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
New this Season, we are now offering long sleeved T-shirts and crew neck sweatshirts ……and you can select the name of which of the 4 area lakes you want on it!!! These new long sleeved t-shirts and sweatshirts are available in hunter green, navy and gray. Adult unisex sizes are available in sizes S/M/L/XL/2XL. Youth unisex sizes come in S/M/L/XL. Long sleeved t-shirts for adult and youth sizes are $25.00. Sweatshirts for adult and youth sizes are $30.00. Check out the photos of these: “Sweat Shirt and Long Sleeves”. You can place your order here: “Sweat Shirt and Long Sleeve Order Form”.
If you want to order these new lake-specific items in time for the holidays, please print off and complete the attached order form, enclose a check payable to LAON and return it to Pat Daniels at P.O. Box 718 Norway, ME 04268, before December 7, 2025. If you live locally, Pat will arrange delivery of your order when it is ready. If you live outside the Norway area and want the order mailed to you, please add $15.00 for postage on the order form and to your check.
We continue to have tote bags and short-sleeved t-shirts with the LAON logo on them. These are NOT specific to one of Norway’s four lakes. This information can be found below under: Get LAON Shirts and Tote Bags.
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 this link to get started: LAON Lost and Found Listings
LAON’s 2025 ANNUAL MEETING was held via Zoom on Saturday, May 17th, 2025. The meeting presentation can be downloaded here. To view the recorded meeting use this link Passcode: =4Wa.khk |
Of Interest
Update from Sal Girifalco:
I spoke with the town manager recently and have good news on the Lake Penn dam. All the gates and the spillway have been fully down for some time, and a temporary solution was applied to reduce the leaks around the gate boards, but water continues to leak, primarily from the spillway. An examination of the dam by a contractor found that among other things, the spillway frame is faulty, so it cannot fully stop water flow. The town has approved the repair of the dam (the spillway and the gates). The plan is to take advantage of the low water level to do the work this fall. Hopefully, the town will be able to carry that plan out so water outflow can be better controlled.
Our 2025 Newsletter highlights the challenges confronting us and the responsive programs we’ve developed. Our strength is based on our multifaceted approach, our success is based on lakeshore property owner involvement.
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)
- Learn how to be a Business Sponsor or a Member
Get LAON Shirts and Tote Bags
We have designed, and have available for sale, a variety of LAON shirts and Tote Bags! Please consider buying shirts or bags for yourself, your family members and maybe even your frequent guests. When we begin to wear these shirts and carry these bags around town, we will be sparking awareness of what LAON does for our entire community.
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!
