Papa Hambone

This is the first North Country Notebook as the outdoor writer for the Capital Times. This was a dream job for George, and I’m sure that he thought this was the last job he would ever have. But it was not meant to be. Less than five months later, on…

George included this column in North Country Notebook Volume I on page 61. Sorel boots, Calvin Rutstrum, Charlie Kaiser and the Seven-Foot Nun.

George included this column in North Country Notebook Volume I – page 78 of the hardcover version if you are following along at home.

This Isthmus article was selected by George for inclusion in North Country Notebook Volume I, a collection of his columns published in 1987 by North Country Press. He edited to make it a bit shorter, and changed the last line to read as follows: “I don’t really think that’s the…