Terrain of the North Maine Woods
Wesley's Journey - Terminology - Places of Interest
“The tops of mountains are among the unfinished parts of the globe, whither it is a slight insult to the gods to climb and pry into their secrets, and try their effect on our humanity. Only daring and insolent men, perchance, go there.”
Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods
Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods
Interactive Mapping System
Currently in development are two interactive maps with GEO Coordinates to plot and map:
1. Each step of Wesley Porter's fishing journey with his three Massachusetts "sports" and where he died at Webster Lake, Maine
2. Each step of the manhunt that lasted 66 days and involved several Maine law enforcement agencies and civilian searchers
GEO mapping is labor-intensive; so untll the maps are finished, here are some vintage postcards of related areas
in Maine from my personal collection.
Copyrights to their respective copyright holders listed under the picture. No copyright infringement intended.
Currently in development are two interactive maps with GEO Coordinates to plot and map:
1. Each step of Wesley Porter's fishing journey with his three Massachusetts "sports" and where he died at Webster Lake, Maine
2. Each step of the manhunt that lasted 66 days and involved several Maine law enforcement agencies and civilian searchers
GEO mapping is labor-intensive; so untll the maps are finished, here are some vintage postcards of related areas
in Maine from my personal collection.
Copyrights to their respective copyright holders listed under the picture. No copyright infringement intended.
VINTAGE PATTEN - MT. CHASE - SHIN POND, MAINE
This area is the gateway to Baxter State Park and Katahdin Woods and Waters Monument
This area is the gateway to Baxter State Park and Katahdin Woods and Waters Monument
VINTAGE BAXTER STATE PARK AND MOUNT KATAHDIN
Baxter State Park is home to Mt. Katahdin, Maine's tallest mountain at 5,267 feet (1,605 m)
Katahdin was named by the Penobscot First Nation tribe, meaning "Beautiful Mountain"
Baxter State Park is home to Mt. Katahdin, Maine's tallest mountain at 5,267 feet (1,605 m)
Katahdin was named by the Penobscot First Nation tribe, meaning "Beautiful Mountain"
EAST BRANCH OF PENOBSCOT RIVER AND GRAND LAKE MATAGAMON and MATAGAMON DAM
Webster Lake (where Wesley Porter died) is the headwater for the East Branch of the Penobscot,
The East Branch Penobscot River is a 75.3-mile-long tributary of Maine's Penobscot River.
It flows in Piscataquis County and Penobscot County,
From its source (46°16′01″N 69°12′08″W) in Maine Township 7, Range 11, WELS, in Piscataquis County, the river runs 17 miles (27 km) southeast through the North Maine Woods to Grand Lake Matagamon reservoir, in the northeast corner of Baxter State Park. From Grand Lake Dam, the river runs 48 miles (77 km)[1] south to its confluence with the West Branch Penobscot River in Medway,
Webster Lake (where Wesley Porter died) is the headwater for the East Branch of the Penobscot,
The East Branch Penobscot River is a 75.3-mile-long tributary of Maine's Penobscot River.
It flows in Piscataquis County and Penobscot County,
From its source (46°16′01″N 69°12′08″W) in Maine Township 7, Range 11, WELS, in Piscataquis County, the river runs 17 miles (27 km) southeast through the North Maine Woods to Grand Lake Matagamon reservoir, in the northeast corner of Baxter State Park. From Grand Lake Dam, the river runs 48 miles (77 km)[1] south to its confluence with the West Branch Penobscot River in Medway,
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