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OQUOSSOC — Need a reason to get outside with your family? Come check out the Story Book Walk at the Rangeley Region Guides and Sportsmen’s Association Tim Baker Nature Trail. RRGSA and the Rangeley Public Library have collaborated to bring “Possom and the Peeper” by Anne Hunter, a delightful spring story, to the trail behind the clubhouse. Pack some snacks and enjoy the walk with your family from July 1 to Aug. 31. Located next to the RRGSA Clubhouse on Old Skiway Road, the trail meanders through the Maine woods over approximately 0.4 miles.
The RRGSA Tim Baker Trail was a collaborative idea brought to fruition with the work of the AmeriCorps Group of young adults and other volunteers. Elaine Holcombe decided it would be a great idea to have a storybook walk on the trail for youngsters to read as they discover the delights of a woods trail and its unique offerings.
The engaging story is posted along the trail, one page at a time. Anticipation mounts as the reader gets closer to the climax of the story. Although geared to children ages 3-8 years of age, older children will enjoy reading the story as well. In the story, a possum is awakened one spring morning disturbed by a strange sound. Several of his animal neighbors help him make a surprising discovery of who is making the racket.
The Storybook Walk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. In addition to more than 35 Green Mountain State locations, communities in 14 other states have hosted walks.
