NUMBER 9 Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… George Hutchinson on backwoods coffee break (1949) Thanksgiving is this week and one of the traditional ways to honor the holiday in northern Maine is to have Thanksgiving dinner at…
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SOUTH BROOK FALLS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Overview South Brook Falls One of our area’s best short hike destinations (and relatively unknown) is South Brook Falls in Monticello. It’s actually located in T8 R3 WELS, just…
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FIRST SNOW Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Overhead first snow… The first snow fall of the year always generates interest in the north country. It may only amount to a couple of inches, but it gets…
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HUTCHINSON HOMESTEAD FOLLOW-UP Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Carl Hutchinson driving tractor during potato harvest of ’79 (photo by Susan Barry Kerby) Last week’s post about the old Hutchinson homestead generated several interesting responses from family members so…
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HUTCHINSON HOMESTEAD Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Ada Hutchinson, Malcolm holding his daughter Shirley, Charlie behind Malcolm, Wendell and smallest boy Raymond both Malcolm’s sons, Grandmother Hutch, George, Ella, Grandfather Hutch, John, Larry, Dot, Lottie (photographer unknown) *…
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PETTY HARBOR Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Petty Harbor, Newfoundland We have one more stop before we leave Newfoundland, picturesque Petty Harbor located just south of St. John’s. One of the reasons we wanted to visit Newfoundland is…
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SCREECH IN Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Guinness draft stout at Christian’s Pub in St. John’s, Newfoundland Before we left for our trip to Newfoundland several people asked us if we were going to get “screeched-in” while we were…
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QUIDI VIDI Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland One of the “must-stops” in any Newfoundland trip is the iconic Quidi Vidi Village within walking distance of St. John’s. The village is located on a narrow channel that connects…
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ST. JOHN’S Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… The Roses B&B in St. John’s, Newfoundland One of the reasons Linda and I wanted to go to Newfoundland was to travel to a place that wasn’t excessively overrun with…
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GROS MORNE Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland Our trip to Newfoundland was basically divided into two parts; one week on the western side of the island at Gros Morne National Park and one…