Local historian, Dick Gelpke, presents the second in a series of three presentations on the history of Lake Boon, which is in the towns of Stow and Hudson. This chapter will cover the period from 1850 to about World War II, concentrating on the people and events around the lake and the dramatic growth of population. Lake Boon became a recreational destination for Bostonians during the 1920's through 1950's. Gelpke will tell the story of several infamous murders and other mischief of that period. The presentation includes images of many local landmarks, now gone.
Dick Gelpke is a long-time Lake Boon resident, retired from the Department of Geography & Earth Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where he concentrated on historical and environmental issues, and physical geography.
