Pawtuckaway Lake Association

On June 3rd, sixty fifth graders from Nottingham School took part in a day-long field trip focused on lake ecology at the Pawtuckaway State Park beach. The trip was hosted by the PLIA and conducted with the enthusiastic support of the DES.

The event featured five stations that the students rotated through in groups of 12:

Enviroscape -- This station introduced students to the concept of a watershed through the use of an interactive model. By exploring the idea that water always runs downhill to a water body, students discovered various sources of water pollution and came to understand that they and their families can play a role in keeping our water clean. The Pawtuckaway watershed was discussed during this presentation. This station was led by Barbara MacMillan of the DES and Steve Soreff, our very own Weed Watcher Captain.

Islands represent one of the most exciting, unique, amazing, captivating features of Lake Pawtuckaway. So I kayak about it, I get to wondering what are their names. Yes, I know all the maps label the big one as Log Cabin Island (although, none of us have found evidence of a log cabin there) which is guarded in the channel approach by the Twin Islands. The Twins by their appearance give creditability to their names.

He's been maintaining the roads around the lake for 24 years. Now, Road Agent John Fernald talks about the ups and downs of maintaining Pawtuckaway's byways.

The following is an interview of Celeste Schmitt, former Lake Host Program Coordinator for the Pawtuckaway Lake Association about a small group's determination to keep exotic weed infestations from killing our lake. Ater many years of service Celeste is retiring from this position.

The PLIA is currently seeking a replacement for Lake Host Program Coordinator. This would be a great position for a retiree, a parent with a teenager looking for a paid summer job on the lake, or anyone who would like to get involved with protecting our lake. For more information, please contact Donna Dannis, co-president of the PLIA at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it