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Category Archives: Rare and old outdoor books
Collecting Outdoor Books: A Beginner’s Guide
This article originally appeared in the Northwoods Sporting Journal in 2012. If you’re a regular reader, you probably know that I enjoy reading and collecting old hunting and fishing books. You may also be interested in starting a collection of … Continue reading
Hunting in Maine
In 1947, L.L. Bean published a book titled “Hunting in Maine”, written by Henry Milliken. Milliken was a lifelong Mainer and avid hunter. The book is a collection of stories written by Milliken about his hunting experiences going as far … Continue reading
Thomas Sedgewick Steele – Early Maine Canoe Trips
Reprinted from the June 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal. The woods of northern Maine were much different in the 1800’s than they are today. A forest that was once roamed by Indians and changed only by natural disturbance … Continue reading
The Tame Trout
summary by Greg Tuttle and Jeremiah Wood “The Tame Trout and Other Backwoods Fairy Tales” was narrated by Ed Grant and published by Phillips: Maine Woods and Woodsman Print in 1904. Grant was the proprietor of Grant’s Kennebago Camps and … Continue reading
A Journal of a Trip Downeast
summary by Greg Tuttle This little book by Frank Ellison is a very early (1858) account of an excursion into the Maine woods and it is fascinating. The author is purported to be the publisher, printer, binder and the book … Continue reading
