May Summer Never End
May there always be one more big fish to catch, to release, to dream about. May there always be clear lakes to jump into, to canoe in, to linger beside.
May there always be soft breezes to cool, to refresh, to calm. May there always be lofty pines to protect, to shade, to be sentinels over these beautiful lands. And, may there always be memories from summer.
As the summer of 2026 winds down into a burst of brilliant foliage, invigorating air, and departures of summer residents, once again it’s time to recognize that although the season may change and, this year in particular, the world away may seem charged with uncertainty, summers spent here do not go away.
We return to summer in the Belgrades and the magic is that we can return and there will still be something special that never left.
As the Belgrades most iconic visitor and spokesperson E.B. White wrote at 84 years of age, upon retuning once more to the shores of Great Pond where he first visited in 1904, “There is a certain security here that heals my spirit,” adding “and I can still buy Moxie in a tiny supermarket six miles away.”
White, to be sure, also had his 15-foot Old Town canoe on the top of his car and went fishing for bass after dinner.
There’s always one more big fish to dream about! May summer never end…
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