45°36′02″N 69°32′33″W / 45.600420°N 69.542564°W / 45.600420; -69.542564 Lily Bay is a bay on Moosehead Lake, the largest lake in the state of Maine, United States.[1]

Lily Bay was named for the wild lilies near its shores.[2]

Lily Bay State Park, a 924 acres (374 ha) public recreation area, is located on the shores of Lily Bay.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lily Bay
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 186.


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