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, […]
Dayton 2006
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 […]
Buried Treasure in Springfield, Maine
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 […]
ADJ1 Donald D. Turner 1937 – 2017
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
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 […]
Great Ride to Port St. Joe
Monday was a beautiful day and a great day to ride my trike. Weather was great mid 70’s and the sun was shining so about 10am I headed to Blountstown, Fl. for lunch. Went to Parramore’s Too for a seafood lunch. Parramore’s Too is a great restaurant and I recommend the seafood platter, as it […]
Russell Alexander
Thank you for your years of serice Russ and RIP. PHIPPSBURG- Russell Alexander, 82, of Sebasco Road, died September 13, 2016 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. Russell was born on January 16, 1934 to minister and fisherman Henry and Estella (McKenney) Alexander of Phippsburg. Russell began working at the age of 13 as a deck […]
Portland, Maine
Portland, Me. Native Americans originally called the Portland peninsula Machigonne. The first European settler was Capt. Christopher Levett, an English naval captain granted 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) in 1623 to found a settlement in Casco Bay. A member of the Council for New England and agent for Ferdinando Gorges, Levett built a stone house where […]
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Cape Elizabeth Richmond Island was visited about 1605 by Samuel de Champlain and was the site of a trading post in 1628. John Smith explored and mapped New England in 1615, and gave names to places mainly based on the names used by Native Americans. When Smith presented his map to King Charles I, he […]
continuing North to Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach, Me. The Old Orchard Beach area began appearing in historical records around 1653. The area was first officially settled in 1657 by Thomas Rogers who had arrived in the Goose Fare Brook area in 1636, and who dubbed it “The Garden by the Sea”. The town takes its name from Rogers’ abandoned […]