I grew up on Warwick Neck and my first visits to Prudence in the 60's were as a kid camping out with friends on the north end with Doc Rossi's cows. Later, I spent the 70's and 80's as a year round weekend islander, my first "house" being a 1967 Dodge van. After marrying, family and business constraints limited time on Island, but friendships and my love of the Island never left. About 15 years ago I started to look for a home here, bought land and built a home on the west side at Sunset hill. Retirement is now near and my wife Lany and I are planning on splitting our time between Prudence and New Smyrna Beach, Fl.

Prudence is such a unique place, a mixture of open space, solitude and community that can't easily be found in today's world. I think of it as a 20 minute ferry ride 50 years back in time. The Conservancy does a wonderful job maintaining these qualities.