Who We Are

 LAON is an all-volunteer group dedicated to preserving the health and beauty of Norway’s four lakes: Sand Pond, Hobbs Pond, North Pond and Lake Pennesseewassee.  We protect the lakes from harmful invasive plants and pollutants, monitor and report on each lake’s condition, encourage responsible recreation, and conduct a broad based awareness campaign to reach our entire watershed community.

Of course, the key to our lakes health is the actions of all our members: Controlling erosion on their properties and roads;  Removing all plants and debris from all boats and equipment;  Limiting wake to protect other people, our shoreline, and property (state law requires minimum wake within 200′ of land).

Our members enjoy swimming, boating, fishing and other water sports during the summer and ice fishing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and skating on the lakes all winter.

Events


Main St. Day Celebrates Local Culture, Community, and Creativity in Norway,  Date: July 12,2025.  For more information, click  here: Main St. Day 


Due to the annual Norway Triathlon,the Town of Norway will be closing the Lake Pennesseewassee boat launch from 6am until noon on Saturday, July 12, 2025. That means no launching or retrieving boats. In addition, both parking areas, the little schoolhouse parking, and the beach will be closed.


The 10th Annual Length of Lake Swim  will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2025. This annual fundraiser and celebration of the health of our lakes welcomes individuals, 2 and 3 person teams. If you want to swim or help with a party boat, contact Susan Jacoby at: (617) 833-0646 or skjacoby@comcast.net


NEW: The LAON Lost and Found page. The Summer is here! That means things get misplaced, left behind or simply float away. If you have lost something or found something on or near your lake, you can check here to see if it has been located, or report a missing or found item. Click this link to get started:  LAON Lost and Found Listings


 

See the updates on the Lake Pennesseewassee watershed protection program:

Also, please review the summary of the highly successful North Pond Watershed Protection project, which was conducted during the fall of 2017 through end of 2019.

A survey of the Hobbs Pond watershed was conducted in June of 2024. The purpose was to locate possible erosion sites for future remediation. It will also serve as the basis for a grant application to support that remediation. The survey summary can be found here.

Sponsorship

Our sponsors are caring members and local businesses who recognize the connection between the quality of our lakes and local economic vitality. The Town of Norway is our main partner; we are grateful for its ongoing support. Our member and business sponsors are listed on Thanks to Our Sponsors.

We need you to Invest in our future.  We rely on annual membership dues and business sponsorship to support our work. (All donations are fully tax exempt)


Would you like to be on our email list?  (We only send a few messages each year and we won’t share our address list.) Just complete this form or Email: norwaylaon@gmail.com. Don’t forget to add us to your address book so that our messages reach you!

facebookimage

Top