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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 lesser-known waterfall,
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. If you aren’t up
for rafting, this is a great place to cool
down on a hot summer's day.
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