Medomak Valley News March 2011
Thanks to the generosity of Robert and Suzanne Bradley of Bristol a small parcel of wooded land on Bremen Long Island, with 900 ft. of frontage on Muscongus Bay, was placed under conservation easement.
The property is on the southwestern end of Bremen Long Island, and includes several beautiful wetlands, mature woods, and rocky shoreland. A historic 'cattle run' passes along the eastern edge of the property. Conservation of this property ensures that the land will stay forever undeveloped and available to the public for hiking, picnicking, and other low impact activities.
The property was donated in the memory of Robert's mother , Elizabeth Bradley, and has been in the Bradley family for almost half a century. Rob, a local lobsterman, says that his mother enjoyed spending summers for years on Bremen Long Island before handing the property down to him. He and Suzanne will, in time, hand it down to their children.
During the time that the Bradleys have owned the property, they have seen public access to the shore decline precipitously, and wanted to make sure that there were still places that locals could go to enjoy the water. They decided that an easement was the best vehicle for protecting both the natural resources of the property, and the public's access to it.
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