by Rob Hedelt
When Marc Gorelick and Lynn Broaddus were considering big career changes years ago—moving from Wilmington, Del., to new jobs in the Midwest—there was one other key decision to make.
The accomplished professionals—he a pediatric emergency physician, she an ecologist—were also considering purchasing two acres of land on Mundy Point, part of a sort of family compound they’d loved to visit and camp on through the years.
“Marc asked if it made sense to be buying land in Virginia if we were about to move to Wisconsin,” said Broaddus, who’d grown up in Northern Virginia. “My reply: I’m not moving to Wisconsin unless I have a piece of Virginia.”
The couple that shares what Gorelick calls “the value of wanting to protect the land,” started by purchasing two acres of land from a cousin who’d bought it from Lynn’s father. Though they’ve since moved further west….
