to register for the annual Lobster Dip – the Jan. 1 plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in Old Orchard Beach to benefit Special Olympics Maine. Those who dip, or double dip —making the plunge twice ...

Willett said last summer was the beach’s second busiest season for lifeguards ever, with 133 swimmers needing to be rescued from the water ... @maine.gov. Lifeguard applications for Old Orchard ...

Located about 100 miles north of Boston, Old Orchard ... the beach, spread out on blankets and chairs, catching up, gossiping, and enjoying the water, which was shockingly not frigid for Maine ...

Groups gather at about 10:30 a.m. at Willard Beach, located at the Southern Maine Community College campus in South Portland, and hop in the icy cold Atlantic Ocean.

In August 1907, the Boston and Maine ... the Ocean House Hotel. Other waterfront hotels that survived the Great Old Orchard Fire were demolished in the ensuing decades, but the Ocean House remained.

When looking from Old Orchard Pier, the surf is visibly rough with people in the water. Our media partner, WMTW, spoke with several people who said they got caught up in the beach’s rough surf.

A woman was rescued and several other swimmers required assistance from lifeguards Friday when a rip current created dangerous conditions at Old Orchard Beach in Maine, officials said. The woman ...