Monthly Archives: October 2019
Interesting stories about railroads
High Green by Herbert Cleaves, published by North Country Press, is a very interesting story about an Irish-American’s love for and experiences with a railroad in northern Maine. It’s a work of historical fiction, but it sure does seem like a true story. John Hanahan’s dad owned the railroad, but John’s plan to drive trains […]
Deer Hunting Stories #3 My Snow Deer
John Holyoke’s book of stories will bring back your own great memories
John Holyoke did a great job of choosing some of his best columns and stories for his book Evergreens, published by Islandport Press. John has been the outdoor columnist and reporter for the Bangor Daily News for 18 years and had lots of stories to choose from. One thing I really enjoyed about his book […]
Favorite bird hunting stories
Great kids’ book about a moose
More deer hunting stories #2
Great stories and art focused on coastal Maine
I love the concept for the book Coastal Maine in Words and Art that features 27 stories by various writers and artwork about our coast, focused on Rockland. The Solon Center for Research and Publishing sponsored a contest where writers submitted 88 stories for the book. I’ll bet it was tough to select just 27 […]
Al Cowperthwaite has done a great job for us and North Maine Woods
Mainers are lucky to have access to 3.5 million acres in the North Maine Woods, and we are also lucky that Al Cowperthwaite has been the long-time manager of that property. I have enjoyed many hunting and fishing adventures in the north woods, and feel privileged to have worked with Al on several important issues. […]