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Grandview
Charlotte Green Schryer
Seward
Green, my grandfather, bought our lake property in June 1946 from
Gregory Bryant. In
those days we pumped our water by hand, took baths in the lake, had
an outhouse, and heated the cottage by a pot bellied stove.
We ate fish every night for
dinner. At the end of
May/early June everyone who went fishing caught their limit
everyday. My mother,
Vera Green, fried fish in an iron skillet, she was an expert and we
ate every last fish!
In
1971 our old cottage was torn down since it was a fire hazard.
Over the years it kept getting hit by lighting.
My dad, Frank Green, built a new cottage on Grandview Point
which was the very end of Piney Ridge Road.
Frank Green still summers there.
Over 50 kids have learned to water ski on Hamlin
Lake
behind a now 44 year old ski and fishing boat.
The Grandview
sees mink, blue heron, all kinds of wild life and people in trouble.
We rescued four people who capsized in a 16 foot boat with
only one life vest. It
was hard pulling four adults out of the water into our boat before
what they were hanging on to sank.
One day we watched a canoe capsize.
The canoe and a life jacket were drifting away.
We jumped into the boat and headed right out.
It was hard to find him, but we picked up a young boy who was
very happy to see us.
Later he sent us a very heart felt thank you note that still hangs
in our hallway.
My sister Debra Green Kosko was
married on Grandview Point.
There were people standing on their docks watching the
ceremony. We decorated
boats instead of cars and the wedding party toured the lake.
Debra and David climbed the sand dune with the bride still in
her wedding dress and had their pictures taken.
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