A Legend, Locally and Beyond: Dean's Motor Lodge, established in 1947 and featured in DownEast Magazine, is located on Maine's Rt. 11 Fish River Scenic Byway in Portage, a vacation lake town on the edge of the North Maine Woods. Serving Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Brunch with seating for 80, or private parties up to 175, and offering 17 lodging rooms, Dean's is at the heart of Northern Maine's exceptional recreation. Directly on Snowmobile trails 85&90, ATV accessible and minutes from 2474 acre Portage Lake and 3.5 million acres of shared wilderness. Owner-operated, well-oiled machine, steady sales increases, equipment included.


Portage Lake is located in Maine. Portage Lake, Maine has a population of 360. Portage Lake is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 7.26% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 23.53%.
The median household income in Portage Lake, Maine is $48,750. The median household income for the surrounding county is $47,278 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Portage Lake is 63.1 years.
The average high temperature in July is 77.1 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 1.3 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 38.8 inches per year, with 98.7 inches of snow per year.