Frye Island ... A Community Managed by its Owners

The Long Beach Marina opened for service in May 1997. The Great Northern Dock company of Naples, ME installed a high quality floating dock system in May. Dock assignments were made to all individuals that put up the required monies. Contact the Island office if you would like a weekly or seasonal wet slip for your boat.

All of the required permits for the construction of a 100 boat in-water storage facility were obtained. Construction began in late 1995, focusing on the rest room facility area. By the end of the 1996 season all of the major infrastructure work has been completed, e.g. dredging channel, boat launch, rip-rap placement. The floating dock facilities was installed in May 1997.

The lagoon area where the boat slips are located is a very protected area. The picture on the right shows the lagoon on an October afternoon. The colorful tree line is the land area protecting the lagoon from the waves of Sebago Lake. The lagoon will have 130 wet slip docks. The boat launch ramp is at the far end of the lagoon. All of dredging of the lagoon and construction of the ramp were done while the lagoon was isolated from the lake.

An exciting part of the construction process was when the channel connecting the lagoon area with the lake was constructed. The picture on the left shows the new channel. Rip rap protects the shore line of the channel and the facing part of the lagoon shore from any wave action from the lake.

The first season of operation of the Long Beach Marina will be 1997. The facility was built with funds from members of the Frye Island Yacht Club. There are currently 59 property owners on Frye Island that have put up equity funding to support the construction.  These people will be assigned a wet slip at the boat basin and be charged a minimal usage fee to cover annual operating costs. More details on the equity ownership arrangement are available from the Frye Island administration office.

Additional slips will be installed as a need develops. Those slips will be available on a rental basis, by the week or by the season. The anticipated seasonal rental rate is $700, and the anticipated weekly rental rate is $100. Only Frye Island property owners, or people renting Frye Island cottages, will be able rent slips at the Long Beach Marina.

The facilities are being designed to handle boats up to 24 feet in length and up to 8 feet in width. No overnight stays are allowed on the boats in the Long Beach Boat Basin. An operations policy handbook has been compiled to provide complete details on the operation of the Frye Island Yacht Club and the Long Beach Boat Basin.

How to Find the Long Beach Marina:

Directions on how to find Frye Island are available. Once on Frye Island continue straight on Sunset Road after leaving the Ferry for 0.6 miles. Turn left onto Leisure lane at the tee intersection. Continue for 0.6 miles, and then turn left onto Birch Road. Continue for 0.8 miles, and then turn right onto Leisure Lane. Continue for 0.1 miles, and then turn left onto the access road for the Long Beach area. The boat launch area is straight ahead, and the Marina area is to the left.

Note: The road for you to follow is shown in red on the map below.