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108_8	There is evidence that Thorne Head has been occupied and utilized since the Abenaki traded along
108_9	the river and gathered wild rice there and was known to European settlers as early as 1605, when
108_10	George Waymouth entered the Kennebec River with 'some noblemen of England' and 'traversed as far to
108_11	the north as the Whizgig River''' (the name referring to a whirling stream now refers to the
108_12	Whiskeag Creek, which itself is said to derive from a native name, Kowasskik or Weskeag meaning
108_13	'Grassy River').
108_14	In 1640, land was deeded to the first European settlers, and from here white pine logs were
108_15	exported back to England to provide wood for shipbuilding the King's Navy. Thorne Head continued to
108_16	be logged into the 20th century and then the cleared areas became grazing pasture. Stone wall
108_17	boundaries marking these pastures can still be seen today.
108_18	In 1751 Michael Thornton was the first resident to locate to Thorne Head and in 1752 the post road
108_19	that led from Boston via Portland and Brunswick and along what is now High Street was extended
108_20	through onto the first Kennebec River ferry where it crossed the river at the Narrows. The area
108_21	known as Thorne Head has also been known as Thorn's Head'' as recently as 1906.
108_22	In 1993, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife performed a critical habitat survey
108_23	and noted Thorne Head as a high value habitat. In 1998, KELT began the process of purchasing the
108_24	property and in April 2000 Thorne Head Preserve officially opened and became part of the Whiskeag
108_25	Trail. In 2004 a gift of over 60 acres (24 hectares) - an area known as Sewall Woods, the woodlot
108_26	adjacent to the Sewall family's dairy farm - was made to the trust by William D. Sewall. This in
108_27	turn was enlarged in 2006 by the purchase of a further 26 acres (10.5 hectares) from Bath Housing
108_28	Authority.
108_29	Flora and fauna
108_30	On October 29, 2017, a large storm crossed Maine causing widespread damage. Thorne Head did not
108_31	escape this storm and many trees were broken or felled as a result. Many trees had to be removed
108_32	from the public trails in the following week. The damage caused large openings to appear in what
108_33	was dense woodland meaning that many of the trails are far more exposed than they were previously.
108_34	The preserve contains mixed forest which includes specimens of white pine (Pinus strobus), red pine
108_35	(Pinus resinosa); a stand of which can be found at the northern end of the preserve, and Eastern
108_36	hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). It is possible to also find examples of oak and maple.
108_37	The preserve protects over half a mile (0.8 km) of shoreline on both the Kennebec River and
108_38	Whiskeag Creek. Many fish species live in the waters here including striped bass and short-nosed
108_39	sturgeon.
108_40	It is possible on the trails to see deer, fox, raccoons and mink as well as various wild birds such
108_41	as owls, bald eagles and migrating warblers.
108_42	Walking Trails
108_43	There are approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of trails to explore. The trails are marked with colored
108_44	paint blazes on the trees. There are usually paper maps available from the kiosk at the entrance to
108_45	the Preserve. From the entrance it is possible to take either of two trails. Bath Gardening Club
108_46	has placed signs throughout the preserve identifying various tree and plant species.
108_47	The terrain of the Preserve is varied. On most trails the elevation is gentle and the trails are
108_48	easy to follow. Along the shoreline, the terrain drops off steeply.
108_49	Overlook Trail
108_50	The Overlook Trail runs roughly north and ends at the 'Mushroom Cap', a stone sculpture
108_51	approximately a 10-minute walk from the car-park. This trail also intersects with the Whiskeag
108_52	Trail, The Narrows, The Ridge Runner Trail and the Mushroom Cap Trail. There is also a short
108_53	connecting trail known as The Sunset Loop.
108_54	Whiskeag Trail
108_55	The Whiskeag Trail is the longer of the two and ends up at Whiskeag Creek. Part of this trail is
108_56	along the shoreline. It intersects with the Narrows Trail that loops around the tip of the
108_57	peninsula. The Whiskeag Trail itself is a 5-mile (8 km) biking and hiking trail which connects
108_58	Thorne Head Preserve to the Bath Area Family YMCA.
108_59	References External links
108_60	PDF map of Thorne Head Preserve Thorne Head Preserve at mainetrailfinder.com
108_61	The Whiskeag Trail at mainetrailfinder.com
108_62	Hiking trails in Maine Bath, Maine Sagadahoc County, Maine Kennebec River
108_63	Land trusts in the United States
109_0	The Golden Gizmo is a 1954 novel by the thriller writer Jim Thompson.
109_1	Plot
109_2	Toddy Kent, a former con-artist with a rap sheet in a dozen cities is now working as a door to door
109_3	gold-buyer in Los Angeles for Milt Vonderheim's jewelry shop. Despite his disreputable line of
109_4	work, he is able to keep a low profile in fear of the police digging into his criminal past. He
109_5	lives in a hotel with his wife Elaine. Elaine spends most of Toddy's money on booze, and is a
109_6	regular in the drunk tank. Their relationship is toxic but Toddy can't bring himself to leave
109_7	Elaine, despite his friends urging him to. Milt has been a fatherly figure and a good friend to
109_8	Toddy and Elaine.
109_9	Toddy conceptualizes he has carried a "gizmo," a G.I. term for an unidentifiable, most of his life
109_10	that time and again brings him the big break most men would kill for, only for it to slip through
109_11	his fingers.
109_12	At the outset of the story, Toddy is working and despite wanting to quit for the day, he calls on
109_13	the last house in the neighborhood. A man named Alvarado, whom Toddy will refer to as "Chinless,"
109_14	answers the door with his massive dobermann which seems to be able to speak English. Toddy has a
109_15	bad feeling about the man, who invites him in, and although he wants to excuse himself he steps
109_16	inside. In the living room Toddy spots a heavy gold watch on the table, and is introduced to
109_17	Alvarado's beautiful companion Dolores Chavez. Paralyzed by fear of the dobermann, Toddy nervously
109_18	attempts to explain the meaning of his visit. He opens the box he carries to show Alvarado his haul
109_19	for the day. To demonstrate that he buys gold he picks the watch up off the table, discovering that
109_20	it weighs ten times what it looks like it should. Inexplicably Alvarado tries to kick Toddy, but
109_21	hits the dobermann instead. While the doberman is pouncing on Alvarado, Toddy unconsciously drops
109_22	the gold watch into his box and escapes.
109_23	Toddy heads back to Milt's shop, and Milt informs him that Elaine is in jail again. Toddy bails her
109_24	out and takes her back to their hotel. The two argue and Elaine locks herself in the bathroom.
109_25	While she is showering Toddy opens his box and discovers Alvarado's golden watch. Upon examination,
109_26	he realizes its casing is made of a pound of twenty-four karat, pure gold. He hides the watch in
109_27	his drawer and goes to Milt's shop. He asks Milt about selling large quantities of gold but Milt,
109_28	knowing the risks, is not interested. Toddy heads back home and finds his room ransacked and Elaine
109_29	strangled to death with a stocking. He looks out the window and sees a man on the fire escape with
109_30	his leg caught.
109_31	The man is Donald, an enforcer for a small-time protection racket run by a man named Shake. Toddy
109_32	forces Donald back to Shake's hideout and interrogates the two men. Donald claims to know nothing
109_33	of Elaine's murder or the gold watch, he merely came upon the scene having gone to the hotel to
109_34	extort Toddy. Toddy wrestles with feelings of guilt and relief at Elaine's death, and ponders
109_35	leaving town, as he will be the prime suspect in her murder.
109_36	Out o the street Toddy spots Dolores in a parked convertible with the dobermann in the back seat.
109_37	The dobermann chases Toddy down and brings him back to the car. Dolores takes Toddy to Alvarado's
109_38	house. Alvarado demands Toddy return the gold watch but Toddy tells him it is gone and his wife has
109_39	been murdered. Alvarado denies involvement, and Dolores corroborates this by saying she checked out
109_40	the hotel room and there was no dead body. Alvarado reveals he is an agent of a foreign
109_41	government-operated gold-smuggling ring. He tells Toddy his gold supplier wants out of the
109_42	operation and probably murdered Elaine to frame Alvarado thus blowing the ring's cover. He tells
109_43	Toddy to wait for him in Tijuana.

108_8

There is evidence that Thorne Head has been occupied and utilized since the Abenaki traded along

108_9

the river and gathered wild rice there and was known to European settlers as early as 1605, when

108_10

George Waymouth entered the Kennebec River with 'some noblemen of England' and 'traversed as far to

108_11

the north as the Whizgig River''' (the name referring to a whirling stream now refers to the

108_12

Whiskeag Creek, which itself is said to derive from a native name, Kowasskik or Weskeag meaning

108_13

'Grassy River').

108_14

In 1640, land was deeded to the first European settlers, and from here white pine logs were

108_15

exported back to England to provide wood for shipbuilding the King's Navy. Thorne Head continued to

108_16

be logged into the 20th century and then the cleared areas became grazing pasture. Stone wall

108_17

boundaries marking these pastures can still be seen today.

108_18

In 1751 Michael Thornton was the first resident to locate to Thorne Head and in 1752 the post road

108_19

that led from Boston via Portland and Brunswick and along what is now High Street was extended

108_20

through onto the first Kennebec River ferry where it crossed the river at the Narrows. The area

108_21

known as Thorne Head has also been known as Thorn's Head'' as recently as 1906.

108_22

In 1993, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife performed a critical habitat survey

108_23

and noted Thorne Head as a high value habitat. In 1998, KELT began the process of purchasing the

108_24

property and in April 2000 Thorne Head Preserve officially opened and became part of the Whiskeag

108_25

Trail. In 2004 a gift of over 60 acres (24 hectares) - an area known as Sewall Woods, the woodlot

108_26

adjacent to the Sewall family's dairy farm - was made to the trust by William D. Sewall. This in

108_27

turn was enlarged in 2006 by the purchase of a further 26 acres (10.5 hectares) from Bath Housing

108_28

Authority.

108_29

Flora and fauna

108_30

On October 29, 2017, a large storm crossed Maine causing widespread damage. Thorne Head did not

108_31

escape this storm and many trees were broken or felled as a result. Many trees had to be removed

108_32

from the public trails in the following week. The damage caused large openings to appear in what

108_33

was dense woodland meaning that many of the trails are far more exposed than they were previously.

108_34

The preserve contains mixed forest which includes specimens of white pine (Pinus strobus), red pine

108_35

(Pinus resinosa); a stand of which can be found at the northern end of the preserve, and Eastern

108_36

hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). It is possible to also find examples of oak and maple.

108_37

The preserve protects over half a mile (0.8 km) of shoreline on both the Kennebec River and

108_38

Whiskeag Creek. Many fish species live in the waters here including striped bass and short-nosed

108_39

sturgeon.

108_40

It is possible on the trails to see deer, fox, raccoons and mink as well as various wild birds such

108_41

as owls, bald eagles and migrating warblers.

108_42

Walking Trails

108_43

There are approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of trails to explore. The trails are marked with colored

108_44

paint blazes on the trees. There are usually paper maps available from the kiosk at the entrance to

108_45

the Preserve. From the entrance it is possible to take either of two trails. Bath Gardening Club

108_46

has placed signs throughout the preserve identifying various tree and plant species.

108_47

The terrain of the Preserve is varied. On most trails the elevation is gentle and the trails are

108_48

easy to follow. Along the shoreline, the terrain drops off steeply.

108_49

Overlook Trail

108_50

The Overlook Trail runs roughly north and ends at the 'Mushroom Cap', a stone sculpture

108_51

approximately a 10-minute walk from the car-park. This trail also intersects with the Whiskeag

108_52

Trail, The Narrows, The Ridge Runner Trail and the Mushroom Cap Trail. There is also a short

108_53

connecting trail known as The Sunset Loop.

108_54

Whiskeag Trail

108_55

The Whiskeag Trail is the longer of the two and ends up at Whiskeag Creek. Part of this trail is

108_56

along the shoreline. It intersects with the Narrows Trail that loops around the tip of the

108_57

peninsula. The Whiskeag Trail itself is a 5-mile (8 km) biking and hiking trail which connects

108_58

Thorne Head Preserve to the Bath Area Family YMCA.

108_59

References External links

108_60

PDF map of Thorne Head Preserve Thorne Head Preserve at mainetrailfinder.com

108_61

The Whiskeag Trail at mainetrailfinder.com

108_62

Hiking trails in Maine Bath, Maine Sagadahoc County, Maine Kennebec River

108_63

Land trusts in the United States

109_0

The Golden Gizmo is a 1954 novel by the thriller writer Jim Thompson.

109_1

Plot

109_2

Toddy Kent, a former con-artist with a rap sheet in a dozen cities is now working as a door to door

109_3

gold-buyer in Los Angeles for Milt Vonderheim's jewelry shop. Despite his disreputable line of

109_4

work, he is able to keep a low profile in fear of the police digging into his criminal past. He

109_5

lives in a hotel with his wife Elaine. Elaine spends most of Toddy's money on booze, and is a

109_6

regular in the drunk tank. Their relationship is toxic but Toddy can't bring himself to leave

109_7

Elaine, despite his friends urging him to. Milt has been a fatherly figure and a good friend to

109_8

Toddy and Elaine.

109_9

Toddy conceptualizes he has carried a "gizmo," a G.I. term for an unidentifiable, most of his life

109_10

that time and again brings him the big break most men would kill for, only for it to slip through

109_11

his fingers.

109_12

At the outset of the story, Toddy is working and despite wanting to quit for the day, he calls on

109_13

the last house in the neighborhood. A man named Alvarado, whom Toddy will refer to as "Chinless,"

109_14

answers the door with his massive dobermann which seems to be able to speak English. Toddy has a

109_15

bad feeling about the man, who invites him in, and although he wants to excuse himself he steps

109_16

inside. In the living room Toddy spots a heavy gold watch on the table, and is introduced to

109_17

Alvarado's beautiful companion Dolores Chavez. Paralyzed by fear of the dobermann, Toddy nervously

109_18

attempts to explain the meaning of his visit. He opens the box he carries to show Alvarado his haul

109_19

for the day. To demonstrate that he buys gold he picks the watch up off the table, discovering that

109_20

it weighs ten times what it looks like it should. Inexplicably Alvarado tries to kick Toddy, but

109_21

hits the dobermann instead. While the doberman is pouncing on Alvarado, Toddy unconsciously drops

109_22

the gold watch into his box and escapes.

109_23

Toddy heads back to Milt's shop, and Milt informs him that Elaine is in jail again. Toddy bails her

109_24

out and takes her back to their hotel. The two argue and Elaine locks herself in the bathroom.

109_25

While she is showering Toddy opens his box and discovers Alvarado's golden watch. Upon examination,

109_26

he realizes its casing is made of a pound of twenty-four karat, pure gold. He hides the watch in

109_27

his drawer and goes to Milt's shop. He asks Milt about selling large quantities of gold but Milt,

109_28

knowing the risks, is not interested. Toddy heads back home and finds his room ransacked and Elaine

109_29

strangled to death with a stocking. He looks out the window and sees a man on the fire escape with

109_30

his leg caught.

109_31

The man is Donald, an enforcer for a small-time protection racket run by a man named Shake. Toddy

109_32

forces Donald back to Shake's hideout and interrogates the two men. Donald claims to know nothing

109_33

of Elaine's murder or the gold watch, he merely came upon the scene having gone to the hotel to

109_34

extort Toddy. Toddy wrestles with feelings of guilt and relief at Elaine's death, and ponders

109_35

leaving town, as he will be the prime suspect in her murder.

109_36

Out o the street Toddy spots Dolores in a parked convertible with the dobermann in the back seat.

109_37

The dobermann chases Toddy down and brings him back to the car. Dolores takes Toddy to Alvarado's

109_38

house. Alvarado demands Toddy return the gold watch but Toddy tells him it is gone and his wife has

109_39

been murdered. Alvarado denies involvement, and Dolores corroborates this by saying she checked out

109_40

the hotel room and there was no dead body. Alvarado reveals he is an agent of a foreign

109_41

government-operated gold-smuggling ring. He tells Toddy his gold supplier wants out of the

109_42

operation and probably murdered Elaine to frame Alvarado thus blowing the ring's cover. He tells

109_43

Toddy to wait for him in Tijuana.