The power of a dream is incalculable. East Lyme’s dream of providing more access to the town’s waterfront, began in 1866, over 139 years ago, when the residents of East Lyme  met to discuss the possibility of constructing a town wharf into Niantic Bay. In her book, The East Lyme Handbook, the late Olive Chendali, the Town Historian, described what …

In April 2020, as I began to understand the import of the Virus, I decided to write a “history” of the East Lyme Boardwalk.  I wanted to cover the founders, the volunteers, the non-boardwalk projects of the East Lyme Public Trust Foundation, and more.  I hope you will find this series informative. June M. Hoye Publicity Chair- East Lyme Public …