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Have you ever wondered how people found their way around before GPS?
I came across the postcard below in my mother’s collection. This photo of the “international” signpost at the intersection of Routes 5 and 35 was probably taken sometime in the 1950s.
Recently, I asked someone where I could find his friend, an East Bethel resident. His response, “Do you know where Mr. Howe lives?”
Aren’t there at least a hundred Howes in Bethel?, I thought to myself.
When he saw my puzzled look, he kept going.
“It’s across from the log cabin.”
Hmm, there are a lot of log cabins, I thought.
“There’s a carved eagle out front,” he added.
Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. I should be able to find this guy ... I hope!
I picture someone in the 1950s stopping at the international sign for a photo, then knocking on someone’s door for directions — probably similar to the ones I was getting.
It’s funny how, in the end, the more things change, the more they stay the same!
In this week's newsletter: A West Paris farm couple's future plans thwarted by federal cuts; a new book club with a focus on the environment and much more.
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Thanks for reading,
Rose Lincoln |
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THINGS TO DO |
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Enjoy a Public Bean Supper tonight, March 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bethel Methodist Church Dining Room, 79 Main Street, Bethel. Donations will help with a new roof on the Church annex.
Bethel Arts and Music is hosting a Trans Poetics Archive featuring Lonny Saleeby at The Gem in Bethel today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The workshop is limited to 20 guests, register in advance. All are welcome to attend the showcase featuring over six Maine poets, which starts at 5 p.m.
Don't miss the lovely music of the
Mollyockett Chorus who will perform at West Paris Library, 226 Main St. tomorrow, March 16 at 2 p.m. Visit the West Paris Library's
website for more information or
email Librarian Brenda Lynn Gould.
There is a little bit of everything at the Greenwood Farmer's Market, March 21 and every other Friday night from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Greenwood Old Town Hall, 270 Main St. (route 26). Look for upcoming dates here. |
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March 17, 2011: Read about the 75th anniversary of great Bethel flood which caused deluge of over 75" of rain during two-day period. (Note: 2025 marks the 89th anniversary).
Click here to read more of this story from 2011 in our archives at Newspapers.com.
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