Contributed by Patten Lumbermen's Museum
Description
Lunksoos Camp was located on the Wassataquoik River in Penobscot County. In 1891, Fred Ayer and Luther Rogers purchased the lease on this land to use as the headquarters for their logging operation. In 1895, after removing the existing cabin they constructed an elaborate log sporting camp, naming it Lunksoos Camp. The structure was three stories with large open decks on the first and second floor offering a view of Katahdin to the west. On the third story the word “Lunksoos” was spelled on the front using birch logs.
Lunksoos served as a sporting camps where a traveler could spend the night, get a home-cooked meal and hire a guide which brought the comfort and safety of home to the wilderness. Over the years, the building was expanded with an outside staircase and a bug-free sitting area on the roof with a view of Katahdin. Additions added more space and a larger kitchen, and then smaller cabins were built on the property.
About This Item
- Title: Lunksoos Camp, Wassataquoik River, ca. 1905
- Creation Date: circa 1905
- Subject Date: circa 1905
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Locations:
- T3 R7 WELS, Penobscot County, ME
- Piscataquis County, ME
- Media: photographic print
- Local Code: 876
- Object Type: Image
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- Camps--Maine
- Fishing lodges
- Hunting lodges
- Lunksoos Camp (Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- Wassataquoik Stream (Me.)
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Patten Lumbermen's MuseumP.O. Box 300, Patten, ME 04765
(207) 528-2650
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