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mcdude · 08-19-2005, 05:21 PM

I was just checking out this photo posted by FlyGuy today on Photopost and thinking that actually quite a bit of the shoreline was left intact and that you can only see the house(s) from a limited vantage point. It certainly could have been worse. What if the whole (Clay) Point had been cleared of trees along the shoreline?

It goes without saying that it's too bad that when CAMP ALTON became available' the Town of Alton was not able to purchase the property. Or for that matter, the LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST as they have done recently with Castle in the Clouds.

Speaking of CASTLE in the CLOUDS , I think that the Bahre Estate would qualify as the third castle on or near the lake. (I'm disqualifying Sleeper's Castle due to its' relatively small size.) Thomas Plant built Castle in the Clouds circa. 1915.
Benjamin Kimball built KIMBALL'S CASTLE in 1895. I wonder what the thoughts of the "general populace" (such as us) were about the building of these castles at the time?

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On the positive side; the Bahre property could have been broken up into many more lots. Perhaps, eventually, it will become public when someone is not able to afford it any longer between the taxes and the upkeep.

PS - Bahre is the biggest taxpayer in Alton. Perhaps, in part, that is why the kiddos in Alton and Barnstead are enjoying the benefits of the brand new Prospect Mountain High School. (Not to mention the "contribution" of the rest of us non-voting taxpayers.)

08-19-2005, 05:21 PM	#37
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	A Few Thoughts I was just checking out this photo posted by FlyGuy today on Photopost and thinking that actually quite a bit of the shoreline was left intact and that you can only see the house(s) from a limited vantage point. It certainly could have been worse. What if the whole (Clay) Point had been cleared of trees along the shoreline? It goes without saying that it's too bad that when CAMP ALTON became available' the Town of Alton was not able to purchase the property. Or for that matter, the LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST as they have done recently with Castle in the Clouds. Speaking of CASTLE in the CLOUDS , I think that the Bahre Estate would qualify as the third castle on or near the lake. (I'm disqualifying Sleeper's Castle due to its' relatively small size.) Thomas Plant built Castle in the Clouds circa. 1915. Benjamin Kimball built KIMBALL'S CASTLE in 1895. I wonder what the thoughts of the "general populace" (such as us) were about the building of these castles at the time? ? On the positive side; the Bahre property could have been broken up into many more lots. Perhaps, eventually, it will become public when someone is not able to afford it any longer between the taxes and the upkeep. PS - Bahre is the biggest taxpayer in Alton. Perhaps, in part, that is why the kiddos in Alton and Barnstead are enjoying the benefits of the brand new Prospect Mountain High School. (Not to mention the "contribution" of the rest of us non-voting taxpayers.) Last edited by mcdude; 08-19-2005 at 05:41 PM.