Until 1725, the Saco River was the main artery for the Pequawket Indians traveling in canoes to and from the Atlantic.
Soon, a steady stream of summer visitors began.
By 1871, the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad had reached Fryeburg, fifty miles from Portland, thus linking the Upper Saco River with Boston and beyond.
Soon thereafter came trappers, followed by loggers, who harvested the colossal white pine and sent the logs floating down the River to sawmills mushrooming all along its course.
Until 1725, the Saco River was the main artery for the Pequawket Indians traveling in canoes to and from the Atlantic