BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 28, 2023
Joe Jenkins can’t count how many times someone has come up to him over the decades and asked to buy Jenkins Beach, his family’s resort on Green Lake in Dedham that has served as a summer escape for local families and tourists for close to a century. Finally, though, Jenkins has found the right buyer: his daughter, Julie, who with her husband Duncan Dwyer took over ownership of Jenkins Beach earlier this year. She’s now the fourth generation of the Jenkins family to own and operate the property since her great-grandfather bought it in 1930. The three rental cottages are being fully renovated and upgraded with heat pumps and internet, two new rental units will be added, and the main building and snack bar will be remodeled as well. The beach itself will see new docks and floats.