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1. Louis Pierro on December 1, 2011 at 4:46 pm

   here is the entire poem (by Henry Van Dyke – not Von Dyke):

   A Mile With Me

   O who will walk a mile with me
   Along life’s merry way?
   A comrade blithe and full of glee,
   Who dares to laugh out loud and free,
   And let his frolic fancy play,
   Like a happy child, through the flowers gay
   That fill the field and fringe the way
   Where he walks a mile with me.

   And who will walk a mile with me
   Along life’s weary way?
   A friend whose heart has eyes to see
   The stars shine out o’er the darkening lea,
   And the quiet rest at the end o’ the day,–
   A friend who knows, and dares to say,
   The brave, sweet words that cheer the way
   Where he walks a mile with me.

   With such a comrade, such a friend,
   I fain would walk till journeys end,
   Through summer sunshine, winter rain,
   And then?–Farewell, we shall meet again!

   Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933)

   • Friends of the Blue Hills on December 1, 2011 at 5:02 pm

     Thanks for the correction — and for the full poem!

2. John Paul Flaherty on December 1, 2011 at 12:51 am

   I worked with Dan Casey at the Blue Hill Ski Area in the late 1980’s
   and early 1990’s. This was during the time when the slope was
   being leased and run by the the Beers family including Stuart,
   Stanley, Bob, and Gloria Beers. I worked as a part-time lift attendant.
   We ran the chairlift and the old J bar lift together. He spent a lot
   of time up there every season with various duties. These were great times
   with the crews we had back then. Dan was a great kid. I would visit
   the slope occasionally in the mid 90’s after I stopped working there.
   One day I met his brother sitting in the lodge at the base and asked
   about Dan. That was when I heard of his accidental death and learned
   of the plaque later. I am sure a lot of people were involved with it.

   • Friends of the Blue Hills on December 1, 2011 at 3:09 am

     Wow. Thank you so much for telling us!