Idea of the Wapack Trail
New Ipswich Historical Society
Marion Davis Audio-Tape Transcriptions
Sometime before her death in 1986, Marion Davis recorded her memories at the encouragement of her brother, Walter Buck. The recordings were transcribed by a secretary.
The Friends of Wapack have made these available to the Historical Society. Marion was born on February 8, 1894 in Fitchburg, MA.
While viewing the Temple Range
In 1922 Albert Annette came over to the farm. Frank and I were haying down in the field. He wanted to talk with us so we came up and sat on the piazza. From the farm you had a wonderful view of the Temple range and over onto the pastures you could see there. We sat and talked with him, Why he had come he said he knew Frank knew all of that area because he had pastured cattle so many years. Allan Chamberlain was up to The Ark and he had been pretty busy writing a story about Monadnock Mt. and he had talked with him about the feasibility of a trail over the range from Watatic through over the Temple Mts. and he had suggested to hime that Frank Robbins was the man that would know how to do a thing like that so he had come over to see him. He wanted to know if he would meet with Chamberlain and go over the trail so that's what started the trail business.
Photo Archives
Portrait of unknown woman
James Roger diary entry & pullet count (7)
31st December 1912
Frosty and fair. David and Daniel at Spoffords. David took Pete to blacksmith’s in afternoon. E. Preston called this afternoon; also Myron Whitney to arrange for funeral of Mrs. Waldo Whitney in Church at noon on Thursday. I wrote to Mr. Peacock and sent photo to Hingham. Got N.Y. [New Year’s] cards from Jean and Mary. Pullets 13.
Where exactly in Town was the piazza, with the primo view of Temple Mountain, upon which Marion and Frank sat with Mr. Annette to discuss the concept of the Wapack Trail?
I enjoy reading about Marion, a person I never met but wish I had. I learn to ski on Temple Mt. I skied with Bill Currier and his daughter. The Wapack Trail, Timbertop, and Hubbard Pond were areas I frequented. I did not know the origin or history of that trail; in my young mind I assumed it was an Indian trail.