Rangeley Lakes Region

by R. Donald Palmer

Overview

Pursuit of the fabled wild brook trout has for generations attracted anglers to the western mountains of Maine. This phenomenon has, over the course of two hundred years, transformed the town of Rangeley from a settlement of farmers and woodsmen to a popular outdoor sporting destination where the names of Carrie Stevens, Herb Welch, and Fly Rod Crosby still echo along the streams and lakes. Rangeley Lakes Region examines the region's rich heritage and provides an intimate glimpse of the past, people, and places that make Rangeley special.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738535036
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/13/2004
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Author R. Donald Palmer has carefully chosen the images for Rangeley Lakes Region from private collections and from the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society. He is president of the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society and the Rangeley Region Guides' and Sportsmen's Association.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
1.	Early Settlement	9
2.	Trophy Brook Trout and Salmon, Guides, and Hunting	19
3.	Getting There, Getting Around	37
4.	Logging the Timberwoods	47
5.	Camps and Hotels	57
6.	Personalities	79
7.	Bemis, Oquossoc, and Kennebago	95
8.	The City	111
	Bibliography	128