mhabich Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Letter from Bill: ----------- Old Quarry Ocean Adventures Date: 5-5-20 From: Captain Bill To: All my wonderful campers, kayakers, sailors, etc. Dear Friends, I have retired to Greenville Maine. The campground and facility are now closed. The virus was part of the reason for the decision for this season. Mostly it is due to the fact I got completely burnt out last season. I had a headache EVERY single day until we closed in October. Apparently we can’t deal with stress as well as we age. I tried to find a management team but that did not work. Last fall I reached out to different agencies including the State of Maine, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Island Heritage Trust, Maine Island Trail, Chewonki Foundation and several other agencies. We had a sit down meeting at Old Quarry to discuss the possibilities. Everyone at the table knew and vocalized about the importance of Old Quarry to allow access and parking to the many islands that they all owned or had easements on. That is about 32 islands out of 60 in the Stonington archipelago. After the meeting the attendees went back to their offices to ruminate about it and to speak with their board of directors or supervisors. Simply, the result was again acknowledgement of the importance of the property and business to the public. None of them could however muster the effort and resources to make the purchase. That decision was devastating to me because I know firsthand how important this property and decision was. Through my 22 years of building the business I have seen and heard people’s appreciation of being able to enjoy the beauty of the property and the archipelago. I believe that something great and wonderful is about to be lost. This access will now be gone forever. I am so sorry that I could not pass this place on in perpetuity to the general public. If you know someone who knows someone who could perhaps do something to save Old Quarry please pass this message on. Thanks for reading this, Bill Baker Owner, Old Quarry Ocean Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terese pawletko Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Thanks for sharing this mike...what a huge loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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