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Originally Posted by MarkL
Hello all-
My name is Mark, and I am Al's (origional owner of the Blue Jay) grandson. I am one of Marty and Phyllis's three sons. I am sure that many of you knew both my grandparents and/or parents.
I have been following this thread with alot of interest. Was very nice to hear all the fond memories people had with my family and with the Blue Jay. Wasn't so nice to hear someone call the Blue Jay an "eye sore", but everyone is entitled to an opinion.
The Blue Jay was my grandfather's baby and it was great growing up spending summers in alton bay working with him - something both my brother's and I did. When he passed, my parents took over and worked very hard to keep it running. It wasn't easy - they made alot of sacrifices to stay open, but the Blue Jay had alot of sentimental value to my family so it always seemed worth the work.
Unfortunatley, neither of my brothers, or myself, have been able to take on the running of the golf course. So this year, my parents made the decision to sell. They are very pleased that there will remain a mini golf course there and wish the new owners all the best. From what I have seen online so far, it looks like they are doing a great job with the renovations.
I too miss the oak birch inn, the roller skating rink, etc....but things always change. Thank you to all who played at the Blue Jay and were so friendly to my family. I will pass this forum on to my parents, as I am sure they would love to post and thank everyone.
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Wow, so glad I came across this post. I know it has been here for several years but just wanted to chime in..
As a young teenager I spent summers working at Parker marine working the rental boat fleet. Lunches were spent at the Blue Jay almost everyday, shoveling loads of quarters into as many games I could in an hours time. Then usually repeat the process several nights a week with friends. We always joked that we funded Al's winters in whatever warm or cold climate he was in..... Haha
Al was such a great guy, he would be constantly yelling at us for playing the games to hard " yo guys keep that up I'm gonna kick you outa here" or something like that.... I was sad to hear of his passing but glad your parents kept it going as long as they did.
Many memories of summer nights in the bay, the roller rink as well. It's just not the same, no Blue Jay, no roller rink, no movies at the Oak birch.