Carry Ponds Association
Newsletter
February, 2014
February, 2014
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Presidents Message
First of all, I want to wish everyone a Happy 2014 and good times at camp.
I'm taking this opportunity through this newsletter to bring to light that there seems to be a loophole in our association by-laws.
I'll start with a little history.
Early landowners along with Tom Dickson, Sr.(original landowner of the lands and roads around "The Carry Ponds") recognized the most effective way to ensure the maintenance of the roads was to form an association in which everyone who used the roads would contribute to a common fund to be used for this purpose and that it was also necessary to have central control for the maintenance of the keys, locks, and gates. This was seen to be a common good from which all property owners would benefit. There was no effort made when drawing up the Corporate Charter to provide remedies for non-participation.
The Carry Ponds Association (CPA) was incorporated March 26, 1985 and at that time the Mountain Road at East Carry was not part of the CPA.
February 29, 1978 Lucien Poulin purchased the East Carry Pond Camps with all the cabins and land.
After having ownership for a period of time he sold off the cabins, but retained ownership of the land they set on.
July 5, 1986, Lucien Poulin signed an agreement with the Carry Ponds Association. The CPA then agreed to maintain the so called Mountain Road. Poulin agreed that individuals who purchased camps from him will pay road dues to the CPA and that if any individual failed to pay road dues to the CPA, (he) Lucien Poulin will pay the dues. A copy of that agreement is available.
On February 11, 2013 Robert and Carla Maguire bought from Poulin and are the current owners. No record of the agreement between Lucien Poulin and the CPA can be found in the sale to the Maguire's and any camps sold by the Maguires's may or may not refer to paying of yearly dues.
So, why does all of this matter?
Well, we have one camp owner on East Carry Pond, who purchased his cabin on September 7, 1990 who absolutely refuses to pay his annual dues. He has not paid dues since, at least 1995 as far as the record show, and certainly did not pay in 1996 going forward to this current year. It is calculated to be a value of $1700 and growing.
The name of this camp is camp Seneca, owned by (Rick) Richard Young. Many attempts have been made by CPA to encourage Mr.Young to pay up as late as 2009. After receiving the 2009 invoice Young sent an e-mail to the CPA Treasurer stating he does not recognize the CPA and that he refuses to pay dues and does not want to be contacted. He has during other attempts to contact him directed the CPA to talk to his lawyer.
Although he claims not to recognize the CPA, there are documents showing he was quite involved in a road committee during 1997 and was a active volunteer.
I cannot find anyone who knows why he has taken this position, yet he certainly enjoys the benefits of our roads, bridges, and culverts not to leave out the security of our gates. As far as I'm concerned, he is like a thief among us. I believe it is a theft of services provided by the CPA. Other than this situation, the CPA has a very good record in collecting dues, although some arrive a bit late. Overall it is very good and other than this character it has been 100 percent participation for the past few years.
We have met with two attorneys. The latest being December 2, 2013 and each time we have been warned the cost to take Mr. Young on would probably be more than our yearly budget and could not guarantee any good results. Our only chance would be if we had an attorney within the CPA who might want to volunteer.
So, I believe through the by-laws or some other means we must take measures to ensure that all camp owners know that they are required to pay annual dues. I fear that going forward as land and camps change ownership this requirement may get lost for example, not being in the deeds. If there isn't any reference to paying, we don't have anything to take even to small claims court
Well, now that I have gotten that of my chest, I want everyone to know that I felt that the turn out for the annual meeting last August was very good. I am hoping to see even more folks at the meeting this year.
It will be an opportunity for anyone to express an opinion or present an issue that may not be getting addressed.
We need to elect a President, Directors and other officers. I hope to see many nominations made. It has been mentioned that we haven't seen a woman President. Perhaps you have someone in mind. So bring your nominations to the meeting and we will hold an open and fair election. I would like to see more than one person nominated for a position.
Having said all that, let's look forward to good fishing and hunting and enjoy whatever you do at the ponds!
Sincerely,
Ted Gradie, Acting President
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So, why does all of this matter?
Well, we have one camp owner on East Carry Pond, who purchased his cabin on September 7, 1990 who absolutely refuses to pay his annual dues. He has not paid dues since, at least 1995 as far as the record show, and certainly did not pay in 1996 going forward to this current year. It is calculated to be a value of $1700 and growing.
The name of this camp is camp Seneca, owned by (Rick) Richard Young. Many attempts have been made by CPA to encourage Mr.Young to pay up as late as 2009. After receiving the 2009 invoice Young sent an e-mail to the CPA Treasurer stating he does not recognize the CPA and that he refuses to pay dues and does not want to be contacted. He has during other attempts to contact him directed the CPA to talk to his lawyer.
Although he claims not to recognize the CPA, there are documents showing he was quite involved in a road committee during 1997 and was a active volunteer.
I cannot find anyone who knows why he has taken this position, yet he certainly enjoys the benefits of our roads, bridges, and culverts not to leave out the security of our gates. As far as I'm concerned, he is like a thief among us. I believe it is a theft of services provided by the CPA. Other than this situation, the CPA has a very good record in collecting dues, although some arrive a bit late. Overall it is very good and other than this character it has been 100 percent participation for the past few years.
We have met with two attorneys. The latest being December 2, 2013 and each time we have been warned the cost to take Mr. Young on would probably be more than our yearly budget and could not guarantee any good results. Our only chance would be if we had an attorney within the CPA who might want to volunteer.
So, I believe through the by-laws or some other means we must take measures to ensure that all camp owners know that they are required to pay annual dues. I fear that going forward as land and camps change ownership this requirement may get lost for example, not being in the deeds. If there isn't any reference to paying, we don't have anything to take even to small claims court
Well, now that I have gotten that of my chest, I want everyone to know that I felt that the turn out for the annual meeting last August was very good. I am hoping to see even more folks at the meeting this year.
It will be an opportunity for anyone to express an opinion or present an issue that may not be getting addressed.
We need to elect a President, Directors and other officers. I hope to see many nominations made. It has been mentioned that we haven't seen a woman President. Perhaps you have someone in mind. So bring your nominations to the meeting and we will hold an open and fair election. I would like to see more than one person nominated for a position.
Having said all that, let's look forward to good fishing and hunting and enjoy whatever you do at the ponds!
Sincerely,
Ted Gradie, Acting President
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Financial News From The Treasurer
submitted by:
Wanda Calder
Road dues in the amount of $14,850 were billed January 6, and payments for the month of January are ahead of last year by $300. There were twenty six property owners in the West who had not paid as of the end of the month and nineteen from the East, Otter, and Middle who had not paid.
By the time you are reading this the second notices will have been mailed. A third notice goes out in early March and after that there usually are only one or two property owners who have not paid. It is a remarkable record and we are very fortunate. In 2013 one hundred percent of property owners paid; with the exception of one individual on East Carry who has not paid since the 1990's.
Everyone seems to realize how important it is that the CPA is able to keep the roads and bridges passable not only for property owners but also for emergency services such as ambulance and fire and police protection. The fact that CPA maintains seven locked gates with carefully controlled access is also a valuable service to property owners and actually increases property values. It remarkable that all of this is accomplished with the modest dues assessed by CPA.
Obviously it takes a lot of hard work by many dedicated volunteers to make this happen. Thank you to CPA members who have donated their time and resources.
CPA financial reports are available by email or standard mail. You can contact me by email at: calder1095@roadrunner.com or call me at 207 628-4632.
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New Middle Road Bridge
submitted by
Retta Giguere
Construction on the new bridge began on September 25th. Due to an equipment breakdown the bridge work had to be postponed a few days which was unfortunate as several people had volunteered to help that weekend. When the crane truck was fixed there was no time to re-group volunteers as the work started immediately. We would like to thank everyone that had volunteered to help. Even though it didn't workout, your kindness is much appreciated.
Charlie Atwood did a great job setting the cement blocks and metal beams in place with a crane truck. Everything went so well that Stan and Charlie Rollins were able to place the first layer of planks by the end of the day. Charlie R. and Stan, and I spent the next day and a half finishing up the bridge. It all went smoothly and we made good progress. Using the cement blocks worked very well to raise the bridge up away from the water which should help the bridge last longer. We hope the new bridge will serve the CPA well for many years to come.
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| Bob Smith discusses the bridge project with Stan Giguere as Charlie Rollins looks over the situation from the other side of the stream. |
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| New Bridge over Sandy Stream just below outlet of Otter Pond |
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| Retta Giguere, Stan Giguere, Juddy Calder, Wanda Calder and Elizabeth Smith (hidden) check out the newly completed bridge. (All photos provided by Bob Smith) |
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Many Wonderful Years at East Carry Pond
by
Mike and Corinne Hastings
Dorothy Collins Hastings Carswell got her first introduction to East Carry Pond Camps in a rather auspicious manner. "You might say I walked," she said of her entrance in an interview in 1977 with Jody Longstaff author for an article in Valley News on her many years at East Carry Pond.. Her father, Joseph Collins, discovered the camps in 1926 and found them an ideal spot to bring his family for a summer vacation. So, the following year the Collins' made their way from East Rockaway, New York to Bingham, Maine and up the winding mountain road to East Carry. Their car could not handle the last two and a half miles of road, though, so the family walked the final stretch. A horse drawn buckboard carried their luggage.
This entrance on foot, rather than by car, speaks to what Dorothy really loved about East Carry: its serenity and constancy, so different from the pace of the rest of the world. That summer she discovered its magic; she knew "this is my place and I will always come back."
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| 1936 View from East Carry Pond Camps |
Dorothy returned with her parents to East Carry every summer until 1938. She loved to hike and dig worms for the fishermen. She became friends with Ginger Steele, the granddaughter of the owners of the camps. In that era of the camps, all meals were served in the main lodge, prepared by Harold Gillespie. On site were dairy cows, chickens,and hogs. Harold Gillespie and his wife later owned Thompson's Restaurant in Bingham where Dorothy would bring her own children.
Each winter ice was cut from the pond and stored in the basement of the main lodge. The ice was used throughout the following summer for refrigeration. In the evening a single motorboat would tow out onto the pond several rowboats each containing someone ready to settle into their special fishing spot.
After 1938, Dorothy did not return to East Carry for several years. When she did in 1961, it was with her four own children - Phyllis, Michael, Catherine, and Stephen - in tow. She returned every summer for the next forty years and managed to stay in every camp on the grounds. When the camps came up for sale in 1981 she settled on Little Twin, a larger camp facing the pond, as her permanent spot. Her children continued to return as well eventually with their families. After Dorothy passed away in 2013, Micheal and his family buried a lock of hair at a serene spot on the edge of the pond.
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| 1934 view of fishermen heading out onto East Carry Pond |
After 1938, Dorothy did not return to East Carry for several years. When she did in 1961, it was with her four own children - Phyllis, Michael, Catherine, and Stephen - in tow. She returned every summer for the next forty years and managed to stay in every camp on the grounds. When the camps came up for sale in 1981 she settled on Little Twin, a larger camp facing the pond, as her permanent spot. Her children continued to return as well eventually with their families. After Dorothy passed away in 2013, Micheal and his family buried a lock of hair at a serene spot on the edge of the pond.
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High Speed Internet Makes It's Way Into
Carrying Place Town Township
Folks traveling to camp by way of the Long Falls Dam Road this past summer most likely saw a string of new utility poles stretching from just north of the mailboxes to the TDS switch box south of the Spring Road. These poles secure a fiber optic line that brings high speed internet capability to parts of our area.
Several people have been told by TDS technicians that from the switch box that data can be carried (pushed) up to 3 miles over existing copper phone lines with out the degradation of the speed of the data. Basically, this means it could reach a number of camps on West Carry Pond. It is expected the system will likely become active this spring for those in the service area that want it.
Funds for this project came from the 2010 Economic Recovery Act to provide high speed internet service to under served areas.
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Scoop on the Poop
Foss Enterprises, the folks who provide the porta - potty for our annual meetings is offering a volume discount to for 2 or more landowners who would like their septic tanks pumped. To receive the discount the camp owners must be from the same pond.
1 camp owner: $235 for a 1000 gallon septic tank
2 camp owners: $200 each
3 camp owners: $175 each
Any one interested from West Carry contact Peter Ware at West Carry Pond at 628-2220 in June.
phone for Foss Enterprises: 888-643-FOSS
phone for Foss Enterprises: 888-643-FOSS
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Trail Magic at West Carry Pond
submitted by:
MaryEllen Royce
Pictured is David Royce along with his dogs Calvin and Lucy delivering "Trail Magic" to the West Carry Pond AT shelter. Talking to David is a thru- hiker from Providence, RI.. David and MaryEllen supply the shelter with brownies, cookies, bars, Ramon noodle packs, gum and penny candy each week from July 1st to October 6th, the last day a thru-hiker might just make it to the top of Katahdin before the trail closes on October 15th.
MaryEllen says the hikers are easy to please and the "menu" could really be the same, although it rarely does, because there isn't any "repeat business".
This year they were pleased to host a set of twins from the Vermont high school where they were both administrators. A Guidance counselor from the same school, and the 13 other hikers at the shelter that evening were served appetizers, barbecued chicken, fresh salad, and dessert along with ample wine for all!
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New Land Owners on the Carry Ponds
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2013 West Carry Pond Steven and Lisa Blanchard of Sidney, Maine purchased the former Al
Wegener property at 263 Mass Pike.
John and Patricia DiPierro of Granby, Ct. purchased the former Roswitha
Talbot property on the Mass Pike.
David Robinson of Pleasant Ridge along with Leo and Carrie Bean bought
the remaining land that was formally owned by Tom Dickson, Jr. adjacent to
West Carry Pond.
West Carry Pond.
East Carry Pond Win and Vicki Robinson of Kingfield are building a new cabin on a long
owned lot on the shore of East Carry Pond.
2012 West Carry Pond Walter Purda of Yarmouth, Maine purchased the former property of Janet
Clements on the Storey Road.
Clements on the Storey Road.
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Fish Survey Scheduled For
West Carry Pond
Robert Van Riper, fisheries biologist for the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will conduct a re-survey of the brook trout population in West Carry Pond during 2014.
It will be the first such survey since the one fish, 18 inch limit was adopted by IF&W. Parameters such as weight and length of the fish and age class distribution will be documented as well as an assessment of the overall health of the brook trout fishery in the pond.
We hope to have the summary of Mr. Van Ripers' work in the February, 2015 newsletter.
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A Brief History of the West Carry Pond Sporting Camps
by
Norm Kalloch
by
Norm Kalloch
Nearly all the camp lots on the west side of West Carry Pond were subdivided from land that was once owned by Adelaide and Elwyn Storey proprietors of The West Carry Pond Sporting Camps..The camps had been in operation for 68 years before they were sold to Thomas L. Dickson, Sr.of Rumford in 1967.
There are still a few camp owners who remember when they were in operation and a few of us actually stayed in one of their cabins as paying guests. However, I suspect the vast number of present carry pond camp owners have little knowledge of when this commercial sporting camps was a going enterprise or even of its existence. The intention of this article is to help keep this piece of history alive and perhaps encourage other "old-timers" to share their earlier experiences at the carry ponds in a future newsletter.
Early sporting camps in Maine had a long and colorful history dating from the 1800's. They attracted people far and wide to to enjoy the true wilderness of an earlier time. West Carry Pond Camps was one of these traditional hunting and fishing camps during the hay day of backwoods sporting camps. East Carry Sporting Camps was another famous commercial sporting from a by-gone area. (hopefully, someone knowledgeable of the history of these camps will write their history for all of us to enjoy.)
West Carry Pond Camps was located on about a 50 acre parcel about mid-way down the west shore of the pond and was only accessible by boat. It had a well known reputation for large trout and big bucks and a loyal following through its 68 years of operation.
The sporting camps were last owned and operated by Adelaide and Elywn Storey who catered to hunters and fishermen for 34 years. Compared to other Maine Sporting camps theirs was a small operation with only 4 rental cabins scattered about their property.
The main lodge was located at the waters edge and housed the kitchen and dinning room. Storey's cabin was about 50 feet to the west and the ice house stood just to the north. These three structures were located on property now owned by David and Ellen Lumb.
Communications in the later years was accomplished by a party phone line that was draped tree to tree from the Long Falls Dam Road and more than once it was hooked by a wayward moose or broken by an errant tree.
All but 2 of the buildings were constructed from logs cut from near-by spruce while the 2 newer cabins were framed with dimensional lumber and sheathed with novelty pine siding. The cabins served as a place to sleep and relax with all meals served in the main dinning room. They were supplied with a few chairs, a small table, bed and a wash bowl. Oil lamps provided the light and the near-by outhouse provided relief.
Elwyn would meet guests at the Long Falls Dam Road with his Farmhall tractor and haul their dunnage in a wagon to West Carry while the guests followed behind along the rough and often muddy woods road. The tote road that Elwyn used is today's Spring Road and is also essentially the portage trail used by Arnold's Army in the fall of 1775 as they crossed between West Carry to Bog Brook and the Dead River.
At a small cove on the west shore of the pond several small fishing boats rested on a floating raft of logs
(land now owned by Martina and Will Eastman and Peter and Sandra Bryant). Guests and supplies were transported down the pond to another floating platform in from of the the dinning room where they would check in and be shown to their cabin.
The main lodge was located at the waters edge and housed the kitchen and dinning room. Storey's cabin was about 50 feet to the west and the ice house stood just to the north. These three structures were located on property now owned by David and Ellen Lumb.
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| West Carry Pond Sporting Camps: Dining room, cabin (now on Royce Lot) and edge of ice house. Photo provided by Maurice Belanger |
Communications in the later years was accomplished by a party phone line that was draped tree to tree from the Long Falls Dam Road and more than once it was hooked by a wayward moose or broken by an errant tree.
All but 2 of the buildings were constructed from logs cut from near-by spruce while the 2 newer cabins were framed with dimensional lumber and sheathed with novelty pine siding. The cabins served as a place to sleep and relax with all meals served in the main dinning room. They were supplied with a few chairs, a small table, bed and a wash bowl. Oil lamps provided the light and the near-by outhouse provided relief.
Elwyn would meet guests at the Long Falls Dam Road with his Farmhall tractor and haul their dunnage in a wagon to West Carry while the guests followed behind along the rough and often muddy woods road. The tote road that Elwyn used is today's Spring Road and is also essentially the portage trail used by Arnold's Army in the fall of 1775 as they crossed between West Carry to Bog Brook and the Dead River.
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| Fishermen walking to West Carry behind Elwyn on his tractor along what is now the Spring Road late 1950's. Photo provided by Larry Stowell |
(land now owned by Martina and Will Eastman and Peter and Sandra Bryant). Guests and supplies were transported down the pond to another floating platform in from of the the dinning room where they would check in and be shown to their cabin.
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| Adelaide and Elywn Storey. This photo was in Downeast Magazine in 1970 |
It was not until the mid-1960's that the old tote road was driveable for vehicles but only as far as the pond where guests continued to go by boat to the sporting camp and only after they sold there property in 1967 was the present day Storey Road extended from the landing to behind their property to where it ends today.
Tom Dickson, Sr.of Rumford purchased the sporting camps in 1967 and the water frontage was soon subdivided into 18 camp lots. The Storey's retained a lot for their daughter Louise and her husband Maurice Belanger at the south end of their property.
Prior to the sale of the property the Appalachian Trail crossed but a stones throw of the dining room where hikers would stop for refreshments or lunch before continuing their journey. Later, it was temporarily moved to the newly constructed road and then moved again to its current location within its own corridor on Roundtop Mountain.
Elwyn built a lean-to for use by early hikers of the AT south of the main body of buidings. Most hikers did not have the money to rent a cabin for the night but might come to the dining room for a meal thus providing some income for the Storey's. It is notable that Elwyn's lean-to as well as those constructed near other sporting camps were the fore runner of the official AT network of lean-to's that exits today. The lean-to still stands on land owned by Elizabeth and Art Bridges and it can be seen from the water.
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| Lean-to built by Elywn Storey for the early hikers of the Applachain Trail. The AT paralleled most of the west shore of the pond before the Storey's sold the property. |
Three of the Storey's rental cabins still remain. One is on the Norm and Audrey Kalloch lot, another on the David and Ellen Lumb lot and the third on the property of David and Maryellen Royce where it was moved in 2013 from its original location on the Kalloch lot.
The fourth cabin from the Storey era was situated on the property of Jim and Sue McLeod. It was dismantled log by log in 2004 (approx.) and reassembled on the shore of Fahi Pond in Embden. Eventually, it was torn down to make room for a new cottage.
Storey's personal cabin still stands (Lumb Lot) but is in serious disrepair and is basically home for porcupines and the occasional raccoon.
The dinning room was destroyed by fire in the late 1970's presumably by a lightning strike and the old ice house has long fallen with raspberries and shrubs overtaking the site.
There is one other building that still remains and that is a small rectangular building that is painted red next to the pond on the Lumb lot. It was specifically built as a playhouse by Elwyn for their daughter Louise (Belanger) in the late 1930's. Both this building and Elwyn and Adelaide's camp can be seen from the water.
The earliest history of the Sporting Camps (taken from Gary Cobb's book "The History of Pierce Pond Camps" goes back to the turn of the century when the Harlow brothers from New Portland built the original cabins situated in a single row parallel with the pond.
The second owner, Rufus Taylor purchased them in 1912 and ran them for 18 years. Taylor eventually connected the cabins with a wooden boardwalk, however, the cabins accidentally burned and were replaced with fewer cabins scattered about the property. Rufus Taylor was Dennis Taylor's grandfather. Dennis owns a camp a short distance south of where his grandfathers camps once stood.
In 1930 the business was sold to a lawyer named Marston from New York who restored the cabins and ran them until the Storey's took over in 1936.
The Storey's ran the cabins for several seasons after they were sold to Dickson in 1967 spending their winters working at Judson's Motel and Restaurant in Jerusalem Township (now Carrabassett Valley) where they lived in a small trailer behind the restaurant. It was Adelaide and Elwyn's plan to use the money they received from the sale of their property to buy a small comfortable home where they could enjoy their retirement years. It was not to be as they both died in 1972 within 4 days of each other. Adelaide at the age of 72 and Elwyn age 80. Both are buried in Wilsons Mills in Lincoln, Township where Elwyn was raised as a child.
Adelaide's memory lives on through the flowers she grew in her garden. Lupine, columbine, lungwort, ajuga, narcissus, lilacs and more still flourish near her cabin and serve as a testament to her and Elwyn's 34 years at West Carry Pond.
Note: This article has been slightly modified from the original one that was in the Arnold Expedition Historical Society 2013 spring newsletter: Sources: Maurice Belanger, Glen Viles, Dennis Taylor, Steve Clark, "History of Pierce Pond Camps", by Gary Cobb and personal knowledge since 1967.
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Editors note: This is our first attempt to put the newsletter in an electronic form. President Ted Gradie and the other officers and directors were agreeable that we should try this method of communicating with the CPA membership. Those without internet access will continue to receive the newsletter by regular mail. This digital edition comes at no cost to the CPA membership. Important correspondence like notices of annual dues, annual meeting notices will continue to be mailed. If you have any comments on distributing the newsletter in this manner whether it is positive or negative please let the officers and directors know or email Norm Kalloch, newsletter editor at pondstream@yahoo.com. We will also discuss the future of this format at the annual meeting in September.
One last thing. There needs to be contributions from the membership to keep this newsletter interesting and relevant to property owners among the Carry Ponds. Please feel free to submit future news items. I expect the newsletter will only be published on an annual basis so there will be plenty of time to submit articles for the next issue.
The fourth cabin from the Storey era was situated on the property of Jim and Sue McLeod. It was dismantled log by log in 2004 (approx.) and reassembled on the shore of Fahi Pond in Embden. Eventually, it was torn down to make room for a new cottage.
Storey's personal cabin still stands (Lumb Lot) but is in serious disrepair and is basically home for porcupines and the occasional raccoon.
The dinning room was destroyed by fire in the late 1970's presumably by a lightning strike and the old ice house has long fallen with raspberries and shrubs overtaking the site.
The earliest history of the Sporting Camps (taken from Gary Cobb's book "The History of Pierce Pond Camps" goes back to the turn of the century when the Harlow brothers from New Portland built the original cabins situated in a single row parallel with the pond.
The second owner, Rufus Taylor purchased them in 1912 and ran them for 18 years. Taylor eventually connected the cabins with a wooden boardwalk, however, the cabins accidentally burned and were replaced with fewer cabins scattered about the property. Rufus Taylor was Dennis Taylor's grandfather. Dennis owns a camp a short distance south of where his grandfathers camps once stood.
In 1930 the business was sold to a lawyer named Marston from New York who restored the cabins and ran them until the Storey's took over in 1936.
The Storey's ran the cabins for several seasons after they were sold to Dickson in 1967 spending their winters working at Judson's Motel and Restaurant in Jerusalem Township (now Carrabassett Valley) where they lived in a small trailer behind the restaurant. It was Adelaide and Elwyn's plan to use the money they received from the sale of their property to buy a small comfortable home where they could enjoy their retirement years. It was not to be as they both died in 1972 within 4 days of each other. Adelaide at the age of 72 and Elwyn age 80. Both are buried in Wilsons Mills in Lincoln, Township where Elwyn was raised as a child.
Adelaide's memory lives on through the flowers she grew in her garden. Lupine, columbine, lungwort, ajuga, narcissus, lilacs and more still flourish near her cabin and serve as a testament to her and Elwyn's 34 years at West Carry Pond.
Note: This article has been slightly modified from the original one that was in the Arnold Expedition Historical Society 2013 spring newsletter: Sources: Maurice Belanger, Glen Viles, Dennis Taylor, Steve Clark, "History of Pierce Pond Camps", by Gary Cobb and personal knowledge since 1967.
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Editors note: This is our first attempt to put the newsletter in an electronic form. President Ted Gradie and the other officers and directors were agreeable that we should try this method of communicating with the CPA membership. Those without internet access will continue to receive the newsletter by regular mail. This digital edition comes at no cost to the CPA membership. Important correspondence like notices of annual dues, annual meeting notices will continue to be mailed. If you have any comments on distributing the newsletter in this manner whether it is positive or negative please let the officers and directors know or email Norm Kalloch, newsletter editor at pondstream@yahoo.com. We will also discuss the future of this format at the annual meeting in September.
One last thing. There needs to be contributions from the membership to keep this newsletter interesting and relevant to property owners among the Carry Ponds. Please feel free to submit future news items. I expect the newsletter will only be published on an annual basis so there will be plenty of time to submit articles for the next issue.
