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The Island Maneskootuk: A Family Saga on Maine's Rangeley Lake

by Carolyn G. Scofield

149 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #08-0393; ISBN 1-4251-7450-7; US$20.00, C$20.00, EUR13.70, £10.35

A picturesque memoir about Maneskootuk Island, a private family retreat in Maine's Rangeley Lake. Includes the island's colorful and unusual history and many historic and family photographs.

About the Book

Maneskootuk Island lies prominently in the eastern part of Maines ten-square-mile Rangeley Lake, in one of the state's most beautiful vacation regions, the western mountains. The pristine island has had a colorful, lively history that is lovingly-and candidly-recounted by the woman who holds the current deed, Carolyn Garrigues Scofield. The Island Maneskootuk includes accounts of the historic island's flora and fauna, its various boats, old and new structures, gardens, and countless resident and local characters. There are colorful accounts by the author and her family and visitors, as well as the descendants of early Maneskootuk residents, describing life on the island through many decades, llustrated throughout by fifty pages of historic and family photos.

Setting the tone for The Island Maneskootuk is the author's heartfelt approach to the island treasure that has meant so much to her, her family and now her grandchildren.

"The Dicksons built their big house and lived in splendor, the public rented accommodations on the island when Dr.Clough invited physicians, the Persians turned the island into a mini-principality, and then we, the Scofields stepped ashore.

"We stepped foot on our Maneskootuk in late afternoon. The grass was at least a foot high, and the dandelions blazed at their peak. The sun was still hot and everything was still. We marveled at this place, this magical land, and began immediately to bask in the peace and serenity of our island home.

"Our Maneskootuk adventure was about to begin."

About the Author

Carolyn Garrigues Scofield and her husband, Robert, were the first members of their family to live on the Island Maneskootuk, and the third generation to maintain summer homes and camps in the Rangeley Lakes area.

Carol grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and spent most of her summers at her family's camp at Rangeley Lake, attending the Rangeley Lake elementary school there each fall. During her teens she traveled extensively with her parents and brother, always preferring the serenity and solitude of Rangeley, and always grateful to return there.

Carol and Robert, who divide their time between Florida, Maine and New York, raised their children, Curtis and Elizabeth, in Providence, Rhode Island. After graduation from Brown, Carol worked extensively in the field of Human Resources, while Robert was Head of the Arts at the Moses Brown School.

Curtis Scofield teaches at the Kent School, Kent, Connecticut. Heather Scofield, a painter, is The Island Maneskootuk's cover artist. They are the parents of Bianca, Sammy, and Lily. Elizabeth Scofield lives in Lake Placid, New York with her husband and daughter Ashley. She is the owner of the Lake Placid Flower and Gift Shop.