Written By: Jessica Johnson
On my second to last day in Maine, I was fortunate enough to visit the continental U.S.’s northern most point: Fort Kent, a beautiful, vibrant small town. It’s crazy to think that while I was stomping around in snow in front of the First Mile sign on Route 1, more than a few were probably sweating to death in front of a similar sign, in Key West, at the end of Route 1.
Logger Sherbey Morris and I had a great visit and I was able to see some equipment in action, I never had before. As a wrap to our interview, he treated me to an authentic Maine red hot dog, at the best diner in northern Maine, one that’s been open since 1945, Rock’s. It was delicious.
Sherbey’s story is likely already in your hands, as it was in Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue, but my trip to Rock’s with him reminds me why it is I love this industry: Because when a writer from Alabama calls and says she wants to visit your operation, loggers not only say yes, but go out of their way to show how wonderful their slice of the world really is.
