ARTS & CULTURE
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:
DENIS DAUPHINEE THE LAST DAYS OF GERALDINE LARGAY
SHE WAS ALONE, though that wasn’t originally the plan. Her hiking companion had had an emergency that called her home early from their adventure. She was hiking the Appalachian Trail in remote western Maine, a difficult stretch. But everything seemed to be going okay … until she vanished without a trace. Geraldine Largay, known as Inchworm on the trail, made national headlines when she disappeared in July 2013. The Maine Warden Service launched a massive search for her that continued for days, then weeks, then months. For more than a year, they followed leads. Then in October 2015, her remains were found, startlingly close to the trail. Maine author Denis Dauphinee is now giving voice to the last days of Largay’s life. His newest book, “When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail,” will be released on June 1 by Down East Books. 14 / BANGOR METRO June/July 2019
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