Open Community Conversation About Montgomery Dam and Waterfall

Although not a Library program, this event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

The public is invited to a Community Conversation on Montgomery Dam and Waterfall on two upcoming Sundays, March 30 and April 27, at 2:00 pm each day in the Picker Room.

The sessions will be modeled on previous “conversations” on civic issues in Camden. Each event will begin with an informative slide show containing an overview of the Megunticook River and a visual history of the Montgomery Dam.  The conversations about Montgomery Dam will be presented by Camden’s Save the Dam Falls Committee, a group of citizens organized for the purpose of raising awareness of the beauty, value, and legacy of the waterfall and Montgomery Dam, and dedicated to giving the citizens of Camden a chance to discuss and to vote on the future of Montgomery Dam. The committee has been gathering information and sharing it over the more than three years since the committee was formed.

The slide talk will include an illustrated timeline of the construction of the dam and discuss its place in the history and legacy of Camden. It will also address the natural history, geology, and other issues related to this focal point where the River Meets the Sea. The slide presentation will be followed by questions and comments from the audience.