The river bottom is pure sand; the river wide and shallow. The ripples in the sand were mesmerizing. It seemed like we were in a plane 30,000 feet up looking down at terraced escarpments below us.

We visited on a lovely late June day. The Saco River runs through the town, and we got out on it, thanks to a canoe and a guide from Saco River Canoe & Kayak. We dropped in at the town’s new ...

”The entire week was incredible,” said Pete Gagne, who owns Saco River Canoe Rental. “The weather was perfect, hot, and humid. Last year was a bust so it didn’t take much to improve.” ...

By SARA YOUNG-KNOX Union Leader Correspondent Jul 2, 2012 Jul 2, 2012 ...

Fryeburg Fire, Police and Rescue were all called to the Saco River around 4:30 p.m. for multiple people in the water. The response brought multiple emergency crews into the area to aid Fryeburg.

Jul. 17—Eleven people, most of them clinging to forest debris when emergency responders arrived, were rescued Monday after their canoes were swamped by surging currents in the Saco River in ...