NEW:
FRIDAY
EVENING REFORM JEWISH SUMMER
SABBATH
SERVICES IN OQUOSSOC, MAINE
7:30
pm Fridays, July 4th through August 29, 2008
Shabbat
Services are held at the Oquossoc Union Church,
“The
Log Church,” Route 4, Oquossoc.
Organized
by Robert L. Meyer, Co-founder in l988 of
The
United Jewish Congregation of Hong Kong.
To
register, participate, and for more information, please email:
rlmeyer888@yahoo.com
or phone 973-715-2380.
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For
more information, contact:
Don
Palmer, President
Rangeley
Lakes Historical Society
207
864-5647
info@rangeleyoutdoormuseum.org
RANGELEY, MAINE…For over 150 years,
“Rangeley Lakes, Maine” has been synonymous with some of the
best trout and salmon fishing, and other outdoor activities,
anywhere in the country.
A new museum in the area will tell that
history, recapture the region’s outdoor sporting lore, and
reintroduce the intriguing men and women who brought it to life.
The primary focus of the Outdoor Sporting
Heritage Museum in Oquossoc Village, nestled amid the mountains and
lakes of the magnificent Rangeley Lakes area, will be fishing and
the trophy trout and salmon that have lured anglers to the region
since the mid-1800s. It
also will pay homage to hunting and the many other activities that
long have attracted lovers of the outdoors and for which Rangeley is
famous.
The museum will relate the traditions and
personalities that those past times spawned and also will bring the
story and opportunities for recreation into the present.
In addition to paying honor to this colorful past, it will
provide a connection with the region’s exciting outdoors
experiences that beckon visitors today.
It will help them to contact and connect with local guides
and businesses to experience first-hand the variety of available
lake, stream, and forest adventures.
Located on an inviting two-acre site, the 2,500
square-foot log Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum is a project of the
Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society.
The historical emphasis of the museum will focus on the story
of some of the finest trout and salmon fishing anywhere for which
the Rangeley Region is famous.
The voices of Carrie Stevens, “Fly Rod”
Crosby, and Herb Welch will be among those calling out to today’s
sportsmen and visitors, awakening a sense of adventure and
excitement. For example,
the museum will house the largest and finest collection of the
legendary Carrie Stevens’ flies in the world.
Included among more than 150 patterns that she originated and
tied, the famous Gray Ghost streamer which is known and still used
around the world will be featured.
The story of Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby,
outstanding fishing and hunting enthusiast, who was honored with
presentation of the first Maine Guide license, will be recounted.
Outstanding examples of the renowned Herb Welch’s mounted
trout and salmon, and scores of his lifelike paintings and sketches,
will be on display.
Also on view will be assorted memorabilia that
will bring the past into the present.
Among only a few examples of these are an original 1920’s
double-ended Rangeley Boat that was made specifically for fishing in
the area, photos and information about the steamships that once
transported guests to the fashionable hotels and fishing camps which
ringed Rangeley Lake, and the actual room where well-known Dick
Frost created the Frost Blue Smelt and other popular flies.
An introductory video will provide an overview
of the area’s history, and touch screens and DVD presentations
strategically located throughout the museum will offer interactive
experiences for visitors of all ages.
Even the building itself will add to the ambience,
recapturing the rustic charm of an early sporting camp and taxidermy
shop.
Such attention to detail and imagination will
help to portray the intriguing and unique role that the Rangeley
Lakes Region played in writing Maine’s outdoor history.
The Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum will recall events that
took place over the past century and a half and the fascinating
personalities who made them happen.
It also will serve as a bridge to the present,
demonstrating how the Rangeley area continues to hold a place dear
in the hearts of people seeking to recapture history and, hopefully,
to make a bit of their own with the catch of a must-mount trout or
salmon, or another once-in-a-lifetime outdoor experience.
The first stage in creation of the museum has
been approval of architectural plans and establishment of a capital
campaign. Contributions
and grants, which are tax-deductible, already have raised $400,000
of the $1 million total that will be required for land purchase,
which has been completed, along with construction, acquisitions and
an endowment fund to insure permanent financial viability.
Two anonymous supporters have agreed to match future
contributions as incentive for additional individual contributions.
In addition, some very important items will be donated to the
museum in the name of major donors.
The museum’s website is
rangeleyoutdoormuseum.org. To
make a donation or obtain more information, call 207/864-5647 or
e-mail info@rangeleyoutdoormuseum.org
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Papa’s (Make that Rangeley’s….) Got a Brand New Bag
!
If the late great soul man James
Brown were still with us…he would undoubtedly be shuffling off to
his local market with a number of Rangeley’s new Rangeley Lakes Earth Bags in hand.
It will undoubtedly become a
collector’s item in due time….but more importantly, an
environmentally effective, and visible, way to make a statement that
you are concerned about the proliferation of plastic bags filling
our landfills, stuck in our tree branches, and sinking to the floors
of our lakes and ponds.
The Rangeley Lakes Trails Center is working hard to make a positive
difference in the this beautiful area by developing a network of
outstanding year-round trails… and now, providing for residents
and visitors of our beautiful mountain environment, a terrific,
low-cost reusable bag for your groceries, your mail, or whatever.
The beautiful, hunter-green bags
are now available at the Rangeley IGA, Ecopelagicon, Saddleback
Mountain, Oquossoc Grocery, and The Alpine Shop, for only $5.99 each
or 3 for $15.00. Get
yours now, and make an effective statement that you are concerned
about the Rangeley Lakes Region environment, and want to make a
difference.
All proceeds to support the
Rangeley Lakes Trails Center…a non-profit, four-seasons world-class
trails system on the road to SaddlebackMaine’s alpine ski area.
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Kid's Fishing Pond
The Rangeley Region Guides' &
Sportsmen's Association reports that the "fishing is
great" at their Kid's Fishing Pond. This is the fourth year
of stocking which has led to brook trout in the 2-3 pound range.
The club's primary objective is to provide an opportunity for
youngsters to learn how to fish and also catch some big brookies
in the process.
The pond is open to youngsters up to
15 years of age who are accompanied by a club member. There is a
limit of two fish per day with no equipment restrictions. To find
out more information on how to join this club which now has 540
members, please contact the Chamber of Commerce, or the Guides
& Sportsmen at 207 864 5360 or rof@rangeley.org.
Tight lines!
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Caution
Feeding Waterfowl is Harmful
Waterfowl, to include ducks and Canadian
Geese, in and around the Rangeley Region cause health hazards and
present an unsanitary environment from their constant defection in
and around swimming areas, picnic areas, school fields, local
residences, and playgrounds. Waterfowl also present a hazard to
local aviators as the birds take flight when pilots are utilizing
the Rangeley Region Airport and Rangeley Lake during take-off and
landings. Feeding these birds often entices them to delay
migration and become semi-permanent residents of our community.
Hundreds of geese concentrating in and around the Town Park, City
Cove, Haley Pond, and other areas of Rangeley Lake will cause
water quality problems, become a nuisance to our area, and subject
the population to diseases. Stop feeding them! It is against the
law! For more information please call the Maine Department of
Inland Fisheries (207)-287-8000.
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Attention
Boat Owners/Operators
Please heed to State guidelines to prevent
Invasive Aquatic Plant introduction into Rangeley’s Lakes and
region tributaries including rivers, streams, and ponds. Water
milfoil is highly invasive and can take our lakes and streams over
in just a few years. It is illegal to transport ANY
aquatic plants on a vehicle, boat, personal watercraft, trailer,
or other equipment. Water milfoil can and will ruin boating,
fishing, swimming, fish habitats, devalue waterfront property, and
reduce water quality to our lakes. Please CHECK and REMOVE
all plants and plant parts from your boating equipment before
entering the Rangeley Lakes Region. Dispose of plants away from
water. There is NO known method of eradicating invasive aquatic
plants once they have become established. Please call the
Maine Department of Environmental Protection 1-800-452-1942 or the
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (207)- 225-2070 for more
information and updates on new prevention guidelines and laws.
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