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…
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.…
People of the Dawnland
People of the Dawnland Wabanaki Life, Resilience & the History Beneath Maine Long before Maine had lighthouses, state lines, highways, logging camps, or towns, the first light of day fell across a homeland already known…
From West Forks to World War I
From West Forks to World War I The Story Behind Sturgis Durgin’s Military Portrait Some family photographs preserve more than a face. They preserve a moment when an individual became part of a much larger…
Called to Serve at Home
Called to Serve at Home Sturgis Durgin & Civilian Defense in West Forks – December 1941 Only twelve days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a man in West Forks received an official appointment that…
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…
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…