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Maine women forage and hunt in Katahdin wilderness
Dr. Mildred Van Riper and Mrs. Marjorie Winfield, once city residents, run Togue Pond camps near Millinocket Maine. They built skills to survive deep winter, sketched transport by jeep and ski plane, raised ice and wood, and kept two guides to assist winter hunters amid rugged isolation.
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Illinocket
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Marjorie Winfield
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Flushing
Long Island
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Chicago
Togue Ponds
Mount Katahdin