The Sebago Lakes Region: A Brief History

The Sebago Lakes Region in southwestern Maine is one of the Pine Tree State's most historic. The lake—along with the Presumpscot and Songo Rivers, Brady Pond and Long Lake—was a major transportation route for Native Americans and English and French settlers. Both conflicts and legends abound along these storied waters. The waterways supported the region's growth into a commercial center, as sawmills, gristmills and tanneries flourished during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Canals ...