Where the Kennebec Widens
Where the Kennebec Widens Indian Pond Through Wabanaki Travel, River Drives, Railroads, Hydropower & the Changing Maine Woods At first glance, Indian Pond looks like one of those places the North Woods created simply for…
North Through the Pines
North Through the Pines How an Ancient River Route Became Route 201 Through West Forks Long before pavement crossed West Forks, there was already a road north. It did not have mile markers. It did…
Before the Roads & River Drives
Before the Roads & River Drives The Indigenous History of West Forks & the Rivers That Remember Long before West Forks became known for logging, river driving, Route 201, or whitewater rafting, the meeting of…
The Road That Carried Maine North
The Road That Carried Maine North From Ancient River Routes to the Old Canada Road At first light, Route 201 seems to disappear into the Maine landscape rather than simply pass through it. The Kennebec…
Before West Forks Had a Name
Before West Forks Had a Name Life Along the Rivers in the 1600s Long before logging camps, river drives, Route 201, or even the name Maine, the country around the Dead and Kennebec Rivers was…
Built by Timber & River
Built by Timber & River How Logging Shaped the People, Roads, Rivers & Identity of West Forks Before the rafts, before the snowmobiles, before Route 201 carried travelers through the Upper Kennebec, West Forks was…
The Story of West Forks
The Story of West Forks from Indigenous Travel & River Drives to Logging Camps, Family Roots & Whitewater Fog lifting from the Kennebec. Spruce and fir stretching toward the horizon. The Dead River coming down…
The Great Carrying Place
The Great Carrying Place Where the Kennebec ended, the Dead River began & generations of travelers carried the rest of the way Long before Route 201, logging roads, dams, bridges, or even the towns that…