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Moose, Minks, & Muskrats: Thoreau’s Expedition along the Penobscot River in 1854

This is fiction, and some wildlife might not match what was true in Maine in 1854. Just for fun, let’s imagine Henry David Thoreau on a hunting and trapping expedition in the Maine woods

Stephen Dalton
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5 min readSep 1, 2023

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A Moose Silhouette Wading in the Penobscot River.
A Moose Silhouette Wading in the Penobscot River — Free images from PickPik.

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Stephen Dalton
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Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. Top Writer in Investing, Business, & Bitcoin!