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Official Publication of theMaine High Adventure Staff Association
November 2016 Volume 16 Issue 4
The President’s MessageBy Don Hanson
The biggest news of the fall for the Maine HighAdventure Staff Association and Maine High Adventure iscertainly the building of the staff cabins. During midSeptember, a crew from the contracting firm of Nickerson& O’Day along with many High Adventure volunteersstarted construction of the three staff cabins. The footings had been set and leveled in the spring andsummer. The next job was to move the lumber from pilesin the field to each job site. Even though the tractor andtrailer were used, I know that a lot of hard work went intomoving those materials to the job sites. So when thecontractors and other volunteers arrived, they were readyto build. At the right, I have posted pictures of two of the cabins.The top picture shows one of the two cabins for male use.They are located behind and a little uphill from the staffshower house. The third cabin, for females, is located beyond themaproom. As you can see, at the time the pictures weretaken, the buildings were built, but not totally completed.I am sure that many staff will appreciate a solid, water-proof cabin over the at least 25 year old tents that can nowbe retired. Not only will the cabins provide better protection forthe staff, but it will also eliminate the need to put up stafftents while the blackflies are chewing hard around yourneck. Also, finding the right number of dry days beforetaking down the tents at the end of the season will nolonger be necessary. I would like to thank all of our members who helpedvolunteer on this project. It started years ago with theconcept by Dave Hostetter when he was director and hastaken a while to come to fruition, but now look where weare! Since I don’t have a list of the volunteers on thisproject, I won’t try to mention some and leave others out. I would also like to thank those members that gavedonations towards the cabins. You can see from thepictures that, through the MHASA donation, there arequality windows and doors in the cabins. Thank you to everyone who helped!
As the end of the year approaches, I hope that all arebuttoned down for winter...or live somewhere where thereis no winter. From the Moose Call production staff, wewish you all Happy Holidays and talk to you again inFebruary with the next Moose Call!
Moose Callis published four times a year:
September, November, February, and Mayby the Maine High Adventure Staff Association.
Articles from members and non-members arewelcome. The deadline for the Moose Call is the firstday of the month of publication. All editing is at the
discretion of the editor. Please send contributions to theeditor listed below.
Maine High Adventure Staff Association officers andcontacts:
President, Moose Call Editor Don Hanson [email protected] 207-377-2814 402 Metcalf Road Winthrop, ME 04364
Vice PresidentHoward "Woody" Wood
[email protected] 860-839-1152
SecretaryJohn Pluto
[email protected] 207-400-7875 P O Box 305 Van Buren, ME 04785-0305
TreasurerBill Ross
[email protected] 207-865-9366 21 Arnold Road Freeport, ME 04032
WebmasterBob Cowdrick
Membership Info/Address changesTrudy Hanson
[email protected] 207-377-2814 402 Metcalf Road Winthrop, ME 04364
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Pictures by Warren Franzof Seboomook Base 1973-74
The House and surrounding buildings.
The former potato barn being used as the Commis-sary and Trading Post.
The Tin Barn where the generator ran 24 hours a dayand vehicle maintenance took place.
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Don't forget to visit us on theWorld Wide Web atwww.mainehasa.org
Username is mainehasa
Password is mha2010
See the staff pictures, back issues of the Moose Call,other pictures, some history of MNHAA/MHA andmore!
Where Are They NowCoordinated by Trudy Hanson
In an email in July from Jay Hershey (Matagamon -'72, Driver/Boat Operator/ Minor Mechanical Repairman):I am in Arizona 90 miles east of Yuma. We currently owna cattle ranch, a cow/calf operation. I have spent most ofmy life in Law Enforcement (in New Jersey and Arizona)and Ranching simultaneously.
In a post on Facebook in September: Steffen Parker(Matagamon - '79, Operations Manager) and his son,Jacob, were at the Sustainability Treehouse at SummitBechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia in June during theOrder of the Arrow PRISM event.
In an email in October, Jim Mostrum (Seboomook -'76 , Guide; '77 Driver; '80 Driver; Matagamon - '78 Cook;'79 Driver) wrote: I recently stepped down as Chief ofAnesthesia at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY. I stillhave a few more years of practice in me, but am workingpart-time. We still get out to the North Woods onoccasion, but more in our "neck of the woods", i.e. theAdirondacks. Kids are all grown and flown. I've alsorecently quit flying my own planes, but still in pretty goodhealth.
Joseph M. Kuder, Jr.1922-2016
We note that Joseph M. Kuder, Jr. died in New Jerseyat the age of 94 in August 2016. Few, if any, of the peoplereading Moose Call are likely to recognize Mr. Kuder'sname, but anyone who has spent time at the MatagamonHigh Adventure Base during the past 40 years has benefitedfrom his creativity and expertise. Mr. Kuder received his undergraduate degree fromHarvard University and earned a master's degree in archi-tecture from the University of Pennsylvania. As an archi-tect in the Engineering Division of the National Council ofthe Boy Scouts of America in North Brunswick, NewJersey, Mr. Kuder was the primary designer of the Matag-amon commissary building. Raymond Brown remembers that he visited Matagamonduring either the 1972 or l973 summer season. The pur-pose of that visit was to look over the various structures atMatagamon, including the old commissary (now the muse-um), and to obtain a good understanding of operations inthe base commissary facility. This was an important partof his preparation for the designing of the new Matagamoncommissary building. When the BSA National Office moved from New Jerseyto Texas, the Kuder family stayed in Moorestown, NewJersey, and Joe moved on to a new chapter in his 35-yearcareer as a professional architect. The impressive structurethat Joe Kuder designed for the High Adventure programin Maine continues to effectively serve every crew thatvisits Matagamon.
The commissary building at Matagamon Base duringits construction in the summer of 1974.
THANK YOU !!! Thank you so much to those who switched overto the email version of the Moose Call. Iunderstand, as some of you commented, that it'snice to have the paper copy to feel in your handsas you read it. Thanks for making the jump andsaving money for MHASA.
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Maine High AdventureBy The Numbers [September]
By Raymond Brown
35.3Crews per year was the average number of crews thatenjoyed the Maine High Adventure program annuallyduring the twenty seasons from 1996 through 2015.
308.7People was the average number of Maine HighAdventure participants per summer during the
twenty years from 1996 through 2015.
25Years ago the Seboomook High Adventure Base
closed forever at the end of the 1991 season.
75Years ago, in 1941, Fran and Chub Foster purchased
the buildings at Matagamon for use as a sporting camp.
50Years ago the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
was established by the Maine Legislature.
87Miles is the length of the Allagash Waterway for paddlerswho begin at the Chamberlain/Round Pond Thoroughfare
and paddle to the official end of the Waterway at TwinBrook. Add 6 more miles if you continue paddling to
Allagash Village.
87,563Acres is the size of the new Katahdin Woods and
Waters National Monument that was created in August.The new national monument includes portions of
T2T8, T3R7, T3R8, T4R7, T4R8, T5R7, and T5R8.
50Consecutive issues of Moose Call have included one of
these "Maine High Adventure by the Numbers" columns.
Maine High AdventureBy The Numbers [November]
By Raymond Brown
239
Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters enjoyed the MaineHigh Adventure program during the 2016
summer season.
15
Different B.S.A. councils had crews thatwent to Matagamon during the 2016 season.
26
Crews of young people & adults participated in theMaine High Adventure program during the 2016 summer
season.
6.11
Young people per crew was the average for the26 crews that went to Matagamon in 2016.
2.85
Adult Scouters per crew was the averagefor the 2016 Maine High Adventure crews.
7.07
Nights was the average length of stayfor MHA participants in 2016.
9
Different states were represented by theScouting units that went to Matagamon in 2016.
85
Percent of the crews that participated inthe Maine High Adventure program in 2016
were from the BSA's Northeast Region.Editor’s Note: Due to busy schedules and Moose Callproduction schedules in September, the Maine High Ad-venture By the Numbers column was not printed in thelast issue. Our apologies!
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Maine High Adventure's new venture:
It is nice to see that Maine High Adventure is getting an Alumni Association started!
Or, should we say, re-started.
There was a staff Association previously - or maybe it exists but is hibernating...Over time the fruits of that labor have dwindled. So, here is a recap. Perhaps there is anopportunity to merge the previous work with the current efforts.
Several staff from Matagamon and Seboomook were active with the Staff Association inthe 1970s and 1980s. Activities included:
● Regular newsletters regarding staff members, High Adventure and Maine Woods● Fund raising for projects at Matagamon and program support● Association By-laws and bank account● Recruiting efforts for crews and staff● Compiling and updating address lists of former staff members.
Individuals included Deb Howard, John Pluto, Ed Meadows, Ray Brown, Tom Johnston,Barb Austin and BJ, aka "100." No doubt there were others that aren't mentioned here.Any of these folks will remember the work of the Association and probably have copiesof the documents.
Other stalwart supporters included John Sinclair, John Howard and M Sup.
Over time, careers, family commitments and relocation have meant the initial AlumniAssociation has taken a back burner for some time.
So, it is great news to see the renewal of interest and efforts.
The folks who are working on this now can count on the previous effort, andmembers, to help get it going again.
So, all you folks who were involved previously, here's a chance to sort through the filesand send copies of photos, articles, newsletters, address lists, etc. to the new officers. Itwould be fun to reprint some of those earlier articles...from fifteen years ago! (althoughsome of us may insist we are too young to remember.. or it really wasn't all that longago).
Oh, and yes, a contribution to this cause will help too!
Happy Holidays!
From 1986...The following letter was sent out to former Maine National High Adventure Area staff in the fall of
1986 - 30 years ago. It’s always interesting to look back and see previous versions of the Staff Association!
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