FRYEBURG, Maine — The community is mourning the loss of a true Saco River steward with the recent death of Michelle Broyer, who for years, served as the Saco River Recreation Council's conservation and education director and manager at Swans Falls Campground.
Broyer died unexpectedly at her Fryeburg home on Nov. 9. She was 56.
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