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Welcome to small town New England, mountains and lakes. |
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The Rangeley Lakes region encompasses
111 lakes and ponds, 31 mountains, and a half dozen rivers and streams.
This area is rich in fly fishing history. The spring season features famous fishing for brook trout and landlocked salmon, abundant wildlife, and bountiful wildflowers. |
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| Float plane service offers sight-seeing and day access to remote fishing sites. Scenic highways lead to magnificent vistas of 4000 foot mountains. |
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The warm weather draws water
sports enthusiasts to the lakes and hikers to the Appalachian Trail.
Mountain bikers
ride the local trails. Campers enjoy the lakeside state
park. |
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| The 18 hole golf course boasts
views of the lake and mountains. Horseback riding, skeet
shooting, tennis and
basketball courts are two miles away in the village of Oquossoc. Old-fashioned festivals and fairs are held frequently on weekends. The Fourth of July is celebrated with a parade and town BBQ, followed by fireworks over the lake. |
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September is prime
fly
fishing. The Maine mountains blaze of fall
foliage, providing a splendid
backdrop of the covered bridge built in 1901. |
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| Frost decorates the morning landscape and upland game birds challenge the hunter, followed by the big game seasons; whitetail deer, bear, and limited moose permits. |
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As the snow flies,
Saddleback
Ski Area opens. Machines groom valley and mountain Nordic
ski trails. Three Snow Cats
groom 150 miles of snowmobile trails nightly. Snowmobilers gather for Rangeley's famous
January Snodeo; featuring dinners, races, parade and fireworks. Sled
dog races are featured the second weekend in March. |
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| The municipal airport and seaplane base offer the options to fly-in via local charter or privately owned aircraft. |  |
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The quaint towns of
Rangeley (pop.
1090) and Oquossoc (pop. much smaller) offer restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries,
museums, library, movie theater, ice cream parlors, antique stores and
boutiques. The loons call across the water at night and you may view the Northern Lights. |
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For more information on the Rangeley Lakes region visit: |
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