What better way to spend a long hot summer day than on the water. Paddle a canoe, enjoy a lake cruise on our extensive waterways or find a quiet pond and a boat and go fishing.

• Saco River Canoe in Fryeburg has a variety of hourly or daily programs on the Saco (pictured). Enjoy a leisurely one day trip around Mt. Tom to Walker's Bridge or simply paddle down to the beach for a leisurely picnic. Tell Prudy and Fred we sent you!

• Looking a little further, take a scenic drive down to Wolfeboro or Meredith on Lake Winnipesaukee and hop aboard the MS Mount Washington for a day or evening cruise with dinner.

• There's lots of great fishing in Maine. Bait is readily available and you can get licenses from most marinas, Town Halls, some merchants and online.

• Several guides are available if you prefer fishing with a Maine guide. Tours provide boat, tackle and all your needs and your guide will select a lake or pond or take you to one of your choices.

• Songo Locks just south of Naples are worth a trip whether by boat or by car. Boat rentals are available in Naples if you'd like to join the other recreational watercraft heading for Sebago Lake, or simply watch from the bank as the lock-tender manually operates the lock.

• If the beach is more your style, there are many public beaches on the lakes and rivers with the nearest on the Saco River just a 1/4 mile away.