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The Bethel Journals Leisure and
Recreation Convenience, comfortableness and charm for
some—wilderness camping for others Chapter
1—Page 6 The Oxford County Citizen,
Special Edition 1931 |
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FLINT’S CAMPS—AT THE JUNCTION OF THE
BIG AND LITTLE MAGALLOWAY A PARADISE FOR NATURE LOVERS IN THE
MAINE WOODS F. Perley Flint was born in Bethel, Maine in 1873. His parents were
Frederick A. and Lucinda (Bennett) Flint. Deep in the heart of the Maine
wilderness the subject of this sketch has created a haven for world-weary
folk and sportsmen. Bosebuck Camps
nestle near the base of old Bosebuck Mountain, at the forks of the Big and Little
Magalloway. Very few opportunities were
available for Mr. Flint to secure schooling when young, but by
self-application and association with good books he has acquired a liberal
education. A keen student of nature, he translates with ease the secrets of
the great out-of-doors. He married Miss Maenette Littlehale
in 1903 and they have two daughters, Mrs. Theodore Hewey and Miss Marguerite
Flint. In his early life Mr. Flint was a
guide and his love of the forests and streams and his appreciation of the
health and happiness that go hand-in-hand with them, prompted him to start
Bosebuck Camps in a humble way twenty years ago (1911). Success has accompanied
his hard work and honest endeavor and now 24 fine and substantial log cabins
with all modern equipment and facilities make up the camp. On the shore of the river, among
the towering pines and giant yellow birch of another era, these cabins
cluster with the magnificent panorama of the distant hills before them. Small
wonder that from May 15 to November 15 of each year guests from Maine, Massachusetts,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and many sections of the middle west
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BETHEL INN Located on almost the exact spot of the old
Prospect Hotel, this present building is the last word in convenience,
comfortableness and charm. Mr. Samuel Blackwood is the genial manager,
coming here from the Copley Plaza in Boston where he had been as assistant
manager 13 years. Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood have found a popular place for
themselves in the social and church life of the town. A nine hole golf course adjoins the gardens
at the rear of the Inn and is unsurpassed for natural location and beauty. The flower beds, gardens and shrubs of the
Inn are worthy of special comment and never fail to receive it, for Mr.
Horace Annas, the chief gardener has the eye of an artist and great sorcery
with growing things. The guests that frequent the place do much
to make the streets of the town gay and colorful and the townsfolk look
forward from season to season for their appearance. |
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This inscription in
bronze is placed above the fireplace in the lobby of the Bethel Inn. “This
Inn stands as a visible expression of appreciation of an unusual physician
and of gratitude for the inspiring personality shown in the work of John
George Gehring, M.D., and has been made possible through the recognition of
Horace S. Sears, Boston, Mass., Robert
Winsor, Boston, Mass., Charles W. Hubbard, Boston, Mass., William J.
Upson, Cleveland, Ohio, William Bingham, Cleveland, Ohio. |
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Home of William J. Upson Broad Street |
