RANGELEY – If you saw a school bus headed out of Rangeley, driven by Monica Gordon, on that ice cold Saturday morning of Jan. 22 (the date of the big Snowdeo event), you were not seeing a basketball team trip but the free bus sponsored by the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum to the the exhibition “Logging in Maine… Then and Now” at Fryeburg Academy.
Those that were able to come got a real treat. The gallery is first class and the materials lent by RLRLM were exhibited in a grand professional manner. The reception was well attended and enjoyed by all. Jan. 22 was the formal open house and reception for the show, but it is running until March 4th. It is special that with our group there were Rodney Richard and his son Butch (Rodney Jr.), both carvers who had major works of theirs from our museum on display.
Alden Grant’s 19 paintings, that are the centerfold of our museum here in Rangeley, were being explained by RLRLM’s two members, Harry Simon and Susan Damm. Having these four RLRLM members there for this reception was a nice touch and those that attended were getting in depth explanations on the carvings and art.
The original 19 Grant paintings will now be scheduled to make winter trips to other galleries and exhibits in Maine and beyond. All the art work by Alden Grant is now available for sale in three sizes, in high quality reproduction, both at the RLRLM and the exclusive outlet in Rangeley, the Ecopelagicon store.
I am the Director of the Pace Galleries of art at Fryeburg Academy. The cooperation with the Rangely Lakes Region Logging Museum was outstanding. Thank you for sharing with the White Mountain Valley area this insight into our shared logging past.