There is a very interesting, front page article on the Goose Rocks Beach lawsuit, Sunday edition, January 10, and you can read it at http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2010/01/10/homeowners_draw_line_in_the_sand_over_beach_access/ The article is well written, and fair, and the comments are wide ranging. Please comment below this story on our site, and on the Boston.com site. It is important for all of our voices to be heard!
Also, our own Karen Schlegel was interviewed by Channel 13 here:
http://www.wgme.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wgme_vid_2015.shtml
The community is growing more aware fo the dangers of this lawsuit!
I cannot describe how upset I was to see GRB on the Front Page of all places The Boston Globe! Talk about unwanted publicity!
Is this what the beachfront property owners are looking for, well now you’ve got it! I guess we can expect more people to be attracted/interested. What fools!!!
Goose Rocks Beach has been a part of my life from as far back as I can remember. When my parents built a house there, we were in Maine nearly every single weekend (even in the winter) and every single summer. My friends would feel privileged if they were able to be invited for the weekend.
My mother lives at Goose Rocks Beach now and we visit every chance we get. While many of the homes have grown larger and more modern, the beach is as clean and as beautiful as ever. It has not changed at all in the last 30 years! Residents always wanted to keep it a “secret” and I believe that it has remained the best little secret!
I remember participating in sandcastle contests, taking swimming lessons, collecting seashells, digging clams, attending bonfires, fishing and walking out to Timber Island. I even had my first kiss under the lifeguard chair at GRB!
It is unfathomable to think that I might not be able to continue all of that with my children. GRB is now a huge part of their lives as well and we visit every few weekends. We even love it in the cold winter! It is a wonderful place to teach children about nature and it is truly a family beach, where you can always catch a whiffleball game, paddleball game, or flying kite.
We know the standard spots on the beach where our family friends sit each year so you can walk along and easily find them and catch up on the past year’s news.
I’ve made so many friends and met wonderful people from all over the world. At GRB, I have realized it is truly a small world. Each year, I bump into someone that knows someone I know or where my hometown is located. I hope to meet many more at GRB over the remainder of my life.
Being able to visit the ocean is a privilege and I hope that the residents who are fighting to make this beach private stop to realize that there are miles of beach to share…there is plenty for everyone.