SUN JOURNAL • February 2, 2026
The land surrounding a popular Woodstock roadside springwas purchased by a local man Dec. 15, saving it from an uncertain future. Braydon Rice, of Woodstock, paid $70,000 to ensure the spring remains undeveloped. He said the community cares deeply about the spring beside Route 26 and he wanted to protect the land from any drilling that could have compromised it. He plans to put building restrictions on the deed as well as ground penetration limits to further protect the parcel should it ever change hands.