Maine

All within 5 to 10 mins of the cabin

 

been heading out to the north west since 2001
this is off telos rd 2016

 

my 1st camp trip out by long pond off Demo rd by demo pond . just blew me away with all the stars, the bears real cool too

 

Thats not super far from my place. I am off the Spencer Road on Coburn

 

hay wasn't there a old pow camp back there? I was coming on back from Jackman last year (deer hunt) almost turned down there off 201 decided not to had a 10 hour ride ahead of me to conquer.

 

Sure is. Even a big sign at the end of Spencer Rd on 201 saying so

 

Yes there is. Not much left there. Turn on Spencer Road and drive straight. Follow the signs. It sneaks up on you, so just watch for it. Not much left in there. You can see big oven, there is scrap and parts and pieces off in the woods. There is a memorial for a guy in the back as well. They have a note pad for people to write down things to him or just sign in to say you visited him.

 

do you know the name of the pow camp by any chance

 

Hobbstown POW camp people call it Spencer Memorial as well

 

May have to check that out, didn't know of this.

 

hay I found some info
http://downeast.com/escape-spencer-lake/
cool read apparently there where 4 pow camps in Maine ww II

 

I can take you up some time. Yes there were 4, not much left to be seen at any of them. Certainly some neat pictures. The "population" around the hobbstown pow camp has a lot of german ethnicity, they grew accustomed to being treated well and a nicer life here. Many stayed here after the war

 

Sweet, may have to take you up on that offer, once the school year is done, I will have some time for adventuring, and am looking forward to it.

 

Sure thing. I'm right im Augusta so it's a short 2 hour and 15 minute ride. I'm heading up there the afternoon of the 20th to test my new rtt out and get a look at the area after a nasty winter there. You're welcome to come up if it fits your schedule

 

would love to, but just am too busy till mid to end of June, I work in the schools and coach baseball and 2 kids involved in sports as well. We will have to keep in touch.

 

you mentioned a nasty winter this year ! any worse than usual ? I hunt up in the Jackman & NMW and the deer population has finely getting back to almost normal from previous winter kill offs

 

I would say nothing insane, but we have had a few mild once recently.

 

that is good to know, finely started seeing deer again up north last year, my buddy took a 232 pounder out of a setup that I was working for 3 day earlier then decided to change spots

 

Wow it's a good thing you left then, it save you from all that work

 

yah your right took him and another friend 6-7 hours just to drag it out to Kelley dam rd in the rain ,good thing for me I was back on Holeb rd back by the border, hahahahahah