ECLIPSE ROCK Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… “Eclipse Rock” Houlton, Maine Houlton, Maine experienced a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 as we were the literal “end of the line” on the path of totality…
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GUEST BLOGGER Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… On the river bend… (all photos by Sara Hayman) This week I’d like to welcome guest blogger Sara Hayman to the Backwoods Blog. Sara spent several days…
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SNOW COMPLAINTS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Raymond Cumming on Kendall Street, Houlton (February 1920) I hate to be the guy who complains about the weather…but, as one of those odd people who love snow…
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VALENTINE’S DAY Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Cabin in the woods… This week’s post is a journal entry from almost twenty five years ago. I had already been living in the woods for some time when I…
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COLD DAYS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… “rock show” (photo by Dave) The thermometer hit minus 16 last night (our coldest temp thus far) as January winds down for this year. This prompted me to dig into…
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ALBERT CAMUS Backwoods blog; in the woods and on the road… Albert Camus (1913-1960) We must mend What has been torn apart Make justice imaginable again In a world so obviously unjust, Give happiness once more To people poisoned By…
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WINTER BAPTISM Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Winter baptism on the Meduxnekeag in Monticello… Alert readers may recognize the “winter baptism” photo that appeared in a Backwoods Blog post earlier last year (#95). I came across the photograph…
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Mansur Block Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… New Clock on the Mansur Block in Houlton, Maine There is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning; that there is always another dawn risen on…
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BLIZZARD ’64 Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Wes and Cassie Hersey Christmas photo (circa 1958) I was going through the old family photograph album and came across this Christmas photo of my great grandparents Wes and…
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LOWELL HILL Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Abner Cowperthwaite on US Route 1 in Monticello (1908) This photograph was taken on Lowell Hill heading north on US Route 1 entering Monticello, Maine. The gentleman in the pung is Abner…