A view Wednesday afternoon of the giant sandpit across from Gracelawn Road, showing how close it is to Lake Auburn, background. A recent change in the watershed boundary has paved the way for development at the site. Auburn Public Works property can be seen in the foreground/ Visit sunjournal.com to watch a closer view of the area.
A view Tuesday afternoon of the giant sandpit across from Gracelawn Road, showing how close it is to Lake Auburn. A recent change in the watershed boundary has paved the way for development at the site. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a closer view of the area.
Auburn has been exploring options to bring back swimming at the Lake Auburn outlet. The area has picnic tables and a small playground, but has been closed to swimming for several years.
Poland High School students and good friends from Minot, Derek Hemond, front, Josh Chessey, middle, and Zach Gilpatric, fish at the North Dam Picnic Area on Lake Auburn on Tuesday morning. They would usually be in school if it were not for the coronavirus pandemic.
A snapping turtle lies in the sun on a rock in Lake Auburn in 2019. Water officials are encouraging people to use social media network Water Reporter to post photos of wildlife, algae or other water quality issues.
A wave splashes against the shore of Lake Auburn at the Route 4 turnout in 2019.
A view of Route 4 and the public boat launch on Lake Auburn in 2017.
Brandon Smith of Hebron fishes the north end of Lake Auburn on Wednesday, because the rest of the lake is holding on to thick ice. Smith said his usual fishing spot is The Basin, an inlet that feeds into the north end of Lake Auburn. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
Auburn Water District Treatment Plant Manager Chris Curtis, left and Water Quality Technician Dan Fortin augered through 18-20 inches of ice in one of dozens of spots on Lake Auburn in Auburn, Maine Thursday morning March 21, 2019 while taking phosphorus samples all over the lake to get an idea of the health of the body of water that supplies drinking water to the area.
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