before our visit to this 'most talked about' maine mountain spring we swung by to visit '......THE SOURCE.....' at the poland spring complex in a heavily guarded outpost a short ways into the forest....... thee source of bottled water conglomerate poland springs....... the inn and grounds showed signs of an era gone by............ this historic majesty has seen many a US president and visitors alike........ rocking chairs on the grandiose porch and crisp green lawns are sure to invoke relaxation...... one can easily see this property in its prime........ (nice place) no time to relax, leaving this resort built on plastic bottle dollars we are off to maine's land of indigenous gems and mountain spring water we can drink without the '92 million plastic bottles a year guilt' attached to our eco-friendly beliefs..... we arrived at cooper spring...... the spring was family-owned and then given to the town of buckfield on the premise that everyone would be able to have access to it. it's kept up nicely and is in good shape...... the spring is part of the oxford county soil & water conservation district...... fred and estella pearson-cooper settled about 100ft north of the spring in 1881............ a small parking area is available right in front of the spring and some flat stones have been set up so that you can access the spring easier. the spring itself has been redirected using PVC pipes. (i know some people may not be into that, so i'm mentioning it.) the water is wonderfully cold and sweet! great quality! this spring is between the two most powerful and gem rich mines in the world. the mt. mica mine has produced abundant gem tourmaline of every color. the bennet quarry on the other side of the spring produced a 52lb morganite crystal (pink emerald). the water that comes through this spring probably has a high lithium content and is programmed by some of the most profound gemstones on earth. this is super pure energized water. it flows through the mountains or crystal mines (think about this), it's amazing! if you stored it in copper it would be called a battery. at sunset the place looks magic. here is the mineral list for the area: albite evansite manganocolumbite rhodochrosite . almandine fluorapatite mccrilisite romanechite . amblygonite - meta-autunite roscherite . arsenopyrite goethite metatorbernite rutile . autunite goyazite microcline schorl . beraunite graphite microlite scorodite . bertrandite halloysite mitridatite siderite . beryl heterosite montmorillonite sphalerite . biotite hisingerite moraesite spodumene . brazilianite hureaulite muscovite stewartite . brookite hydroxylapatite natromontebrasite (discredited) strunzite . calcite jahnsite-(camnmn) opal- hyalite tantalite . carbonate-fluorapatite kaolinite palermoite tapiolite . cassiterite kosnarite petalite torbernite . cleavelandite laueite phosphuranylite triphylite . cookeite lepidolite pollucite uranininite . crandallite lithiophilite purpurite zircon . elbaite loellingite pyrite . eosphorite manganite quartz. these rocks would scare distilled water back into stream. get to the intersection of 117 and n. whitman school road. drive to the end on n. whitman school road and turn left onto paris hill road. the spring is down on your right (maybe five or so minutes after you've turned onto paris hill. this water is incredibly cold and so damn clean... we watched many locals fill up their containers while we sat and ate salumi and and 1000 day old how-da (gouda)... this water was well worth the two hour drive... crystal, crystal clear and super clean.....
