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…
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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) *…