MOAC General Meeting – Tim Caverly

Narrated by author and humorist Tim Caverly; through scenic and historic photos viewers will canoe the 92-mile Allagash River. Through the power point presentation, viewers will hear the lore, legends and characters that Tim experienced during his 32-years as a Maine Park Ranger, which include 18 years as Ranger Supervisor of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

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TIM CAVERLY is a Maine author who has written and published (10) books about Maine. He is a member of the Nollesemic Lodge # 205 of Mason’s, ‘Son of the American Legion’ Post 80 in Millinocket and an honorary member of the Board of Directors for Houlton’s Starbright Children’s Theatre. Tim and his wife Susan are graduates of the University of Maine at Machias, At the eastern most college in the U.S, they earned teaching certificates.

In 1999 Tim retired from his Regional (Park) Supervisor position of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway for Maine’s Department of Conservation. Tim worked for the Department for 32 years, beginning his ranger career at Sebago Lake State Park. After retirement from state service he worked several years as Maine Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Today Tim and Susan live in Millinocket, Maine where they, when not writing or visiting schools, raise golden retrievers.

Several of Tim’s short stories have been published in newspapers, magazines and outdoor journals, and serves as a monthly columnist for The Maine Sportsman newspaper.

He has also presented creative writing lectures at ‘Young Author’s Camps, as well as many Maine youth summer camps.” Tim’s second book “An Allagash Haunting” was adapted into a stage play and has been performed numerous times.

Due to accompanying his fire warden dad, Baxter Park Ranger brother Buzz ‘on patrol’ and his 32 years as a Maine Park Ranger; Tim has lived in the four corners of Maine. Readers can depend that his stories are based on personal experiences and knowledge of our state’s history and landscapes.

You can learn more about Tim and his adventures as well as order his books at https://allagashtails.com/.

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Tony Wilson will also bring First Aid tips.