The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), Dam Bureau is planning to host a public informational meeting on the ongoing evaluation of Merrymeeting Lake Dam, Jones Pond Dam and Alton Power Dam. These three state-owned dams are currently being evaluated for hazard classification, discharge capacity and structural stability. This meeting is to review and […]
SELT volunteer opportunity
SELT is cutting a new path through the Collins Family Forest to allow access to Devil’s Den directly from North Shore Road without needing to travel on the Class VI road. Devil’s Den Direct will take folks from the Valley Way trail directly out to the Devil’s Den trailhead. SELT needs help clearing the corridor […]
Special training opportunity: CPR and AED USE
Huggins Hospital, in cooperation with the Merrymeeting Lake Association, will offer a special training opportunity in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) use. This is an important chance to improve the healthcare capabilities of our Merrymeeting community as well as to learn how to use in an emergency any of the eight AED […]
Presentation: The History of Merrymeeting Lake From the 1700’s To The 1960’s (Video)
On Saturday, September 7th, New Durham’s town historian Catherine Orlowicz gave a wonderful presentation to a highly engaged crowd of New Durham residents, covering the history of Merrymeeting Lake and River from the 1700s to the 1960s, sharing historic photographs and maps of the lake and river. If you weren’t able to attend or would […]
Water Quality Presentation Saturday 8/17
The Merrymeeting Lake Association in partnership with UNH has collected over 40 years of water quality data at three different sites on the lake. Bob Craycraft of the UNH Lakes Lay Monitoring Program will provide details of the program and discuss what that data tells us for the past, present and future. Judy Purington of […]
Ice Cream Social This Saturday
Join us at the MMLA Meetinghouse from 2:00 – 4:00 PM to enjoy a tasty treat with your neighbors and community members. Many thanks to Johnson’s Restaurant for their continued generosity in support of this event. Date: Saturday, August 10 Time: 2 pm-4 pm Location: MMLA Meetinghouse Cost: FREE!!
MMLA BOAT PARADE 8/3/24
ALL SYSTEMS GO TODAY FOR THE MMLA SPONSORED MARGARITAVILLE BOAT PARADE WITH A 1:00 START AT THE DAM!!! We encourage everybody to come out and cheer, clap, and wave for all of the boats in the parade, let them know their hard work is appreciated as we honor the late great Jimmy Buffett. All kids […]
Music on the Lake
This Saturday is one of the summer’s most anticipated events, the 5th annual Music on the Lake, where a variety of musicians play at different docks around the lake. Here is a Google map link to the musicians’ locations around the lake (also clickable from the map below). When you view the Google map, you’ll […]
Summer of 2024 Merrymeeting Lake Association Events
What’s the most wonderful time of the year? For those who love Merrymeeting Lake, the answer is summer! With longer days and warmer temperatures come a many opportunities to support the lake, get to know your neighbors, and have fun! July 7 – MMLA’s Annual MeetingTo be held at the MMLA Meetinghouse at 9:00 AM. […]
JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL MEETING 7/7/24!
The MMLA Annual Meeting is this Sunday, July 7th, at the MMLA Meetinghouse at Cove Cottages. We’ll start gathering at 8:30 AM for some light refreshments, with the meeting officially kicking off at 9:00 AM. This year we will not be offering a Zoom option and hope to see our members in person. Along with our usual business and updates […]