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Originally Posted by LadyJane
What I don't like? well, I just think it's kind of sad that there are so many "mansions" replacing the more modest family cottages and camps. I think that leaves less opportunities for people who aren't too wealthy and I also have concerns for the environment and what happens to the watershed when you have huge, manicured lawns and the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
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I wonder what the "locals" thought of my great great grandfather when he built his place on Mltnbro 1st neck. It was a 6 bedroom non heated no bathroom cottage in 1892. Improvements made: Added a 1/2 bath in 1935, 3x3 shower in 1990. It was way over the top 115 years ago, but he had a big family that doubled up in most of the bedrooms. I'm not critizing your post at all, I just wonder whether people back then felt the same as we do today. BTW, I feel the same; That fertilized lawns are one of the most detrimental things that someone can do to the health of this lake, and those usually go hand and hand with McMansions