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For over twenty years, Richard and Kristen McDonough were the owners/stewards of this immensely popular swimming hole just off Route 30 in Dorset. The country’s first commercial marble quarry, founded in 1785, slowly morphed into a swimming hole once mining operations ceased in 1915.

Ryan Downey acquired the site in 2020 and continues the legacy of the McDonough stewardship, which, on this beautiful July day, continues to enchant.

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Jennings Pond, Chester, CT

February 24, 2025

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Kindness, Old Saybrook, CT

February 10, 2025

Taken during a particularly cold stretch of winter weather.

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The temp early this morning hit 14° F, after a high of 39° yesterday. As the pond had already been safely iced over for a few weeks, it made for perfect skating conditions today.

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Cattail Pond, Benson, VT

June 29, 2024

Taken with a Google Pixel 4A.

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