Dunbarton selectman and semi-pro logger Dana Lavoie and his tree cutting buddy Rick Leclerc recently removed more than 15 dead ash trees from the Millworkers’ House cellar site at the Kimball Pond boat launch. The Conservation Commission sincerely appreciates them volunteering to keep the cellar hole, which is an important town historic site, intact.
Muzzleloader hunting season for deer begins locally November 1 and runs through November 11. Regular firearms season for deer is November 12 - December 7. Archery season has been underway for weeks. Waterfowl and other bird seasons are also ongoing.
Hunting is allowed in Dunbarton's conservation areas.
Those who will be sharing the woods with hunters are advised to wear blaze orange or another highly visible color and lots of it to make yourself stand out. Do not wear tan or white. If you are out with your dog, make sure it is highly visible too.
Touring the William Beard barn site at the Stone farm. The barn burned in 1935.
Here are links to a number of the resources we mentioned during our tour of the Page and Hadley Mill at Kimball Pond and the William Beard house and barn site at the Stone Farm.
Kenyon’s Grist Mill video — Just remember, ours did not run on electricity like the one in the video. There was a whole complicated water-powered drive system that turned the water wheels to power the gears, mill stones and saw blades at the Hadley Mill.
Discussing the Hadley & Pages’s Mill Worker house site at Kimball Pond. The house burned in 1880.
Judy Stone explaining the history of the Stone Farm. Her family has lived on the farm for five generations.
The scale of the barn foundation is apparent in this photo of Conservation Commission members Darlene Jarvis and Drew Groves.
