The July 2023 issue of Down East Magazine has a short description of Camden, Maine's Montgomery Dam and Falls as part of an 8-page feature on Maine's waterfalls. The spectacular Montgomery Dam Falls were included among Down East's five "Convenient Cascades" that...
I was shocked and baffled by the letter, published in the April 18 Free Press and other local publications, from a Mr. Robert Wasserstrom.
A winter wonderland of snow and ice on the Camden Falls Montgomery Dam, February 2023. Photo by Tom Rothwell.
The Montgomery Dam and its waterfall at the head of Camden Harbor have been the subject of much controversy. There are many facts, some true and some not-so-true, being presented to Camden citizens.
Ron Hawkins, Camden resident and long-time owner of a dam in Brooksville Maine, presents well thought out facts in this excellent article.
THIS ARTICLE IS WELL WORTH READING.
By Robert Nichols There is a movement by a group of individuals in Camden who want to remove the three lower dams on the Megunticook river in the name of protecting the town from “flooding”. The irony of that movement is that our dams DON’T CAUSE flooding, they work...
Every member of the Camden Select Board has taken an oath to “faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities, all duties incumbent upon me pursuant to all charters, ordinances, policies and rules and regulations of the Town of Camden of which I have the right and...
Camden voters, not the Camden Select Board, should be deciding the fate of Camden’s Montgomery Dam and Camden Harbor Falls.
When the truth seems so elusive, who and what can we trust? In our day to day lives we learn who “has our back,” who is upfront, capable and steadfast. We learn to dismiss those who belie reason, question those who peddle self-serving falsehoods, turn away from those...
Camden Maine is famous for being "Where the Mountains Meet the Sea". But it's also famous for being "Where the River Meets the Sea", specifically the Megunticook River which cascades over the rocks at the head of Camden Harbor creating a spectacular waterfall,...
It was a pleasure to read Sarah Miller’s thoughtful piece in PenBay Pilot on the timing of the vote for Montgomery Dam. It was a model of civil discourse that I hope to live up to.
I agree with her premise, that the town needs more discussion on whether or not to destroy Montgomery Dam and its waterfall, but I disagree with her conclusion: that a vote would be premature.
The vote, by the way, is likely to take place at the time of the June 2022 meeting, which is seven months away.