Runaway Pond was foremost in our thoughts a year ago. We dreamed of moving the monument and creating a mini park at “Dry Pond.” We “buckled right in and tackled the thing that couldn’t be done and we did it!” Fill was added to the median between the roads, thanks to the town of Glover. The cold spring water was piped to the new site. Five concrete bases were poured for the monument, millstones and water works. A bronze tablet was installed on the back of the monument explaining the 1810 event. The millstones were set for tables and the water is flowing.

More work is yet to be done this summer. We need permanent legs for the millstones, topsoil, seeding, landscaping with flowers and shrubs, and stone work on the water works.

Expenses of about $2,000 would have drained our treasury but about $1500 in cash donations was given by, and thanks to, some very generous members. Very significant contributions were also made by Merle Benway, Royce Conley/Mark Colburn, Thompson Gravel, Calkins Sand & Gravel, Carroll Concrete, E.M. Brown & Son, Garon-St. Sauveur Granite Co. and the Little House Desktop Publishing, all who gave their time, talents, equipment, materials, etc. One millstone was donated by Lisa and Richard LaClair; the second millstone was donated by Amy and Dale Leroux. Both of theses stones originated from the Glover grist mills. The third “millstone” that was on the site (and put there by Edward Pudvah about 1953), is probably a wheelwright’s stone and came from West Glover.

This mini-park we have created at Runaway Pond seems to be well accepted by the public and is something of which Glover can be proud.