| November 13, 1928 Robert
Denniston leased the land from Horace B. Morrison. Mr.
Denniston was a friend of the Bacons who have an island on
the lake. |
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1929 Denniston built Camp Nicatous for boys ages
8-17 that ran until 1937. In the spring and fall he
ran it as a sporting camp. |
| 1937 Camp Nicatous for boys went out of business and in
1938 Jack and Cissie Williams purchased the buildings (not
the land) from the bank and continued to run it as a
sporting camp. |
| Adjacent to the lodge was Charlie
Potter's place, and in 1941 Mr. Williams bought Potter's
camps for the lodge. |
| 1944 the main lodge and one cabin burned to the ground and
were rebuilt in the Spring of 1945.
With the loss from the fire Mr. Williams sold Potter's
side to Duffy and Judy Lewis. |
| 1947 Duffy purchased the main lodge and camp from Jack
Williams and the land from the bank. |
| 1947 Duffy sold Potter's side to Kay Chamberlin (grand
daughter of western explorer Horace Greely) as an
anniversary gift for her husband Harmon. |
| 1954 Bill Bruglas took over Nicatous Lodge from Duffy
until 1958 when the Chamberlins took over both camps on
the northern shore of the lake. |
| 1975 The Chamberlins deeded the land, lodge, and camps to
the University of Maine for their forestry department. |
| 1977 Barry and Joan Tyne purchased all the property from
the University of Maine, and in 1984 sold Nicatous Lodge
and Camps to Peter and Christina Norris. |
1997 Gary and Denise Betz took over.
2002 Ron and Linda Sheldon took over. |
| 2008 In early June Ray and Christine
Sealey purchased the lodge from Ron and Linda Sheldon
and are working hard to maintain the Nicatous
tradition. |
| 2009 Ron and Linda Sheldon again
acquired ownership and are now operating the lodge. |
| 2010 Jeff and Theresa Harriman,
themselves from the Nicatous area, are now owners
and proprietors of the lodge, reporting a very
successful 2010-2011 snowmobiling season. |
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In January 2013, Dave Dane and Steve Schuster take ownership of the Lodge and retain Jeff and Theresa
Harriman as caretakers. Dave and Steve have been enjoying Lake Nicatous for over thirty years and look
forward to owning and managing the Lodge for years to come.
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| At the left
is a picture of the cover from a 1938 brochure for Nicatous
Lodge and Cabins. Click the link below the image to view more of
the brochure. |
