Hello, fall! Hello, patches of color climbing the hills. Hello, energizing air. Hello, loons rafting together before leaving for open winter waters and human snowbirds at the post office filing forwarding addresses. More…

The summer of 2019 is ending but not the memories. There was great swimming and boating, fishing and hiking, music and celebration. The sunsets were inspiring, the food was tempting, the activities fun. The summer of 2019 drew a lot of happy visitors and vacationers, a lot of readers of Summertime who kept us busy distributing this unique seasonal newspaper. More…

I've been thinking how many "named" boats there were here over the last 70 years or so. I tested by memory and wrote down as many as would come to mind and, WOW, the number was near 20. I'm sure that I've missed many and that you readers could fill in the gaps. More…

Remember this LakeSmart moto: "Take a break, put down your rake, and save the lake!" Leaves and pine needles provide a barrier between rain water and dense soil. When allowed to accumulate, they create a sponge-like barrier that captures and infiltrates rainwater before it enters the lake. More…

Well, this is our final Dams Keeper Report for the season. As of this writing, Great Pond is down 1″ below full pond; Long Pond is currently down 4″; and our friends over on Salmon/McGrath are now down 8″ below full. More…

During these turbulent times, it is helpful to read our "Once More to the Lake" bard and lover of all things here in the summer, E.B. White. He canoed our Great Pond shores from age six onwards into his eighties. Now we have On Democracy, a new collection of his words to read in 2019, edited by his granddaughter Martha White. More…

There is much to be gained by listening to our elders and becoming immersed in the natural world. This column contains observations, some written many centuries ago, about preserving the land and lakes. More…