Comments on: Wealth & Privilege: Ten Exclusive Enclaves

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:53:07 +0000

I enjoyed your article very much, being a third generation summer resident of the Harbor Point Association, I do not fear our little secret will get out…because you wont be let in.

I do have one comment I feel compelled to add, both Stephen and LJCool found it necessary to comment on your omission of Palm Beach. Did they not understand the narrative of your article which you clearly spelled out as “This is an article about ten tiny exclusive places that most Americans have never heard of…. and that is just the way the residents want it. The ten places in this article are virtually unknown beyond their immediate geographic area and extremely elite.” I suspect these gentleman will never experience the nature of true understatement let alone the solace that comes with existing under the radar.

Thomas

By: rachel

rachel — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:05:36 +0000

Ausable club – adirondaks, and deal harbor, not northeast harbor.

By: Mary Robertson Parker

Mary Robertson Parker — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:12:01 +0000

In mid August I returned briefly with my husband to Nonquitt to refresh memories of an enchanting summer I spent there in 1961 as a teenage guest of Ms. Bobbie Edgington Meyer, a summer resident of Nonquitt and, the headmistress of the Prew School, Sarasota, Florida. Ms. Meyer introduced me and a Prew classmate to local residents as her “summer daughters” who had been invited to join her on Nonquitt. Highlights of that summer include clambakes, sailing and, dances; also, a lovely tea given for me and my friend at the home of Peter Grinell. During my recent visit I met several local residents who graciously invited me to return for another summer visit. Since returning home, I have thought of little else, basking in the memories of the glorious summer I spent on Nonquitt.

By: Stephen Higley

Stephen Higley — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:26:18 +0000

Several of Palm Beach’s neighborhoods are in the “Elite 100″ of America’s wealthiest neighborhoods. The ten enclaves in this article are tiny places that I’ve come across in my research that don’t necessarily make the standard list due to the way Census Block Group data is categorized. I know Palm Beach well, I’ve driven just about every block of that gilded island. This is the professor in me, but, there is no such thing as “33% of per capita wealth”. Even if you mean net worth, I doubt 33% is found in Palm Beach… Jupiter Island, just to the North is much more exclusive!

By: LJCool

LJCool — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:43 +0000

I’m quite surprised that Palm Beach, Florida is not in this article.
Over 33% of the per capita wealth of the US resides in Palm Beach during the “Social Season” which runs from November through April/May every year since the 20′s. This has included, but not limited to, Henry Morrison Flagler, Paris Singer, Marjorie Merriweather Post, and now Donald Trump (current onwer of Mar A Lago…the Post Estate) who has emphatically stated “Palm Beach is one of the most beautiful places in the entire world and most decidedly one of the richest.”

By: T P

T P — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:36:41 +0000

Two other exclusive “old money” places that most Americans have never heard of are 1) the Adirondack League Club and 2) Great Island next to Hyannis Port, MA.

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By: WC

WC — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 01:14:16 +0000

Wausaukee Club was founded in 1897 by mainly bankers and members of the Chicago Board of Trade. Most of the members are descendants of the founders and still reside in Winnetka and other North Shore suburbs of Chicago.

By: belle

belle — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:49:20 +0000

Hi
Check out Squirrel Island which is a short boat ride from
Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Very private, very exclusive, and very low key.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:11:28 +0000

You didn’t hear it from me, but my family is a generational summer inhabitant of Nonquitt, MA. My father spent his summers hanging out with Tea Leoni the actress…as her family has a summer place down there that she and her now husband David Duchovny visit every year. During his “sex rehab” stint she hid herself away down there with her children and parents. The residents of Nonquitt are very supportive and respectful of her privacy.