Splake Splake The splake or slake ("Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis") is a hybrid of two fish species resulting from the crossing of a male brook trout ("Salvelinus fontinalis") and a female lake trout ("Salvelinus namaycush"). The name itself is a portmanteau of speckled trout (another name for brook trout) and lake trout, and may have been used to describe such hybrids as early as the 1880s. Hybrids of the male lake trout with the female brook trout (the so-called "brookinaw") have also been produced, but are not as successful. The intrageneric hybrid is of the genus "Salvelinus" and, hence, is
Androscoggin Creature area, including Litchfield, Greene, Wayne, Auburn and most infamously Turner. Androscoggin Creature The Androscoggin Creature is a mysterious animal that was found dead in Turner, Maine in Androscoggin County, Maine in August 2006. The creature attracted worldwide attention after "Lewiston Sun Journal" reporter Mark LaFlamme described it on August 16, 2006 in an article titled “Mysterious Beast” and made a connection from the unidentified animal to local lore: "[the animal] may be the mystery creature that has roamed the area for years, mauling dogs and frightening residents. Or it could be a dog that has been running wild in the