When were young, oh so long ago, all the kids in the Village learned to swim in Mill Bay. This is the Elephant that watched as we went from dog paddle, to swimming underwater, and finally a sidestroke, or overhand crawl.
As teenagers, we gathered around a fire on the beach, someone played a guitar, and we tried to see how many marshmallows we could stuff in our mouth at one time.
That bit of lake front and beach belonged to Mr. A. J. Davidson. The Village residents had open access to the beach.
The property has changed hands a few times since his death, but the Elephant still stands on guard. Waiting, and waiting, and wondering where have all the children gone?
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