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It is very sad news that I have to pass on that our fellow WhiteBlaze member "Weary" has passed on. Here is an article by Jym St. Pierre about Weary.
Robert Cummings of Phippsburg died Thursday, January 21, at age 86.
Born in Bath, Maine, Bob Cummings was a 1958 graduate of the University of Illinois School of Journalism, where he worked part-time as a reporter for the Champaign-Urbana Courier. After returning to Maine he worked briefly in the Machias Bureau of the Bangor Daily News before joining the staff of the Bath Times. Later he worked at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram for many years.
...by Published on 04-01-2013 02:54
Here is a article I wrote for the MATC newsletter about Steve Longley that was published.
Hiker offers fond memories of Steve Longley
...by Published on 03-14-2013 11:35
Many Mainers might recognize Steve Longley as the son of the late Independent governor, but for the past fifteen years he's been better known along the entire 2,167-mile Appalachian Trail simply as
A weary Appalachian Trail hiker arrives at the crossing of the Kennebec River in the tiny town of Caratunk and stares at eighty yards of dark, moving water. The trail turns to gravel and stops at the river's edge, picking up again on the other side. The scene is picturesque, with dense woods flanking the narrow stretch of river and trees climbing up the hills in the distance. Pretty as it may be, hikers approach with dread. Beneath the seemingly placid surface of the water, stones rounded from the current are covered by silt and slime. Attempting to cross the river here has been compared to walking over greased bowling balls....
by Published on 01-15-2013 18:29
David S. Clifton , Jr. Ph. D. passed away on Sunday January 13 at the age of 69.
Dave is best ...
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