeowners estimate their increased tax costs if towns take control of the dam at Toddy Pond.

09/17/2025

Last week the Narramissic Watershed Coalition held information meetings in each of the 4 towns Surrounding Toddy Pond. The intent of each meeting was to inform residents on the issue and to present facts on why and how both lakes should be saved.

Attached is an article written by Jennifer Osborn from the Ellsworth American that summarizes the meeting.

Please share this article with any friend or neighbor, especially if the live in Blue Hill, Penobscot, Surry or Orland for their support to Saving Our Pond!

https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/towns-calculate-the-costs-of-taking-over-dams/article_bacef41c-f396-4b3b-91e8-63738c45568b.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawM3muRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFsaXJJWHl0V2RRZXJCTU1zAR4I_yscrWrUW90XXJ9-KMnF4XQRRC3OFY8Y7JSPWRmPg1kb_wdWRFX4MOpfhQ_aem_ocVa5o236SPMptwAMSv5yA

09/16/2025

***Dam Ownership Cost Estimators:

The Watershed Management Districts

Under legislation passed earlier this year, voters in the four towns abutting Toddy Pond and Alamoosook Lake will vote in November on whether to form two Districts, the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and the Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District, and to appropriate taxpayer funds for the Districts' first fiscal year.

Estimated Costs of Ownership

Everyone involved recognizes that most property owners and voters want to understand what the likely costs of assuming ownership of the dams creating those water bodies will be. To assist waterfront property owners and other town voters in understanding these costs, and putting them into perspective, volunteers have prepared two "Dam Ownership Cost Estimators" — one for the Towns of Blue Hill, Penobscot, and Surry and another for Orland. (Orland is more complicated because it has properties abutting both Toddy Pond and Alamoosook Lake.)

You can access the cost estimators here:
https://damcalc.bluehillme.gov

Or Use the QR code:

09/16/2025

ONLINE INFORMATIONAL MEETING - September 23rd at 6 PM

The Narramissic Watershed Coalition, comprising the Towns of Blue Hill, Orland, Penobscot and Surry and two lake associations (Alamoosook Lake Association and Toddy Pond Association) will host a remote information session for members of the public who were not able to join the in-person sessions held in each of the four towns earlier this month.

Participants are not required to download the Microsoft Teams application; the meeting can be joined via a browser.