When the Woods Caught Fire
When the Woods Caught Fire How the Great Fires of 1908 & 1913 Changed West Forks At the beginning of the twentieth century, West Forks lived by the woods. Timber paid the wages, rivers carried…
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…
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…
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…