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…
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…