Shin Pond Vill age
by Hannah Buhler
Mainers never seem to be satisfied. Winters are too long
and summer is too short. Time seems to either drag or
fly by without any step in between. However, to those
who know about it, there is a place where time seems
to stop. This 100-acre property overlooking Lower Shin
Pond with Mt. Chase rising in the distance is known as
Shin Pond Village.
and his dog, Efrom, lived in a camper in the basement
until he finished the apartment in February of 1982. In
July of ’82, he opened the store, laundry facilities, game
room, and showers. In the fall of that year, Craig started
building the campground.
In May of 1985, Craig met his wife and co-owner, Terry
Thurston-Hill. She was camping at Shin Pond Village
with some friends and her two year old son Blaine. The
A Brief History
next year Terry and Blaine moved from Old Town to Shin
In 1981, Craig Hill bought 40 acres of land from a local Pond, and two years later Terry and Craig were married.
bank foreclosure. He intended to build a store, laundry
facility, public showers, and an apartment. Craig and his In 1988, Craig’s parents helped with the purchase of the
brother, Leslie, started to frame a building that fall and property across the road from the store. This was part of
were able to close the building before the first snow. Craig the original Shin Pond House property which included
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