George Stones ELPA History Vision
It is the goal of membership to continue the vision (publishing the History of Echo Lake) set forth by of the late George H. Stone. Jr, chairman of the Echo Lake Protective Association History Committee which he established in 1993. “The scope of this History of the Echo Community is to cover the time from the beginning of Echo Pond, the dam, major families, buildings then and now along with ...
Echoing Hospitality, By Greg Carpenter
Off East Echo Lake road, next to the Lake Seymour outlet, lies a business called the White Birch Lodge. Most people living around the lake are aware of it and have even walked by it on a daily basis, but have you ever wondered how this century old Mom and Pop got its start? The location, known today for recreation and leisure, was the brain child of AC and Elizabeth ...
Seeing Double
By Greg Carpenter Oddities are a part of human life, and the town of Charleston is not immune to them. Take the only lake found in town – Echo. (The other four waters – Charleston, Mud, Pensioner, and Toad are all categorized as ponds and not as lakes.) Just 138 miles from here lies a body of water with an identical lake name to the one here in East Charleston ...
A Few Good Fish Stories
By Greg Carpenter If you live near a body of water, you will undoubtedly hear a few fish stories. And like any body of water, Echo Lake has had a few good stories of its own. Take the 11-pounder Laker caught by W.E. Tripp in June of 1907 or the 12 1/2-pounder brought in by Emile Legere in 1963. And must we forget Austin Whitney’s 15 3⁄4-pound catch in the ...
Hello… Hello… Hello…..
by Greg Carpenter Have you ever wondered how Echo Lake got its name? Or Echo Pond, as it was officially called prior to 1982. It’s been written that James Whitelaw, a native of Scotland who came to America in 1773, is said to have been given credit for doing so. James, as a young man well trained in surveying before coming to the United States, bought land in Ryegate, VT, ...
An Anomaly
By Greg Carpenter This summer, I decided to stop by a yard sale taking place around the lake. As I scanned the items for sale, something unusual caught my eye. It was an old barn board framed lake map. The one body of water around our camp surprised me by being labeled Echo Pond- not Echo Lake. Thinking the map was pretty unique, I decided to purchase it and learn ...