Earl Carter

Earl Carter is widely recognized in Groton as one of a handful of experts on the town’s history. During his many decades living in the community, he has amassed the most extensive collection of Groton historical artifacts which are stored and displayed in a barn on his property at 8 Lone Lane.

In addition to his general knowledge of Groton history, Mr. Carter has an unparalleled knowledge of the Lost Lake community. He spent most of his summers as a youth in one of the early “camps” created by a Boston-based development company which sold undeveloped plots of land around Lost Lake to city people attracted to Groton for the trees and fishing.

In this interview, Earl shares his intimate knowledge of the early days of Lost Lake and gives us a tour of his favorite artifacts from his museum collection.

At the conclusion of the interview, Earl shows a revolutionary war-era cannon that he has lovingly restored using 200-year-old timbers found at the bottom of a swamp in Boston wetlands.