[Medomak Camp] Reel 14

Date1939 – 1940

AbstractA shot of Frank Poland shaking the hand of a driver of a truck. A shot of the truck with six canoes on top leaving Camp Medomak. A shot of the truck and Rangers at a gas station. A shot of Rangers in canoes on the Allagash River in Maine and a pole with an osprey’s nest on top. A shot of a sign that reads, “This is GODS Country Why set it on fire and make it look like HELL.” Footage of the Ranger’s Allagash trip, including boys rowing and poling canoes through the water, a portage through Mud Pond Carry aided by a horse drawn wagon, boys in canoes shooting a small dam, boys examining a loon’s nest, fishing and cooking fish at camp, a motorboat towing boys in canoes with a large dam in the distance, an osprey nest, loons in the water, a man shaving in a canoe while another paddles, canoes on a wide river, deer in the distance, splitting wood at camp, breaks along the shore where the boys rest and dry out their gear, boys dragging canoes upstream and a shot of a water lily. Donor Notes: All names and the majority of the locations come from the donor’s notes. Please refer to them for further information.