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Prosper Fonteyn (born Leuven in 1854), a retired man from Leuven, settled in Tremelo around 1890. He had already set his sights on this marshy area, an old meander of the Demer River, several years earlier, and endowed it with a strip of land where it never flooded, a so-called Donk. He recruited volunteers to dredge this inhospitable area of peat pits and marshes, using flat boats and baskets. So many workers showed up to dig five ponds that he couldn't employ them all. These people received 1 franc per day for this. The peat was spread out on the ground. Local women collected the drained and dried peat with carts and wheelbarrows to use as fuel. Five ponds were created, and fish were immediately stocked in them. (Municipality of Tremelo)

There was little to be seen of the beaver dam here, or it was very well hidden in the snowy landscape.

The Laek Valley is a long reserve with plots along the Laak River. For several years now, a beaver family has been living near the Laak and Vijverbeek rivers. The beaver is a protected species and is of great importance to biodiversity in the Laek Valley. It restores water to the watercourses, thus literally bringing life back to the water. (Natuurpunt)

In 1782, the parsonage was built in the center of Tremelo in its typical Norbertine style. This building was centrally located in a large, walled garden with a monumental round-arched entrance gate on the street side, flanked by stables, a coach house, and sheds. Sadly, the wall and gate have long since disappeared, and the garden became the town square. Above the entrance door is the coat of arms of Simon Wouters. It was customary for the abbot builder to have it placed there. The parsonage remained inhabited until 1967. After that, the building fell into disrepair until restoration began in 1976. In 1978, the old parsonage became Tremelo's town hall. (Flickr)

The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was built between 1781 and 1783. It was constructed of Kareem stone, enhanced with white sandstone, corner chains, and window frames. It resembles a hall church. The nave is spanned by a barrel vault divided into five bays. The nave is separated from the aisles by round arches supported by Tuscan columns. The wall decoration is classicist, which is rather rare for churches. The integrated west tower crowns the whole. The southern sacristy was not built until 1875. Jozef De Veuster was baptized in this church. Since 1963, a statue of Father Damien, cast in bronze after a design by Jan Boedts, has stood to the right of the church tower. For several years now, a wooden statue of Father Damien, crafted by Leo Cambré, has been displayed in a side chapel, which is accessible daily. (Municipality of Tremelo)