The Colby-Hume Center

The Colby-Hume Center, located seven miles from campus, is a 10-acre parcel of land with 450 feet of frontage on Messalonskee Lake. The property was given to Colby in 1991 by Dr. Alan and Dorothy Hume, who maintain a residence there. The center may be used by faculty and staff members for cookouts, swimming, croquet games, horse-shoes, swimming, canoeing and various other activities. Since 1986, a boathouse at the Colby-Hume Center has been used by the Crew Team and the Sailing Club. It was expanded in 1997. Woodworking and blacksmith shops located at the Center are used by students during January for Jan Plan courses.

The Messalonskee Lake, where we sail, is approximately seven miles long and about one mile wide at its widest, about a quarter of a mile away from the Hume Center.  This gives us an ideal place to sail as the Lake is big enough to allow for consistent wind and longer courses.

Directions to the Colby-Hume Center can be found here