Where West Forks Keeps Its Memory
Where West Forks Keeps Its Memory The Story of West Forks Cemetery, the Families Beneath the Pines & a Town Remembered in Stone On a quiet rise above the Dead River, generations of West Forks…
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…
Where Solon Gathered
Where Solon Gathered The Story of the Solon Hotel, from the Caratunk House & Old Canada Road to Fire, Reinvention, and Renewal Some historic buildings survive because they are preserved. Others survive because generation after…
Where the Water Falls Through History
Where the Water Falls Through History The Story of Moxie Falls from Dark Water & Log Drives to One of Maine’s Great Natural Landmarks Long before wooden overlooks framed the view, before postcards carried its…
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…
The Pine & Star
The Pine & Star The Story of Maine’s Original 1901 State Flag Long before Maine’s familiar blue state flag, there was something simpler flying above the Pine Tree State. No crowded seal. No tiny figures.…
Rails Through the Pine Tree State
Rails Through the Pine Tree State How Railroads Changed the Way Maine Worked, Traveled & Grew Before railroads crossed Maine, distance was measured differently. A trip that takes a few hours today could consume days.…
At the Old Green Bridge
At the Old Green Bridge Working Dogs, Winter Roads & a Vanished West Forks Landmark Some photographs capture grand events. Others preserve something just as meaningful: an ordinary moment in a place that meant everything…
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…
Pierce Pond
Pierce Pond From Logging Camps to Wilderness Conservation There are places in Maine where history is announced by old buildings, monuments, or town streets. Pierce Pond is different. Here, the history is in the water.…