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I'm Marty Luster, a retired attorney and politician. In 2010 my wife, mother-in-law, dog and I relocated from Central NY to Gloucester. I hope my photographs and poetry(?) reflect my love for this place and her people.
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Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. – Henry David Thoreau
Good Morning Gloucester 
as far as I know, the Clark pond has no ‘e’ at the end of the name. funny to be correcting my surname, as I’m usually reminding people it’s Clarke with an ‘e.’.
point of personal trivia:
when my father’s family relocated from Pine Ridge, South Dakota (my grandfather worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, grandmother Choctaw allergic to sagebrush) he took a job with the fisheries in Gloucester (Bureau of Indian Affairs was under the Dept. of War. Jurisdiction changed to the Dept of the Interior, allowing my grandfather other employment options within the government. The fisheries was looking for a biologist, so he applied, got the job with a focus on the redfish which was entering a decline.) they moved to Blynman Farm in Magnolia for a few years.
my grandmother told me that quince grew around the pond, deep in the thicket. These were missed when there was a massive eradication of the quince because it had a ‘fire blight’ that threatened domestic apple/pear crops. i’ve searched and searched and never found quince in that thicket. there are, however, quince in the gardens at The Sargent House.
best,
deb.
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Deb,
Thanks for the interesting family info.
“Clarke” with the “e” is how the Pond is described on the Trustees of Reservations brochure and trail map. Maybe it’s a tribute to your grandfather!
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Here’s the trail map:
http://tinyurl.com/c4uysz2
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I have found it in several versions through a google search this morning. found this on page 20 of a sec. of state doc: “In 1921, Manchester gained title to the White and Clark Beaches in the Main Cove, and to Little Crow Island. ” I think Clark Beach is what as known now as Black Beach. might be worth a trip to the Manchester Historical Society to find out more. the pond was created long before my family arrived in the 40’s.
here’s the state doc:
Click to access man.pdf
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