Another one of those brave, hearty young women who ventured into the northern Maine woods to carve out a living, Helen Hamlin had a story to tell, and she told it well. In "Nine Mile Bridge: Three Years in the Maine Woods", Helen Hamlin described how she wound up in the remote logging camp of Churchill Depot, along the Allagash River, to teach school to the young children of … [Read more...] about Nine Mile Bridge
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My Life in the Maine Woods
Annette Jackson was one of the brave, adventurous women who spent much of their lives in the Maine woods with their families in the early to mid 1900's. She was born in 1906 and spent much of her childhood close to the Maine/Quebec border with a family that worked in the woods. In 1930, she met Dave Jackson, locally known as one of the legends of the Maine Warden Service, who … [Read more...] about My Life in the Maine Woods
She Took to the Woods
If you've enjoyed reading books written by Louise Dickinson Rich, you might consider learning more about her life and writing career. "She Took to the Woods" is a comprehensive biography of Louise Dickinson Rich, written by Alice Arlen. The book starts out with a detailed biography of Rich's life, beginning at childhood. Arlen is very thorough, and includes daily … [Read more...] about She Took to the Woods
Sporting Classics Magazine
Reprinted from the October 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal Can you imagine a magazine that could bring together outdoor stories from our past, combine them with modern sport, and reach a large audience? Read on, I think I’ve stumbled across a publication that does just that. What I’m wondering now, though, is where it’s been all these years….or where I’ve … [Read more...] about Sporting Classics Magazine
Hunting High With Duncan Gilchrist
Reprinted from the September 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal As I begin writing this column, I’m lying in my tent waiting out a rainstorm on an 11,000 foot high plateau of the Beartooth Mountains in Montana. I couldn’t even leave my tent if I wanted: without my weight holding it down, the 40 mile per hour winds that threaten to blow it away might … [Read more...] about Hunting High With Duncan Gilchrist