“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
Gone are the days, it appears, when every little rural town could afford to have its own separate everything. The idea of the Compact is to improve town and school services, provide tax relief, and still keep each town’s identity and sense of local control intact.