Tales From Misery Ridge Paul Fournier Islandport Press Paperback, 195 pages A select few lead lives so interesting, they just have to tell their story. Paul Fournier proves in his new book “Tales From Misery Ridge”, that he is one of those few. From catching big salmon and flying small planes to the historic attempt to reintroduce caribou to Maine, the former guide, … [Read more...] about Tales From Misery Ridge
Historical Outdoors
Ben Ames Williams: Fraternity Village
Reprinted from the August 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal A century or so ago, Maine’s landscape was heavily dotted with countryside farms. Settlers acquired land and worked hard to clear much of it with hand and horses, making way for their farms. The rural farm lifestyle was a profitable one in those days, and people weren’t afraid to work hard for the … [Read more...] about Ben Ames Williams: Fraternity Village
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 soon became the workplace of the timber industry. Small farms and settlements began to pop up in the woods, and early travelers came to … [Read more...] about Thomas Sedgewick Steele – Early Maine Canoe Trips
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 was somewhat famous for his storytelling. Known as the "sage" of Beaver Camp, Grant had a very good imagination and it translated well in … [Read more...] about The Tame Trout
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 seller. The story goes that there was no such person as Frank Ellison, it is supposed that this little book was really written by a Charlotte Ellison, who … [Read more...] about A Journal of a Trip Downeast