Remember to mark your calendar for the District of Fenwood annual meeting, which will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Vicki Duffy Pavilion at Saybrook Point. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. You will be receiving more information about the meeting by email and regular mail as we get closer to the meeting date.

We’re sure you’re all aware of the Rte. 154 detour for the new bridge. Plum Bank and Great Hammock are currently not through roads. The detour started on April 15th and will end on May 5th.

Late last season, our flagpole on the beach became irreparable. It withstood time and, especially, the weather for nearly 30 years. The new pole is metal and should also expect a long life as well. Old Glory will be hoisted in May along with the Fenwood flag.

It’s not that we’re trying to hold on to the holidays, but we wanted to be sure everyone had alook at Christmas Tree number one. It was a 12’ beauty and installed by Chuck Gadon and Dave Hopkins.Engineered to withstand Long Island Sound, Mother Nature had something else in mind. The first bigcoastal storm took off the top down to the cable and then swept the bottom up to the beach. Not to beoutdone, Chuck and Dave put up another, though slightly smaller, tree. That tree cost nothing since thevendor, in true holiday spirit, donated the tree. Thank you, Chuck and Dave.

Storm 3 wasn’t very friendly to the waterfront. Waves washed up over Maple Avenue at onepoint. The tide was also unusually high, covering our pier and, as you can see, submerged the jetty,taking away the sign

In case you are wondering about the artificial dunes on the beach, we’re only following Chalker Beach’s lead. In the name of conservation and thrift, we put the picnic tables against the seawall for protection and piled the sand in front of them. Despite three consecutive storms of consequence, we saved virtually all of the sand that we moved and we probably won’t need more in the spring.