Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge and Pondicherry Park

Pondicherry Park is 66 acres of woodlands, wetlands and fields in the heart of downtown Bridgton. It features two miles of walking trails, and one mile of frontage on Stevens and Willett Brooks. The park has numerous boardwalks, an educational amphitheater, historic Kneeland Spring and two beautiful bridges spanning the brooks.

Pondicherry Park was created through a partnership with Loon Echo Land Trust, LEA and abutting landowners. The land acquisition and trail creation was funded through generous foundations and private individuals. Pondicherry Park was donated to the town of Bridgton in 2012 with a conservation easement held by Loon Echo Land Trust... FMI: Click this link.

About Bob Dunning and the Bridge that was Built to Memorialize his Life

In Bridgton, in the blazing heat last week, a determined crew of volunteers set the first timbers in place for the floor of the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge. Andy Buck, a Naples timber framer and friend of the late Bob Dunning, spent the previous week at his shop mortising 16 of the 8-by-12 hemlock floor timbers.

Buck is a well known timber framer who’s staying busy despite the economic downturn. Since 1987, Buck has crafted homes and barns, and designed and built what would ultimately become the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield. FMI: Click this link.