White Mountains
Growing up in Wrentham, MA, many of the family were members of the Christian Endeavor group at the Original Congregarional Church of Wrentham. This group took a number of camping and hiking trips during 1939 and 1940. Below is a photo of the group
Back, l-r Laurence Kirkton, Doris Hale who became Laurence's wife, Bud Brown, Harriet "Hattie" Belle Brown Canney(1895-1984) and her husband, Aaron Wallace Canney(1894-1972) (holding the cat). Rita Hale (sister of Doris), Unknown, Ethel Power, Bob Winter. Viriginia Benson (who lived with Gramma Brown for some time), unidentified man, and Ida George far right Front, Earl Stewart. and Marjorie ?, Donald Kirkton, Virginia Olsen, Lois Brown , Ellie Olsen, Peg George far right. Christian Endeavor group:Summer 1939. According to Ida George, Hattie Belle and Wallace Carney came up to visit at Kirkton's. He was Mrs. Kirkton's son before she married Kirkton. Sylvia Kirkton Kellershon says, Uncle Wallace was my dad's half brother and minister of a Congregational Church in Colchester Connecticut for 50 years. His mother, Sarah Stacy Hunt was Dad's mother and married to Leonard Kirkton. Hattie Belle served in the US Navy in WWI. Wallace and Hattie Belles, Summer of 1940
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Bob Winter had a photo album which contained photos from some of the trips taken by the group. Family members identified in the existing pictures are Bob Winter, Lois Brown, Ida George, Loel Raymond, Ruth Kirkton, Donald Kirkton, Laurence Kirkton, Elton "Bud" Brown. Close family friends were Ellie Olsen and Everett Olsen. The photos are below:
White Mountains Camping Trip, August 1939 |
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 Summit Camp burned down in 1942. Moosilauke Ravine Lodge now stands at the base of the mountain. The DOC maintains the nearly 40 miles of trails on Moosilauke, as well as the 50-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail between the summit and Hanover. |
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Newfound Lake, which some say is among the cleanest in the world, is 4,106 acres in size and is considered one of the deepest lakes in New Hampshire (168-feet deep at one point, and at another, 183 feet deep.) This pristine lake is about two and a half miles wide and seven miles in length. It is fed by 8 springs and has 22 miles of shoreline. |
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Wildwood Forest Camp L to R: Ruth Kirkton, Don Kirkton, Ida George, Ellie Olsen, Loel Raymond, Lois Brown, Bud Brown, Bob Winter |
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Tents, box seemed to contain firewood. |
Unknown, Lois Brown, Ruth Kirkton, Ida George, Unknown |
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Back Bob Winter and maybe Don Kirkton at left. |
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Lois Brown and Bob Winter, Lost River
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.jpg) The Old Man of the Mountain, also called the Great Stone Face and the Profile, was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from the north. The rock formation, 1,200 feet (370 m) above Profile Lake, was 40 feet (12 m) tall and 25 feet (7.6 m) wide. The Old Man of the Mountain is called "Stone Face" by the Abenaki and is a symbol within their culture. It is also a symbol to the Mohawk people. The first written mention of the Old Man was in 1805. It became a landmark and a cultural icon for the state of New Hampshire. It collapsed on May 3, 2003. After its collapse, residents considered replacing it with a replica, but the idea was ultimately rejected. It remains a visual icon on the state's license plates and in other places. |
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| Mirror Lake Bicycle Ride August 1939 |
Bicycle Ride, Mirror Lake, August 1939 ?, ?, Everett Olsen, Lois Brown, Don Kirkton, Bob Winter, Virginia Olsen, Ellie Olsen, ?, Ruth Kirtkton |
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| White Mountain Camping Trip 1940 |
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?, ?, Ida George, ?, ?, Ruth Kirkton |
Don Kirkton's sneakers seen under the picnic basket on bench. |
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Ida George, Lois Winter, Bob Winter |
