From stump to mill : and side trips in between
(Book)

"The spirit of this undertaking was to record and pass on to others the memories of the experiences Fred [Cowan] had in exploring the North Country woods and towns, and discussing the nature of its lands, its people and economy, with his knowledge of an era that is passing from memory. Living in the area beginning in 1939 while working for the St. Regis Paper Company as a forester and later timberlands manager of its forest lands in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, Fred knew many of the non-legendary characters who were important figures in the woodland economy... Fred began to write columns for the News and Sentinel in the mid-1990's, continuing almost weekly for many years. He wrote about wood-lore and life in Canaan [Vermont] and the surrounding towns ..." Foreword.