Dreamer and Steamers: The steamboat era on Lake Memphremagog

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The Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) is pleased to announce the completion of two lakeshore restoration projects on Shadow Lake during the summer of 2024. A partnership between MWA, the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District, and NorthWoods Stewardship Center, these two projects represent important steps toward implementing water quality and habitat restoration projects that were identified during the development of the Shadow Lake Watershed Action Plan.
Vermonters are still coming to terms with the devastating toll of this summer’s flooding, which inundated downtowns, destroyed homes and businesses, and caused two confirmed deaths. Considered from almost any angle, the impact of this extreme weather on the state has been massive.
Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) and Craftsbury Conservation Commission (CCC) are cosponsoring a special river cleanup event as their participation in Vermont River Cleanup Month. September is Vermont River Cleanup Month, when groups throughout the State will pitch in to haul trash from shorelines and riverbeds. This statewide effort is being coordinated by Watersheds United Vermont,…
MWA Presents – a Documentary by Louise Abbott entitled The Islands of Lake Memphremagog: A Natural and Human History
Saturday, October 7, 2023 – 4:30 – 7 PM
The Memphremagog Watershed Association recently completed a stormwater improvement project on Farrant and Lake Streets in Newport City. The improvements now collect and treat stormwater runoff from nearly 125 acres uphill of Prouty Bay and the Newport Marina. The project will prevent 1,000 pounds of sediment and 19.8 pounds of phosphorus from entering Lake Memphremagog each year.