Acre Lot Sebasco, Phippsburg, Maine Last winter I, received a phone call from my son Chris. I said that he volunteered me to see if I could find some graves that were believed to be buried there. He told me that at one time, someone put a barb wire fence around the graves […]
This is for all you riders out there that are train buffs. I came across this train station a few years ago. I rode into the town of Mc Adam, N. B. which is a village located in the southwestern area of New Brunswick. In 1871, City Camp, a lumber camp served by the Canadian […]
My Great Grand Daughter loves to go fishing. Last week it was Ice Fishing, and guess what she caught one!
It was November 2020, a year that will Gil down in history because of the pandemic, Shutdowns throughout the country and Mr Trump lost his bid for Re-election, But for my Great Grand Daughter Chloe, it was a special time. SHE SHOT HER FIRST DEER!. I remember her being so excited when i called to […]
As you may or may not know the history of Meadowbrook Camping area, in Phippsburg, Maine, I have traced the house back to 1794. The house is very old and this was a farm in the last century. Well on May 5th, 2020 i was metal detecting out back of property by the pond, I […]
Millinocket Donald A. “Benny” Benson, 78, of Millinocket, Maine, passed away peacefully on Dec. 13, 2018, at a Bangor hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Oct. 17, 1940, the son of Donald H. Benson and Anna (Smith) Benson. He graduated from Northbridge High School in Whitinsville, MA, in 1959. Following graduation, […]
A road trip of a lifetime and tribute to Benny Wn1OTV I GOT MY NOVICE Ham license when I was fourteen years old, but even before getting my license I had heard about the Dayton ham event. They said things like “you can find anything you want there,” or “the biggest event in amateur […]
I found this article in a newspaper clipping dated May 09, 1897, the newspaper was the Sun from New York city. The newspaper was operated 1833 to 1916. After Buried Gold A Maine man with a dividing rod thinks he can locate it on old Mallett’s Farm. Springfield Me. As soon as the […]
I met Don Turner went i was assigned to VP-23, CAC 2. He was the second Mech under Tom Poplin, who was the Plane Captain. Don was a great guy and easy to get along with and we made my first deployment in Oct, 1966 to Sigonella, Sicily. I remember one patrol we had been […]
Big Charles I always said that one of my favorite rides is the Forgotten Coast. It is a very scenic ride and you get to travel through a lot of historic areas. As you leave Panama City Beach, you head across the Hathaway Bridge. Watch you speed of 45mph as it is a regular hangout […]