“The community's involvement has been the highlight of my experience.”

“When the whole world is quiet, joy emerges from the smallest of places.”

“I saw the first frog in the middle of the highway and remembered that it’s amphibian migration season”

“Well, I did it again folks, and I don't regret it any more than I did the last time…which was basically not at all.”

“Today’s fast-paced day-to-day lifestyle often does not allow us to stop and enjoy the simple things in life.”

“Nature has always been a place of social gathering for me growing up.”

“Balances are often delicate and involve gradual change in the direction of that elusive sweet spot.”

“People are surely built differently here.”

“In January, I left my home in New York and followed the snowstorms to New Hampshire. Each swipe from my windshield wipers gave me clarity to the new life I was heading towards; an endless winter.”

“I hadn’t really thought much about how little time I’ve spent around lakes before moving up here, but now I think about it every time I hike up to an overlook of Squam.”