Author Becky Roberts grew up on Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine, and after her children moved away, she went back to school to become a nurse. That career took her to the Indian Health Service and to Bush, Alaska, to care for the Yupik. From Alaska, Becky moved to New Mexico, where she lived and worked on the Zuni and Acoma Indian reservations. Eventually she retired and transcribed her father’s diary to give to her family. In doing so, she began to wonder if others might be interested in the daily life of a seventeen-year-old boy living on a farm in rural Maine in 1922.
“In 1922, my father lived on the family farm on a bluff overlooking a river,” Roberts writes. “He decided to build a camp for himself, his friends, and his family. Using an axe, hammer, and saw, he and his best friend built a cabin that has stood solidly for over a century and is still in use today. He recorded his construction progress and his various daily occupations in a little journal that forms the basis for this book. The text is adapted from his journal exactly as he recorded it, including spelling errors and colloquialisms. This little book is a window into the rural life of a seventeen-year-old boy in 1922 Maine. Join him in his daily activities, catching skunks and marmots, planting crops, hoeing crops, gardening, going to school, watching western movies, and, in between all of that, building his camp.”
Becky Roberts’s captivating story, published by Newman Springs Publishing, invites readers to step back in time and experience the simple joys and hardships of rural life in early 20th century Maine. The engaging narrative celebrates the spirit of adventure, resourcefulness, and the enduring bonds of family and community. Captivating and emotionally moving, Camp Skippy serves not only as a tribute to the enduring legacy of the author’s father, but also as a testament to the rich diversity of rural life that continues to inspire and touch readers today.
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