Friends of Lake Winnecook

09/09/2026

🌿 They show up for our lake—let’s show up for them!

Join our partners at Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District for their Annual Meeting this Thursday, September 10, from 2–4 p.m. at Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, 317 Albion Road, Unity.

Come celebrate local conservation, meet the people helping protect our lands and waters, and learn about resources for landowners. Enjoy light refreshments, conservation awards, and your choice of a guided walk through Fowler Bog Preserve or project displays at Stone Tree.

Free and open to the public! The RSVP deadline has passed, so please call 207-218-5311 to ask about attending.

Let’s keep showing up for Lake Winnecook. 💙

Annual Meeting details: https://waldocountysoilandwater.org/events-1

09/06/2026

♻️ LAST CALL FOR TUESDAY’S BOTTLE DRIVE! ♻️

Doing a little end-of-summer cleanup? Turn those empty bottles and cans into something good for Lake Winnecook!

Call or text 207-680-5681 with your lake address, and we’ll add you to Tuesday’s pickup list. Leave your returnables where our crew can easily find them, and we’ll take care of the rest!

Every nickel collected becomes a dime thanks to our Silent Friend’s 100% match—doubling your support for a cleaner, healthier lake.

📣 Please let your neighbors know we’re coming!

You’ve got the bottles—we’ve got the drive!

🌊 For the Love of Our Lake—Let’s Make It Clean, Not Green!

09/06/2026

Sorry folks, we are calling off the parade again, white caps & rain drops. Try again Monday

09/05/2026

Boat Parade Postponed to Sunday do to rough seas (Wind)

09/05/2026

🌻 What a great evening in Waterville with MOFGA!

We were pleasantly surprised by how many people we met who have a connection to Unity Pond. It was wonderful hearing their stories, sharing the work of Friends of Lake Winnecook, and introducing our “Let’s Make It Clean, Not Green” campaign to some new faces.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by—we raised $380 through cookbook and tote bag sales and paddle board raffle tickets! Better yet, every dollar will be doubled by our Silent Friend, turning that $380 into $760 for Lake Winnecook—not bad for an evening well spent!

A special thank-you to Wayne and Sonia Dubliss for generously donating the paddle board, and to Dana Mosher and Claudette Massey, Pete and Kathy Tozier, and Mary Ann Hayes for setting everything up and making the evening such a success.

And a big shout-out to MOFGA for inviting us to be part of its special 50th Anniversary Common Ground Country Fair poster reveal! We were honored to be there. 💚💧

09/04/2026

🌻 Join us tonight in Downtown Waterville!

MOFGA is unveiling the official poster for the 50th Anniversary Common Ground Country Fair, and Friends of Lake Winnecook is excited to be part of the celebration!

4 to 7 p.m

Stop by our table to:

🎟️ Enter our Inflatable Paddle Board Raffle
📖 Pick up a Friends of Lake Winnecook Cookbook
💧 Learn about our “Let’s Make It Clean, Not Green” campaign

Come enjoy a fun evening, see the new poster, and help us spread the word about our work to restore and protect Lake Winnecook.

We hope to see you tonight!

09/01/2026

Here's a good case study for those of you that have questions on Alum Treatments!

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08/24/2026

🚤🚨Let’s Do It Again🚨🚤

🛶🎶 FLOAT IN, LAKE WINNECOOK! 🎶🛶

Summer isn’t over yet… and we’re still making some waves! 🌊☀️

Join the Friends of Lake Winnecook for another afternoon of music on the water featuring…

🎸🔥 GUILTY AS CHARGED 🔥🎸

📅 Sunday, August 30th
⏰ 2–5 PM
📍 East Side of the Islands
🛶 FLOAT IN
☀️ Lawn Guests Welcome - Message Amy McPherson Starbird for Details

Fill your boats, pontoons, kayaks, canoes—or whatever floats—with your family, friends and neighbors:

🎶 Great live music
🌊 Beautiful Lake Winnecook views
☀️ Summer fun on the water
💙 A great cause for OUR LAKE!

Bring your cooler, grab your favorite people, toss out the anchor and enjoy the show! 😎⚓️🎵

💙 Donations are greatly appreciated and support the Friends of Lake Winnecook restoration efforts.

✅Preserve.
✅Protect.
✅Enhance.

Because a little music, a lot of fun, and a whole bunch of floating is even better when it helps our lake! 🌊💙

🎸 Guilty As Charged + Lake Winnecook + YOU = the perfect Sunday afternoon!

WHO’S FLOATING IN?! 🛶🚤🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

08/19/2026

Student Angler Federation Unity Derby results.

08/18/2026

🎣🏆 NOW IT’S OUR TURN TO SUPPORT NOLAN!

Many of you will remember Nolan Savage, who was a guest speaker at our Friends of Lake Winnecook Annual Meeting earlier this month.

Nolan traveled all the way from Bangor to Unity to be with us and did a fantastic job speaking to the crowd about competitive bass fishing, his connection to Unity Pond, and what clean, healthy water means to the future of fishing.

Now Nolan is in the running for 2026 Youth Athlete of the Year, and we’d like the Lake Winnecook community to return the favor and get behind this outstanding young Maine angler!

🎣 Voting is FREE — and you can vote every day!

👉 Cast your vote for Nolan here:
https://athleteoftheyear.org/2026/nolan-3a61

Nolan showed up for Lake Winnecook. Now let’s show up for Nolan! 💪🏆

Please VOTE & SHARE!

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