How Maine Influenced Teddy Roosevelt

MPBN:

It was at a small settlement called Island Falls in Aroostook County that Teddy
Roosevelt first encountered William Wingate Sewall, the legendary upcountry
woodsman who was to have a profound influence on the young Roosevelt. The
relationship between these two men of very different backgrounds is chronicled
in "Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th
President," published by Down East Books. The author, Andrew Vietze, is himself
a registered Maine guide, as well as an award-winning writer. Vietze says it's
surprising that so little has been written about Bill Sewall until now.

Vietze's book can be seen here.

- John C.L. Morgan

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The Westbrook Diarist Meets the Northeast Journal

So I was flipping through my copy of the latest Maine Sportsman this afternoon (a suburban kid from Westbrook can have his fun, can't he?) and came across an ad boasting the website for the "Northeast Journal," an outdoors show about Maine.

I had seen some of this show on lazy Saturday mornings before, but it's great that you can catch older shows online. Also, according to the ad in the Sportsman, the show will be moving to the quasi-prime time slot of Saturday, 7:30p on March 1. It'll be on WGME-13.

- John C.L. Morgan

Just Do It

Buy your fishing and/or hunting licenses through the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's online program, MOSES. Besides helping the Department of IF&W cut costs, you will become eligible for prizes by registering online. The prizes include are a $2,000 shopping spree at the Kittery Trading Post, a similar shopping spree at L.L. Bean, and thirty free 2009 hunting/fishing combo licenses. Click here to access MOSES.

- John C.L. Morgan