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    Drawing of Robinson's Fish Hatchery, Edmunds, Maine

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    A drawing of the hatchery building used to raise young salmon at Robinson's property on the Dennys River in Edmunds, Maine

    One of the first fish hatcheries in the county to make use of fertilized eggs was located on the Robinson property at the turn of the 20th century. Benjamin Lincoln, resident of the Mill House and manager of Lincoln Mills, engaged James Robinson, father of William and grandfather of Raymond, to construct and operate a hatchery at the large spring brook which flows into the Dennys River. Their fertilized eggs, brought by rail from the East Orland Federal Hatchery, were hatched in hand hewn log troughs to which spring water flowed through lead pipes. The young salmon, raised in Robinson's hatchery, were released near the mouth of Venture Brook. The building that housed the hatchery was later used as an icehouse by the Robinson family.

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    Used by permission from Ed Bartlett and Ray Robinson, "Salmon on the Dennys 1786-1988: Struggle for Survival", privately published by the Dennysville Sportsman Club, 1988, p. 34.

    Fish Hatchery at Robinson's property on the Dennys River, Edmunds, Maine; One of the first fish hatcheries in the county to make use of fertilized eggs was located on the Robinson property at the turn of the 20th century. Smolts raised here were released near the mouth of Venture Brook. It later became an ice house for use by the Robinson family.
    Robinson's Pond in Edmunds, Maine; This natural sand beach creates a small pond for the private recreational use of guests at Robinson's Cottages. Salmon smolts are transferred into the Dennys River at Robinson's Cottages in 1988.; Image is reproduced from