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The Aroostook Republican Caribou,Maine May 11,1961

Writings Completed At Madawaska GRAND ISLE - Bern Porter, Maine author of such varied titles as Art Techniques, Echilerhaus, Physics for Tomorrow, and a long list of monographs, has spent the past year traveling and gathering materials throughout New England, Canada, the United States and the St. John Calley for his work in process, "Tales of Ashland." The last two months have been spent in Madawaska and vicinity.

Born 50 years ago at Porter Settlement, Me., Porter came to Calais from Australia in March last year, moved on to Ashland in August to examine the Maine educational system, conduct and education test for the Institute of Avanced Thinking; and to travel over the wide area extending from the Allagash to Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Nova Scotia, in search of area customs, speech, habits and local color.

In Calais, Porter completed the work "What Our Legends, with the New York poet, Richard Higgins. In Madawaska, he completed "Waste Maker," 1926-1961.

His new work will use key people of Ashland as composite types of the entire area studied.

Summing up the entire year this week in Madawaska, Porter said, "Part of the Canadadian Maritmes and this part of Eastern Maine has an essential indigenous quality which arises from the rugged climate, comparative isolation, early settler bood strain, and traditions of several distinct cultures; all of which is exceedingly rick, varied and colorful in its depth."

Porter and his wfe leave soon for Russia via Montreal and Norway.