With: Bob Brown

Fee: by donation

Size: 50 / Ages 12+

As the ice melted at the end of the last ice age a lake was created in the Connecticut River valley that extended from Middletown, Connecticut to the Canadian border, well over 200 miles, and as much as 20 miles wide in places. This talk will cover the story of how this lake formed, some of the things we’ve learned from the evidence it left behind, and how we have exploited its remains for economic benefit and scientific understanding.

Bob Brown is a retired science educator and administrator, having taught at Fall Mountain Regional High School for many years. Now an Alstead resident, he summered in Mill Hollow throughout his childhood and worked closely with Heman Chase at the mill and surveying. Bob oversaw the rehabilitation of Chase’s Mill and its water power.