(This edition of ‘Snapshots’ shares a charming account of a canoe trip up the Cupsuptic River retold from an old trip diary that appeared in the MAINE WOODS newspaper on September 9, 1903. I wonder if the mentioned “Herb” might be a young guide & newcomer to Haines Landing who would go on to become […]
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Snapshots in Time: Wolves in the Eastern States
This edition features an article found on page 7 of the March 26, 1896, RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. It shares an anecdote on the status of the panther and the wolf in New England at the time. Wolves were despised and feared by New England’s early settlers. They were hunted and poisoned at every opportunity well […]
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Snapshots in Time: Early fishing at the Rangeleys
This edition features an article on the excellent brook trout fishing in “the Rangeleys” during the mid-19th century, originally published on page 5 of the March 25, 1897, RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. We hope you enjoy it. (Contemporary commentary found in italics). Early Fishing at the Rangeleys In conversation with Mrs. Sarah Soule, an early settler […]
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Snapshots in Time: Snow on April 30
“Old Dame Nature’ sometimes does strange and unexpected things.” – Fly Rod Crosby
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Snapshots in Time: Fly Rod’s Notebook
(What follows appeared in the March 2, 1916, edition of the MAINE WOODS newspaper. The paper regularly printed a feature called “Fly Rod’s Notebook” penned by none other than the famous Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby. Her column most often covered general local topics of sporting and social interests. We have redacted it for space reasons. […]
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Snapshots in Time: They Saw an Indian Devil
This edition shares three short articles that appeared in the August 25, 1899, copy of the PHILLIPS PHONOGRAPH newspaper. We hope you enjoy it. (Contemporary commentary found in italics). They Saw an Indian Devil (Mountain Lion) Fortunately for the hunter the Indian devil does not frequent the Maine woods. If he did, few would dare […]
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Snapshots in Time: Fish Hawk Takes a Double
This edition shares a double feature of articles that appeared in separate editions of the MAINE WOODS newspaper published in Phillips Maine. Rangeley did not have a local paper (Perish the Thought!) at the time. We hope you enjoy it. Contemporary commentary found in italics. This from Page 2 of the MAINE WOODS January 31,1902 […]
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Snapshots in Time: Lost in No. 6 Woods
The following letter appeared in the January 8, 1904, issue of the MAINE WOODS newspaper. It shares the harrowing experiences of two lost boys, their rescue party, as well as the residents of Berlin (located just south of Rangeley and west of Phillips) during the winter of 1841. Contemporary commentary appears in italics. The original […]
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Snapshots in Time
What follows appeared in the October 29, 1895, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. This was an installment authored by the veteran woodsman, Joshua Gross Rich. Rich was an early homesteader in the Rangeley region and one of its earliest guides. The short piece was originally printed in FOREST & STREAM, the leading national sporting […]
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Snapshots in Time
What follows appeared in the February 2, 1906, edition of the MAINE WOODS newspaper printed weekly in Phillips, ME. A regular front page column was a staple of the paper that featured a compilation of short articles, from various contributors, entitled “Fish and Game Oddities.” Below please find three samples. (Contemporary commentary will appear in […]