Logging, an interesting story

on Mar 10 in Maine

I found this story and decided to put this on my Blog for all to see. This is a piece of history.
History of Lumbering in Maine
Logging began in the 1600′s when English explorers cut trees on Monhegan Island. In 1634 the first sawmill, powered by water,was built in South Berwick. By 1832, Bangor had become the largest shipping port for lumber in the world. During this period, Patten, Situated 100 miles north of Bangor, became a center for logging operations. Each spring, logs harvested in the Patten area during the preceding winter were floated down the Penobscot River in massive drives to the mills in Bangor.
The early logging camp came into use in 1820 and consisted of a main camp built around a fire pit. Many camps were inhabited by a crew of 12 to 14 men and a team of oxen. All men slept in the same bed under one long blanket using their boots for pillows. The men ate four meals a day consisting of flap jacks, pickled beef, boiled codfish, beans,sourdough biscuits and strong tea.

Campgrounds

on Jan 21 in Maine

01/21/2010 It is a really a rainy day here today at Raccoon River Campground. Rain is suppose to clear sometime today and a nice weekend to riding from Raccoon River Campground in Panama city beach, fl. this is a great place to stay.  Clean restrooms and very clean park, and friendly staff. check out www.Raccoonriver.net  check them out!!!

02/21/2010 Only 99 days until campground opens and lobsters will be in the tank.  looking forward to a great season and pizza from Drifters reef.  We are adding Dutch oven diners this year at drifters reef. Keeping checking blog for updates or go to our website www.meadowbrookme.com

motorcycle Day Trips of Maine

on Jan 13 in Maine

Maine, Ride Through History
I am starting this ride from Meadowbrook Camping Area in Phippsburg, Me. This is a great Campground and has everything you need and the staff is very friendly . They also cook lobsters every night for their campers and has a full restaurant complete with the Dutch oven dinners. They also have cabin rentals for someone who is not prepared to tent. This campground is also centrally located on the midcoast and you can visit LL Bean and many other locations but the main attraction in Phippsburg is Fort Popham. Everyone has heard of Jamestown, Va. And the first colony, but a lot of people don’t know about the Popham Colony .  Read More

getting ready

on Sep 04 in Maine

08/19/09              Started talking about this 2 weeks ago but have set a goal and I will start planning this trip.  I set goals sometime without knowing if it is achievable, but will start working towards the goal.  The goal is to ride my trike to panama canal and back to panama city beach, fl.  Leaving week around Christmas and see how long it takes.  One of the websites that I am using for planning is http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ this is a great website and I will be leaving for the east coast meeting tomorrow morning at 5 am heading to Robbinsville, nc. Read More