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KEOKA LAKE ASSOCIATION


Brenda Hambleton
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Martha Eaton Retires as Waterford Fall Foliage Race Director
Martha Eaton, Waterford Fall Foliage Race Director, has retired after 22 years of service. This past March, the Town of Waterford...
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Brenda Hambleton
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Melby's Has Closed
Wayne and Tracie Hill have just announced that Melby's will be serving their last customers on September 30. They announced the closure...
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Priscilla Treadwell
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Waterford Ghosts: Mary Moody Emerson’s Freaky Fashion Statement
by Brenda Hambleton Ralph Waldo Emerson's aunt Mary Moody Emerson bought a 150-acre farm in Waterford with an inheritance from her Aunt...
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Brenda Hambleton
Sep 12, 20225 min read
Sunrise Morning at Keoka
Photo by Darylann Leonard and Story by Sally Stockwell I stir with first light, stretch my arms and legs, then open my eyes to the day. ...
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Brenda Hambleton
Sep 12, 20222 min read
Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race Returns!
by Paula Easton, Kelley Halter, and Erin Grizone After being canceled for two years due to Covid, we are back! The 23rd Annual Waterford...
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Brenda Hambleton
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Waterford’s Dood Trail
by Robert Spencer, Over the Dam These photos by Claire Pendergast spotlight a joyous community gathering in South Waterford, August 11,...
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Brenda Hambleton
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Summer Sailing at the 9th Bud Lazott Memorial Regatta and KLA Camp Cup
by Al Struck Keoka Lake on the morning of July 30th didn’t show a ripple as John Wait piloted Greg Peterson and Al Struck around the lake...
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Brenda Hambleton
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Bud Lazott Regatta & KLA Camp Cup Race
by Al Struck As I write, it’s Memorial Day weekend and a sailor’s thoughts turn to the water of Keoka Lake. It’s a bit refreshing right...
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Brenda Hambleton
Jul 10, 20223 min read
City Brook Trail & Billy (Dood) Haynes Memorial
by Robert Spencer, Over the Dam On August 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., a walking path along South Waterford’s City Brook will be dedicated to...
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Brenda Hambleton
Jun 10, 20221 min read
LakeSmart Tips for Spring Opening
by Priscilla Treadwell This document prepared by LEA offers tips for cleaning up your property at the start of the season. It’s a brief...
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Brenda Hambleton
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Keoka Lake Water Quality – 2021
by Charlie Tarbell April 27, 2022 This is the annual Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) report on Keoka Lake Water Quality. ...
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Brenda Hambleton
May 11, 20222 min read
KLA50 Anniversary Celebration
by Jo Lynne Johnson The invitations to the KLA50 Anniversary Celebration ARE IN THE MAIL...and we are looking forward to gathering this...
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Brenda Hambleton
May 11, 20223 min read
Milfoil Summit Readout
by Charlie Tarbell At this, the 24th anniversary of the Maine Milfoil Summit, the organizers have changed the name to the Maine Invasives...
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Brenda Hambleton
May 11, 20224 min read
Upstream: Brook Walks Around Keoka Lake
by Kim Struck and T’ing-T’ing Doore Keoka Lake has been our playground, along with adjacent Mount Tire’m, since we were children. We...
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Brenda Hambleton
Apr 11, 20222 min read
What Does LEA do for KLA?
by Charlie Tarbell I bet you are wondering about just what Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) does for Keoka Lake Association (KLA). ...
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Brenda Hambleton
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Artists on Keoka: Nancy Engdahl
I started drawing at a very early age. I could sit for hours with a pad of paper and draw things from my imagination. I never had formal...
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Brenda Hambleton
Apr 11, 20223 min read
City Brook: A Study
by Robert Spencer, Over the Dam “The whirling bubble on the surface of a brook admits us to the secret of the mechanics of the sky.” —...
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Brenda Hambleton
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Women of Keoka: Italia Tomes
by Brenda Hambleton March is Women’s History Month, and we are using the opportunity to kick off a series of articles about women who...
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Brenda Hambleton
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Meet the Nalipinskis
by Paige Nalipinski My husband Mike and I have been coming to Keoka off and on, usually for only short stays, since I was in middle...
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Brenda Hambleton
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Why Does Keoka Lake Make Strange Sounds?
by Claire Pendergast Last year, during our first winter and spring on Keoka, I was surprised when walking down by the shore to hear...
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KLA Loon Nest Refurbishment
By Andy Tabor Photo 1. Towed the loon nest platform over to Stone’s Cove Beach. Removed all the old tie down cords that hold the nest...


Belt & Suspenders
by Charles Tarbell Keoka Lake Association (KLA) has deep experience in conducting its own Plant Patrol during each open water season....


Waterford 25th Anniversary Fall Foliage Race
By Paula Easton The weather was on our side on an amazing day for the 25th anniversary of the Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race. It was...
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