“Piers may change physically, but they’re steadfast emotionally. We all need that in an uncertain world. We need a place to tie up to keep us from going adrift. We need sturdiness and strength when ill winds blow. We need a safe place to ride out storms and an anchor for our emotions. We need the ballast of a shared history and the underpinning of heritage. . .We need a place that we can call our own, a place where roots run deep, a place that gives strength in times of weakness and hope in times of gloom. We need a place that says ‘I am from there” and “this is who I am.’”
Peter Landry