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Off to Maine: Early Sportsmen in the Maine Woods

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Recorded March 25, 2021 - Only a few sportsmen went to Maine to hunt and fish before the advent of railroads. After the coming of the railways, thousands of hunters and fishermen came to Maine each season, creating a need for hotels, sporting camps and guides to accommodate them. Learn from author Steve Pinkhham about how they got here and how the Rangeley Lakes and Moosehead Lake became the favored sporting resorts of Maine.