Summer vacations at Moosehead lake and vicinity

[Tim Rowe]

Just started to read and thought the advertising in back should be shared, on a side note... I checked out the camps on B Pond this week.

 

[MGC]

Is that a first edition copy?

 

[Tim Rowe]

4th edition.

 

[MGC]

4th edition.

So, published in 1893? I wonder when the Gerrish advertisement appeared? The first edition dates to 1879.

 

[Tim Rowe]

Copyright 1889

 

[Benson Gray]

The first link below has more about the various Gerrish shops around Bangor. He appears to have moved from the Broad Street address to the corner of Exchange and Hancock streets by 1889. Many versions of this book were published starting in 1879. Scanned copies are available from a variety of sources online as shown at the other links below. Good find,

Benson

Thread 'Evan H. Gerrish's canoe shops in Bangor, Maine'

May 18, 2017

It had always surprised me that Evan H. Gerrish had been able to jump from the woods near Moosehead lake directly to a prime commercial address in the heart of downtown Bangor, Maine in the early 1880s. However, this location was well covered by the Sanborn Insurance maps so they can provide some insights into how his business changed over the years.



His first Maine Register listing was in 1881 under the "Fishing Tackle" heading as "GERRISH E. H., 18 Broad. Manufacturer Fine Rods, Canvas Canoes, Paddles &c." His heading had been expanded to "Fishing Tackle and Canoe...

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Summer vacations at Moosehead lake and vicinity. A practical guide-book for tourists: describing routes for the canoe-man over the principal waters of northern Maine, with hints to campers, and estimates of expense for tours : Hubbard, Lucius L. (Luc

xii, 145 p. 15 cm

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Summer Vacations at Moosehead Lake and Vicinity

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Summer vacations at Moosehead Lake and vicinity. A practical guide-book for tourists: describing routes for the canoe-man over the principal waters of northern Maine, with hints to campers, and estimates of expense for tours : Hubbard, Lucius L. (Luc

xii, 145 p. 16 cm

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Hubbard's Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine : Being the Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged, of "Summer Vacations at Moosehead Lake and Vicinity," Describing Routes for the Canoe-man Over the Principal Waters of Northern Maine, with Hints to

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Hubbard's Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine

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[Tim Rowe]

 

[1905Gerrish]

Tim,

I have doubts that Gerrish's camp is still standing. I have never seen a photo of it. The photo I have shared of Evan was taken at B Pond. I did find a very descriptive newspaper article describing the camp. I am not sure geographically where it was located.

On another note, I hear the trout fishing is still pretty good in the pond. Did you wet any lines?

 

[Tim Rowe]

Tim,

I have doubts that Gerrish's camp is still standing. I have never seen a photo of it. The photo I have shared of Evan was taken at B Pond. I did find a very descriptive newspaper article describing the camp. I am not sure geography it was located either.

On another note, I hear the trout fishing is still pretty good in the pond. Did you wet any linline

We were there on snowmobiles this week.
I only saw that group of camps and 1 more on the shoreline, all were very nice older camps.

 

[1905Gerrish]

Tim,

Here is a bit of reference. Google earth might be able to help pinpoint a location as well.