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Wyman Lake, Moscow
Bingham Free Meeting House
Route 201 ©Dan Marquis
Moxie Falls ©Heliconia/Maine Woods Discovery
BINGHAM MOSCOW MOXIE FALLS
Located on the 45th parallel, Bingham
sits exactly halfway between the
North Pole and the Equator. Bingham
is more readily known as the gateway
to Maine’s outdoor sporting paradise.
Local anglers are especially fond of the
Kennebec here, affectionately calling
sections of this wonderful stretch of
river Rainbow Alley. Bingham has a
well-known and really fun swimming
hole at Houston Brook Falls where
Houston Brook empties into Wyman
Lake on the Kennebec River. Bingham
is also the northern end of the
multi-use Kennebec Valley Trail. The small residential town of Moscow
is situated just north of Bingham
and 24 miles from Skowhegan. The
friendly town’s outstanding feature
is the Wyman Hydroelectric Dam
which slows the Kennebec River and
creates a widening in the river known
as Wyman Lake. Along the lake on the
eastern side of the Old Canada Road,
visitors can observe a recent man-made
phenomenon: dozens of birdhouses,
many delightfully colored, have been
fastened to the retaining wall and now
extend for several hundred yards
along the highway. When you visit The Forks, one absolute
“Don’t Miss” on your checklist should
be Moxie Falls, Maine’s highest and—
many would say—most beautiful
waterfall. Follow Lake Moxie Road
out of The Forks and look for signs
about two miles out. The wide path
meanders through the forest for about
half a mile to the falls. If you visit
during the summer, bring your towel
so you can revel in the old-fashioned
swimming hole just a bit down
from the main falls.
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