Metcalf Pond

Beck wrote:

"Metcalf Pond was not too far from our village. We went there for picnics now and then. This picture was taken at one. Millie must have been about four. There was a cabin that our folks rented for vacations sometimes. No running water! We washed in the pond. Perhaps there was a pump for drinking water. I don't remember. Gramma Bartlett would walk out on the dock and kneel to wet her wash cloth. She did not like primitive plumbing! Grampa Bartlett would bring the Boy Scouts & camp on the hillside. Gramma would bring the Camp Fire Girls who would sleep upstairs in the cabin. The boys used that circus tent. Everyone had fun!

"The dirt road to the pond was very rough. At one place Mom would insist on walking, declaring it unsafe to ride. Well, she sprained her ankle walking! Dad said, 'Serves[?] you right.'"

From the photo album made by Rebecca (Bartlett) Nally for Alex Whitten.

From left to right: Beck, a friend, Steve, Millie.