My absolute favorite place while Grownin’ Up in Maine was on the Sebec River in Derby, and specifically the old swimming hole at a spot we called Down Back. A photo I took recently and shown here reminds me of…
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King of the Mountain Winter Game
Wintertime fun growing up in Maine back in the 1950’s and 60’s included a game called “King of the Mountain” often played on a mound of snow pushed back from the road by snow plows. The idea was simple. A…
Parkman Family Reunion Memories
The small photo shown to the left and taken in Milo Maine around 1957 brings back Parkman family reunion memories of Growin’ Up in Maine. The 8 people highlighted throughout the photo (left) include my 7 siblings and me. An…
Tin Roof Toboggan on Derby Hill
Winter in Maine in the 1950’s brings back fond memories sledding down Derby Hill. My friends and I were creative youngsters when it came to homemade sled vehicles for enjoying the snow. The illustration shown is a corrugated tin roof…
Roping the Grammar School Bell in 1928
Contributed by: Larry Hall, Ten Decades of Stories Listen Now You may also Download MP3 This is a special story entitled “Let’s Put a Rope on the Bell” about Growin’ Up in Maine in 1928, and features a story contributed…
Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading
At Christmas the memories of my childhood Growin’ Up in Maine come flooding back including the happiness being in a family of 8 children on this special day. The photograph is me at 2-1/2 years old shown sitting with my…
