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Old 07-25-2011, 12:18 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay View Post
Although it's not fiction, I would recommend "We Took to the Woods" by Louise Dickinson Rich. She was a school teacher who went to Maine on a vacation and stayed & married a Maine guide back in the 1930's. The location is on the Maine/NH border near Lake Umbagog. This book and its sequel were really riveting. Back then life was a lot more isolated in the winter and she wound up basically delivering her son alone. There are a lot of NH references, and the book really gives insight into life in the Northwoods back in the mid-20th century.
I've had some of my best camping experiences on Lake Umbagog. Thanks for the recommendation.
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