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DiscoverMaineMagazine.com a lot of trouble. Twice they had sent troops to kill him and his followers. Soon my mother would call out “If you kids are hungry, come and get it.” There was no need to call out twice. Later that night we all sat around the campfires and sang songs we knew. Songs we didn’t know we hummed. I remember thinking how great life was. Fifty people, four bushels of corn on the cob. What a feast! Nowadays “The Pines” aren’t used as much by people in town. Today’s kids don’t want to know what their parents did when they were kids. They only want to know when they can get another CD or Nintendo game. The mill where I work owns the land and they have set hours on when you can use it. There aren’t any tall stone or brick fire places anymore, only small metal ones with a steel one-legged brace to hold them in place. Many of the tall majestic trees I remember as a child
are gone now. Lost to storms, or some plague that ate away at them till they had nothing to hold them fast to the ground. There is a plaque attached to a large rock along the side of the road just before you enter the cemetery. At the far end there is an even larger monument that honors Father Rasle and his commitment to the Abenaki people. These days I remember “The Pines” every time I eat an ear of corn, the sweet butter dripping down my chin. The feelings and memories I have of this place will last me a lifetime.
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2014 Event Schedule SACC Annual Dinner & Awards Night Indian Summer Luck of the Draw Auction FAB Fair 2014 at SAHS Maple Festival Week* April Skow-pendous Family Fun Night* May Memorial Day Parade Lakewood Theater Opens* Horse Shows at Fairgrounds* July Kneading Conference* Concerts in the Park* RiverFest Begins RiverFest– Moonlight Madness August RiverFest– Golf Tournament RiverFest– Rotary Lobster Bake Skowhegan State Fair* New Balance Tent Sale* September Unveiling of the Restored Indian Landmark October Haunted Hayrides December Holiday Stroll* * = Member Events that the SACC does not run, but SACC does support
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