Crescent Lake kiosk provides wildlife details for visitors

From left, Russell Hutchinson, President
of Crescent Lake Watershed Association;
Lisa Hall, wife of Ron Hall; and Sallie
Worcester, Education Committee of Crescent
Lake Watershed Association, help dedicate
the Ron Hall Memorial Kiosk at Crescent
Lake in Raymond. Hall was a past President
and Board Member of the Crescent Lake
Watershed Association who died earlier this
year. The kiosk provides visitors with
information about Crescent Lake wildlife
and other lake information.
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The Crescent Lake Watershed Association (CLWA) has erected a kiosk at the Webbs Mills Road (Route 85) public boat ramp and beach area on Crescent Lake in Raymond.

The kiosk's purpose is to educate both locals and visitors about the various aspects of the lake and obtain their help in preserving and protecting the lake, its aquatic habitats, and wildlife. This will ensure all may continue to enjoy what this beautiful, clear lake has to offer today and in future generations.

The kiosk is dedicated to Ron Hall, a past President and Board Member of the Crescent Lake Watershed Association, for his love of the lake and preservation efforts. Sadly, Ron passed away this year.

The CLWA is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization formed in 2007 after the April Patriots' Day Storm by a group of residents concerned about protecting the shoreline and the water quality of the lake from sand, silt, and phosphorus deposits; pollutants from runoffs; and invasive plants.

The purpose of the CLWA is to promote the protection and enhancement of the water quality of Crescent Lake as well as to preserve its ecological, economic, recreational, and aesthetic value. The CLWA works closely with other regional and state organizations that share this purpose and coordinates its activities to minimize duplication of efforts.

Crescent Lake sits on 703 acres in Raymond and Casco and has a maximum depth of about 54 feet. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including pickerel, pumpkinseed, brook trout, white perch, eel, smelt, largemouth bass, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass in Crescent Lake and many different varieties of birds and other species are abundant lakeside.  

If you would like to learn more about Crescent Lake and the Crescent Lake Watershed Association and how you can help, please go to the website at crescentlakemaine.com for more information. <