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| 2010 Event Schedule |
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May 8 - Spring Potluck - 5:30 p.m. social/dinner 6:00 p.m. June 5 - Annual Meeting and Potluck - 5:30 p.m. social/dinner 6:00 p.m. July 10 - Annual Yard Sale - 8 a.m. - noon August 21 - Chicken BBQ. 6 p.m. $10 per person suggested donation. Bring your own drinks, salad, dessert. September 25 - Fall Potluck - 5:30 p.m. social/dinner 6:00 p.m. December 11 - Christmas Party - 5:30 p.m. social/dinner 6:00 p.m. |
| Important Notices For Pretty Marsh Residents | ||
We are working on a new Community Directory for publication soon, and we need your updated E-mail address. Please send to Annette. Thanks. Thanks to our neighbor Ron Scott, the community's shorefront Kehoe picnic area has been mowed regularly, making it more easily available to all Pretty Marsh residents for picnics and/or quiet contemplation.
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2009 marked the 150th anniversary of our old schoolhouse. As part of the celebration,
a lobster bake was held at the schoolhouse on Saturday, August 15, 2009. The weather was sunny and everyone had a great time.
Our historic community building is in need of some rather serious repair. As a part of last year's celebration, we embarked on an important fundraising campaign to
make these repairs on this wonderful old landmark! Please help
us preserve the only remaining active community association on Mount Desert Island! Below is a copy of a recent
update sent to all community residents. |
Also, we would appreciate receiving your dues and/or any donations you would like to make to help cover the costs of maintaining the community building, insurance, mailing, etc. Dues are very modest - $20/family or $10/individual per year. You can mail to: M.J. Penn, PMCC Treasurer, P.O. Box 429, Mount Desert, ME 04660. And thanks again for your support! |
| Pretty Marsh Community Corporation P.O. Box 429 Mount Desert, Maine 04660 August 21, 2010 Dear Greater Pretty Marsh Community Members, Another summer has come to Pretty Marsh! And what a great year it has been! The rotted back wall of the Schoolhouse Building, our emergency priority of last year, has had lifesaving work done thanks to the generosity of all who responded. A contractor living in Pretty Marsh, Todd Holbrook, removed the rot, and installed new primed cedar clapboard. This cost $4000, which came in under our estimate of $4500. We have now established a Schoolhouse Money Market Endowment Account with Bar Harbor Bank and Trust. The amount contributed to this fundraising effort last year totaled $8494. So we are proud to report that $4494 now sits in our new account. Our pressing needs now are as follows, with new estimates:
Our goal is to raise enough funds to cover the completion of these projects this year. Beyond that, our goal is to raise $150,000, an amount that ties in with the 150th anniversary of this building, and which would guarantee its longevity for our community. This will comfortably cover currently needed repairs as well as establish a modest endowment against future needs. Future maintenance projects include:
We know this is not an easy time financially for many. THANK YOU!!! to everyone who has
contributed thus far! With great hope and many thanks, Annette Carvajal, Sue Erickson, Caroline Felkel, Lin Gould, Jeffrey Miller |
Summer 2010 August BBQ Clues and Answers
At our August BBQ held on Saturday the 21st, PMCC members were invited to search Pretty Marsh for 5 locations that were identified only by a set of clues provided in advance. Those finding and returning stamps from all locations were entered in a drawing for a special award. Here are the five clues, followed by the correct locations: CLUES 1. Do you want a private picnic by the water?
This spot is not owned by the National Park Service.
It is owned by the Pretty Marsh Community Corporation so that means YOU!
It is between 800 and 1000 on the Indian Point Road.
2. This is the heart of Greater Downtown Pretty Marsh.
Stop (don’t roll) and check it out!
3. This is a bog which is high, where no bog would normally be.
You can see it from the road between Pond’s End and Pretty Marsh.
You can hear it in the springtime from everywhere!
4. Known as MDI’s best kayaking launch.
Make sure to wave to David!
5. On this road, your mode of transport changes with the season. You can snowshoe, walk, cross country ski, stargaze, and snowmobile.
If you miss the turn, you are officially in Lunt’s Hollow. But don’t panic-
you can keep going and find the other end of the road connected to the main road too, further down in Center!
ANSWERS 1. Our own private PMCC picnic spot.
2. The center of Pretty Marsh, by the stop sign.
3. The "Frog Pond" at the height of land before coming into Pretty Marsh. 4. The kayak launch area at Bartlett Landing.
5. The Acadia National Park Fire Road.
The Grand Prize (a $25 gift certificate to Under the Dogwood Tree in Southwest Harbor) was won by
Inge and Lester's grandson Bradley.
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