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I Remember When…
Malcolm grew up in the Deering section of Portland. As a
young boy, he remembers his friends stayed in Portland
during the summer, but he spent his summers on Little
Sebago. “My family was one of the first families to build
a camp on Hall’s Point. Between my Grandfather and my
dad, it took a couple of years of planning and building. The
camp was finally ready around 1928, I was just a baby. My
family and I came out to the lake every summer.”
“Every day was filled with plenty of activities like swimming
and playing basketball. I didn’t like to fish very much but I
really enjoyed playing horseshoes on our beach. I became
a really good horseshoe player! After a few hours of
horseshoes, you couldn’t beat taking an afternoon nap on
the beach!”
The 4th of July was the highlight of the summer. “We loved
the fireworks! Also we grilled our food outside on the 4th of
July- that was a big deal. At the time, most of the food was
prepared inside- we didn’t grill outside with the frequency
we do now.”
“Even though my parents 50 th Wedding Anniversary was
earlier in the year, they waited until July so they could
celebrate at the lake.”
“When I was a kid, we used to bathe in the lake. And we
used to walk around the lake by walking along the beach.
People didn’t seem to mind back then but I’m not sure that
people would feel the same way today.”
Malcolm also has fond memories of Aimhi. “During the war
they had a hard time getting help, so I would help them
open up in the spring. I loved playing ping pong there and I
became friends with Aimhi guests and people that worked
there as well.”
“Now, I try to visit the lake every year, in September. I’ve
also noticed that more people are choosing to live on the
lake year round. If I weren’t so happy living in San Antonio
I would love to live here year round!”
Thanks for sharing your story, Malcolm. Hope to see you
on the lake in September!
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Mail us at: Little Sebago Lake Association, P.O. Box 912, Windham, ME 04062-0912
or you may even Call us at: (207) 809-4706 and we will come to you!
We recently spoke with Mr. Malcolm Speirs about his family’s camp
on Little Sebago. Malcolm, 88, shared some fond memories of spending his
childhood summers on the lake.
Malcolm’s Memories of Little Sebago Lake
by Cheryl Alterman