Wadleigh Pond Association – Dedicated to Preserving the Wadleigh Pond Dam

The Wadleigh Pond Association is a stand alone for the dam only. It is not affiliated with any road association.

The Wadleigh Pond Association is an incredibly active volunteer membership of a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Wadleigh Pond dam. Without the dam, there would not be a pond. The sole purpose of the association is and always has been to preserve and maintain the dam. We hope this website will help people to understand the importance of the association and the historical and scenic watershed it represents. Learn about the history and the dedicated members of the Wadleigh Pond Association. Below is the latest minutes from our meetings and information about the Dam and other news. If you live or vacation on the Wadleigh Pond, be sure to contact us to become a member today!

WPA Picnics & Annual Meetings

Pond Picnic 2023
In August, we held our annual picnic at the home of Pat and David Lavoie. It was a beautiful day, with delicious food thanks to all the wonderful cooks. Nick Lariviere and Rick Lavoie were our grill masters this year and the dogs and burgers were, of course, yummy. Thanks, Rick and Nick! The raffle is always a big hit and Jeanne Dulong’s hard work and organization makes this such a success. Every year, it seems, the offerings get better and better. Our members are so generous and creative, making the decisions where to put your tickets tough. Congratulations to all the lucky winners. This picnic is our major fund raiser to pay for the maintenance of the dam. After expenses, here are the totals for this year:

Entrance: $450 Donations: $155 Raffle: $950 50/50: $233 Total: $1763

THEN CAME JOHN BENJAMIN LUNT AND THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING!!!

John Benjamin Lunt of North Kennebunkport had already bought the sawmill, grist mill, and flowage at Goodwins Mills. Leonard Walker sold the mill privilege to Lunt in 1918 along with Lunt’s business partner George Whitcomb, Jr. of West Swanzey, New Hampshire. They also bought the whole road to Barkers Pond…

History of Wadleigh Pond- Part 2

“Forty Years Later…” …John Wadlin is living in Northport, ME and he sold all his land in Lyman to Simeon Chadbourne of Alfred. This is NOT the Simeon Chadbourne on South Waterboro Road in Lyman. The land he sold is the exact lot he had purchased from George Jellison, spelled…