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.

News

The LAON Annual Meeting was held Saturday, May 30th 
The 2026 Annual Meeting Minutes are available here.  A video of the Annual Meeting is available now. If a LAON member wishes to see the recording of the Annual Meeting, email LAON at norwaylaon@gmail.com.

Invasive Plant Patrol and Watershed Protection Program
 
We have new coordinators for our Invasive Plant Patrol (IPP) and Watershed Protection Program (WPP)
 
Heidi Wierman has assumed responsibility for our Invasive Plant Patrol,  a big part of our “eyes on the lakes” effort.  She will train and coordinate our patrol volunteers and will be our point person for aquatic plant identification.  Heidi has been a part of the IPP team for several years. 
 
Jon Jacobsen has stepped up to manage the Watershed Protection Program.  This program provides opportunities to address erosion issues around the lakes when Federal funding is not available.  Jon was one of our early volunteers who helped to survey sites and apply remediation solutions during our various watershed grants. He will train and coordinate the team involved with site assessments and help to determine and distribute funding. 
 
Thanks to both for helping to make these programs successful.
 
 
 
 
The 11th Annual Length of Lake Swim  will be held on Sunday, August 16, 2026. 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 email: norwaylaon@gmail.com.
 
 
(Click on the poster to enlarge).
 
 
 

Hobbs Pond– “As a result of our 2024 Watershed survey, LAON received an EPA grant to address issues in the Hobbs Pond watershed. We anticipate starting several remediation projects in 2026, but federal budgeting issues require delaying the start of most projects until the narrow timeframe after October. The remaining projects will be addressed through 2028. The survey summary can be found here.”

 

LAON Merch! We have designed a variety of items you might like: Short sleeve LAON T-Shirts, Polo Shirts and Tote Bags; and newly added lake specific long sleeve T-Shirts and Sweatshirts. When we wear these shirts and carry these bags around town, we will be sparking awareness of what LAON does for our entire community.

More information can be found here at LAON Merchandise 2026.

 

 

Of Interest

 

The 2026 Annual Meeting Presentation is available here.

LAON Lost and Found page. 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:  LAON Lost and Found Form and Listings.

 

 

Sponsorship and Membership

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!

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