Anyone can place a guess on when the ice will be out on Wilson Lake. Cost is $5 per ticket and all guesses must be turned in by April 1.
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Annual ice fishing derby to be held on Wilson Lake
WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game Association’s fifth annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Wilson Lake will be held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Wilson Lake. It coincides with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Free Fishing Weekend, allowing any person may fish without a […]
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CBIs, FOWL, keep watch to prevent invasive species from entering Wilson Lake
WILTON — This summer’s weekends have brought Courtesy Boat Inspectors (CBIs) to the boat launch at Wilson Lake to check incoming and outgoing watercraft for any bits of plants that might transfer from lake to lake. The inspection is optional, but most of the boaters are aware of the danger posed by invasive plants that […]
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Mary Ryan named People’s Choice Award finalist
AUGUSTA – Mary Ryan of Wilton is one of six finalists in the 2018 Natural Resources Council of Maine People’s Choice Award. Anyone may vote for the winner through noon, Sept. 10. Each person may vote only once by calling NRCM Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager Beth Comeau at 430-0106 or visiting https://www.nrcm.org/maine-environmental-news/2018-nrcm-peoples-choice-award-finalists/. Thirty nominations were […]
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Wilton fireworks postponed, water ski show still on
WILTON – Wilton Blueberry Festival organizer Shannon Chase Smith announced early Saturday morning that the fireworks display scheduled for Saturday evening, Aug. 4, has been postponed. The Main Attraction Water Ski Show Team will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, on Wilson Lake across from Bass Park. The fireworks display from the boat launch […]
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United Way of Tri-Valley Area funds local projects
WILTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area recently provided a $1,000 Special Project Grant to Friends of Wilson Lake (FOWL) to support the purchase of a water quality monitoring buoy/device which monitors the temperature and dissolved oxygen level in Wilson Lake. Water quality has been declining over the past 10 years leading to Wilson […]
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Pupils collect data on Wilson Lake
WILTON — On Wilson Lake on Friday, the air temperature was 23 degrees Celsius and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The wind was from the west at 12-15 knots per hour. Fourth-graders from Academy Hill School recorded those details, among others, in sailors’ logs during boat trips on the lake described as “living lab” lessons. Pupils were […]
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Wilson Lake Ice-Out Contest tickets available
WILTON — Having just been dumped on by the latest nor’easter, many local residents are ready for the snow and ice to melt and for spring to start. But when will that be? What’s the best guess? Bruce Dyke of the Wilton Fish and Game Association is caretaker of the Wilson Lake Ice-Out Contest, and […]
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WWII veteran to speak HARRISON — John DiPretoro will speak on his World War II experiences at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the Caswell Conservancy Center. DiPretoro will share his experiences of being a naval aviator, manning a World War II torpedo bomber in the Pacific Theater from late 1944 to early 1945. DiPretoro […]
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Bill Fletcher wins $100 in ice-out contest
Bill Fletcher of Wilton is the recipient of $100 for his guess of when the ice would go out on Wilson Lake. Bruce Dyke, member of the Wilton Fish & Game and caretaker of the annual Ice-Out Contest, documented the ice out at 9 a.m. on April 29.