# The Centuries-Old Fish Ladder that Feeds Maine’s Lobster Industry

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-centuries-old-fish-ladder-that-feeds-maines-lobster-industry/
- Published: 2022-04-29T09:30:14-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The recently renovated fish ladder rises 42 vertical feet, with 69 pools connected by short waterfalls the fish must scale. Photo credit: Laurel Ames. Article by Annie Sherman. Atlas Obscura – April 26, 2022. Each spring, more than one million alewives navigate to the fresh water of Damariscotta Lake—with a little help Straddling the border of Nobleboro and Newcastle near the Maine coast, the Damariscotta Mills fish ladder is an unexpected local landmark—a centuries-old effort to protect the alewives that travel each spring from Great Salt Bay to the fresh water of Damariscotta Lake, where the fish spawn, that is still an economic engine for the small towns today. […] Click here to view original web page at www.atlasobscura.com