This edition of ‘Snapshots’ shares the fascinating story of the daring capture of Paul Savarin, one of most diabolical poachers in the history of the Maine woods, by two resolute Maine Game Wardens. It appeared in the September 24, 1895, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. We hope you enjoy this amazing true account and […]
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Snapshots in Time: Maine Fish and Game report from 1900
What follows appeared in the December 28, 1900, edition of the MAINE WOODS newspaper. Formerly named the PHILLIPS PHONOGRAPH, the paper covered Franklin County with a strong emphasis on the outdoors. The popular publication was frequently mailed to subscribers throughout the eastern United States who had fallen in love with the region and wanted to […]
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Historic Rangeley vignettes and other big fish items
Circa 1880 stereoview of Rangeley Dam. We hope you enjoy these short excerpts found in the pages of the August 17, 1883, edition of the PHILLIPS PHONOGRAPH newspaper. Photos courtesy of the late Arthur Guerin. Contemporary comments in Italics. Big Fish Items We learn that the Mountain View and Mooselookmeguntic Houses are filled with […]
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Historic Rangeley vignettes and other big fish items
Circa 1880 stereoview of Rangeley Dam. (We hope you enjoy these short excerpts found in the pages of the August 17, 1883, edition of the PHILLIPS PHONOGRAPH newspaper. Photos courtesy of the late Arthur Guerin.) (Contemporary comments in Italics). Big Fish Items We learn that the Mountain View and Mooselookmeguntic Houses are filled with […]
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Cascade Stream, a gem of the Rangeley region
We hope you enjoy the following three stories taken from the pages of the August 6, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES NEWSPAPER. The first shares information about Cascade Stream Gorge, which today is conserved by the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and remains to this day an absolute must see natural wonder. The next shares […]
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Snapshots in Time: July 4, 1895 Rangeley Lakes excerpts
We hope you enjoy the short excerpts that appeared in the July 4, 1895, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. Happy Independence Day! (Contemporary commentary shared in italics). TWIXT YOU AND ME July came in as icily cool as a maiden from Boston. Miss July will probably make up for this cool weather later on. […]
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Snapshots in Time: Pioneering Auto Travel to the Rangeleys
The American Auto Association held its first ever auto tour in 1904 with sixty-six autos driven by their wealthy owners traveling from New England to the World’s Fair in St. Louis. The 1905 Tour was the first year of competition, as just getting to all the waypoints over the muddy rural carriage roads was a […]
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Snapshots in Time: Sunday’s Franklin County Tempest
This edition features two short articles from the May 5,1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. It shares some news about what may have been a line of severe storms and tornados that rolled through this neck of the woods. I can recall a small ‘touch down’ at Haines Landing a few years back. Enjoy […]
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Snapshots in Time: Wildlife tales from Rangeley Lakes
This edition features two short articles from May 14, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. Contemporary commentary found in italics. The Wildcat and Porcupine A large wildcat that had gone hungry three days sneaked down the big beech ridge above Balygump, Me., with its face screwed into as ugly a sneer as ever a […]
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Snapshots in Time: Rangeley Recollections
This edition features two short articles from April 1, 1897, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. The first fell under the title ‘Rangeley Recollections’ which was a regular feature in Rangeley’s first paper and shared regional history, much as ‘Snapshots in Time’ does today. The 1897 article provides an account of what may be the […]