Yesterday I joined Al Racine for the after-work paddle that he hosts most Thursdays for the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club. For July 27, Al picked Little Sebago, and seven of us launched canoes and kayaks at the official state boat ramp on the western shore.

Yesterday the official state boat ramp at Little Sebago Lake was bustling with powerboats, canoes and kayaks.
ALL PHOTOS SCOTT ANDREWS

Jim Fitzgerald, Little Sebago's milfoil checker, chats with Al Racine.

Kayakers from the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club near Little Sebago boat ramp yesterday.

Paddlers gather near an island.

We were greeted by Jim Fitzgerald, the state milfoil checker. He gave us several brochures on invasive plant species and suggested that anybody online should check out www.littlesebagolake.com.

After passing Horse Island, the largest in the lake, Al directed us to a group of small islands near the east shore, where he demonstrated some safety techniques for new kayakers.

But I was more in a mood to keep on paddling, so I set off by myself to explore Little Sebago's many islands and rejoined the group at the boat ramp a bit after sunset.

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