Every summer since 2008, people have gathered at Nancy Moran's barn in Craftsbury.
This informal group of Craftsbury and Albany residents shares a keen interest in increasing our appreciation and understanding of the Hosmer Ponds.
The theme of this year's party was a celebration of summer, conservation, and Mimi Grosser's recent decision to donate a conservation easement on her waterfront property on Little Hosmer Pond.
"I would see other lakes with shorelines all chopped up," Mimi says. "I thought it would be nice if we could agree not to do this here."
Mimi is not alone in thinking that Big and Little Hosmer Ponds, and the land surrounding them, are worth protecting. Elinor and George Osborn also donated a conservation easement on their property along the Black River, which parallels the ponds.
"Craftsbury is a tight community with a wide variety of people coming from every point of the political and socio-economic spectrum," says Nancy Moran. "But what we all share, I think, is a real love for this land."
