Lancaster, A "Rich" Town

Live "Rich"
by Jonathan Clark

If you drove through Lancaster, you wouldn't think it was a rich town.  You won't see high end real estate, expensive cars, nor will you see any places to shop down town.  There aren't many luxurious accommodations in Lancaster, so what makes it so rich?  Lancaster is rich with great people, fantastic natural scenery, and a community vibe that not even Bill Gates could reproduce in his $120 million compound.  It takes time and good people to build a strong community.  If you are the self-important pretentious type, you may not find much desire to live in Lancaster although you would surely be welcomed.  This town isn't known for it's lustful green lawns with Greek statues. There aren't any six car garages packing BMW's, the work's of Monet, and 100 bottles of wine from Tuscany.  Most home owners in Lancaster let nature do the decorating.

The people of Lancaster spend their Saturday's at cookouts and fairs, not traveling to different home improvement stores and fancy restaurants.  Every Memorial day, friends and neighbors gather at homes

Memorial Day Butterfly at the Locke's cookout

in the center of town to celebrate our fallen military service members.  Almost anybody is welcome to stop by because almost everybody knows and has a familiar face.  There are many different events in Lancaster where neighbors come together.  Lancaster's annual Horse Shed Fair is held next to the Bulfinch Church.  It's a small fair where people can showcase their handmade crafts and find all kinds of homemade goods.  All Summer long there is the Farmer's market where you can go and buy the freshest locally grown produce there is.  Every Friday night at Kimball Farm on Lunenburg Road, you can bring the family out for ice cream and check out classic cars and hot rods.  Murph's Hot Dog stand located at Bartlett Pond seems to be a hot spot for everyone traveling through Lancaster.  If you need to find a police officer, you can always find one at Murph's.

Lancaster is the "rich" town for anyone to be apart of.  It's ideal for raising a family, or raising chickens.  A Town like Lancaster shows that it takes a good bunch of people with imperfect values to form a well knit community.


“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education.” 
― Luther Burbank ( Born in Lancaster )

Horse Stalls used as shops at Lancaster's Horse Shed Fair