A quick overview of the river that made the growth of Lewiston and Auburn possible.
androscoggin river
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50 years after the Clean Water Act, the Androscoggin River has changed dramatically
The river is the cleanest it’s been in more than a century.
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Beloved ‘Old Man of the Falls’ no match for ‘progress’
After crews dynamited a rock formation at Lewiston Falls in 1899, it began to succumb to the Androscoggin River it once overlooked.
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Photo: Floating and paddling the Androscoggin in Bethel
People in kayaks, tubes and a canoe have fun on the water Monday in West Bethel.
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Photo: Androscoggin River water quality check
Markers are collected after a month in the Androscoggin River to see what has grown to help determine water quality.
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Nearly $6 million in funding targeted for Lewiston, Auburn projects in proposed federal budget
Budget bill includes $3 million for new Auburn PAL center, $1 million for new Lewiston fire substation, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says.
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Over the years, at least 129 people have drowned in the Androscoggin River in Maine
Nine out of 10 known victims were male, often boys, and about half of those killed in the river were 18 or younger.
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Photo: Testing the Androscoggin
Contractors from Brookfield Renewable drop buoys in the river just below Lewiston Falls.
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Last day of Lewiston’s second RiverFest marked by rowing races, live music
Thirty boats from five New England clubs raced Saturday on the Androscoggin River.