overlooks Webb Lake's western shore. Sitting on our beach looking across the lake, one sees a "notch" defined by the so-called "baby face" of Tumbledown and West Mountain to the south. The notch has framed our sunsets and storms ever since the late 1920's when the Burt's arrived from Boston to build their Summer Camps.

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By 1942, three Camps and an icehouse had been built. The Burt's first Camp, sparse and grey-shingled, was built at "The Point" of land bordered by Bowley Brook and the lake. Bowley flows out of Mt. Blue. In Springtime after heavy winter snows, the brook often overflowed its banks. That's why Uncle Leon built the Camps on stilts. Even so, many Summer's at Weld began with clearing out of several inches of silt left behind by receding flood waters.

The Burts built camps for each of their three daughters, my mother, Barbara, being the eldest. Mother's younger sister, Aunt Dottie, met her husband when his lumber company was contracted to built our Camp in 1942. By late July, 1954 Aunt Dottie's Camp was built and we all sat for a picture. Thanks to Cousin Gail we have a good copy today.

Rowboats, sailboats, canoes, rafts and docks were made of wood and required regular maintenance. When they were taken care of they provided many summers of good service. Days were spent near the lake swimming, sunbathing or hiking; and in the heat of the afternoon some days, Uncle Leon would load everyone into the "buggy" for a trip to the Farmer's Wife for an ice cream. Life is good at Weld. Return to Family Home Page.