http://www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com/Articles-Berlin-Reporter-c-2013-01-08-157559.113119-Remembering-The-King-of-.html
That man was one tough old bird! Aguy could only hope to accomplish half the things Mr. Landry did in his long life and be happy, thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting. I fish the Andro quite regularly and there is still a lot of evidence around of those old log drives. It is fun to think about the things described in your article.
that was a asome story wonder if thay have more storys on him we here in ny dont have logging storys mostly only on the the 4 foot wood 4 the assed factorys thanks
Coxy, if you want to read a great book about logging characters, read "Tall Trees, Tough Men" by Robert Pike. I am not a big book reader but it was one I couldn't put down. I think it is long out of print but you can easily get on e-bay.
I have a few of Robert Pikes things in my mini-museum, a pickaroon and set of spiked boots. They came out of his house in Waterford VT.he also wrote the book "SPIKED BOOTS" .
Both Pike books (Tall Trees, Tough Men and Spiked Boots) are easily available in reprint and great reads. Another one that is out of print and more difficult/more expensive to find is "Pines and Pioneers" by Wynifred Staples Smith. It paints a vivid picture of the Androscoggin River Valley in the early 1800's and tells the story of two pioneer families that moved from Greene to Webb Lake (now Weld) in search of mast pines. Their decades long dream culminates with a huge timber harvest that was driven from Webb River down the Androscoggin to Bath.
The following video recording is excellent for those who like history of Berlin NH.
"At The River's Edge: An Oral History of Berlin, New Hampshire"