Newcastle, Maine: Historic Fish Ladder
Built in 1807, it resembles a pretty landscaped multilevel waterfall -- the kind you might see on tv in a rich person's back yard. Restored in the early 2000s.
- Address:
- 350 Mills Rd, Newcastle, ME
- Directions:
- From Newcastle drive north 1.5 miles on Mills Rd. Immediately after you pass the intersection of (unmarked) Pond Rd on the left, turn left into the small dirt parking area, then walk back to the fish ladder.
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The fish ladder in Damariscotta Mills has been in operation for over two hundred years. It was built in 1807 to allow alewives to bypass the mills between Damariscotta Lake and Salt Bay. It's a great spot for some pics and an amazing history of the alewives and their importance to the Maine lobster industry and the environment.
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An "alewife" is a species of herring, often used as bait in lobster traps.