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Your cruise begins at Marstons Marina on Glenhaven Circle in Saco, Maine. The family owned marina is the halfway point between the dam in downtown Saco and the end of the river in Camp Ellis – two miles in either direction. This four mile tidal section of the river provides constantly changing scenery as the waters rise and fall ten to twelve feet every six and a half hours. Our cruise up river will carry us through Cocktail Cove and past Laurel Hill Cemetery. During the springtime the hillside is covered in blooming tulips! Well need to keep an eye out for bald eagles here as a nesting pair has taken up residence in the area. A juvenile bald eagle has also been spotted.Our upriver portion of the cruise ends near the Cataract Dam in downtown Saco. The dam was built in 1937 and is producing 8 megawatts of power for NextEra Energy Resources. Adjacent to the dam is Saco Island and the old mill complex – both under redevelopment for retail, light industrial, and condominiums. Its great to see the rebirth of the Saco-Biddeford downtown!As we head back downriver well have the opportunity to stop back at Marstons, if needed, and then well progress downriver. Our first sight will be Marblehead in Biddeford, a popular boat launch which can be very busy on the weekends. Well pass through the Narrows, and then the University of New England will come into view. Students and professors of its Marine Biology program appeared on the Discovery Channels Shark Week in 2017! You may catch a glimpse of the Sharkology boat moored alongside the campus.Our cruise next arrives in Camp Ellis and the great stone jetties. A jetty of some form or another has existed here since the 19th Century to protect the mouth of the river. The last modifications were made in 1969. Since then, the hamlet of Camp Ellis has been losing a battle of erosion: over 30 homes have fallen into the ocean! Proposals on how to fix the problem have come and gone, but no changes have been approved.As we cruise out the channel, you will see the conical stone n
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