Corey Ford's "The Road to Tinkhamtown"

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hodges

Oh boy, that pup won't be spoiled!!!!!

Steve, you might be wrong... I may spoil her a little bit.

This picture was taken today - our first 'get acquainted' day. She stays with her Mum for two more weeks, then we bring her home. I named her Grace after my mother and coincidentally, today is my mother's birthday... she would have been 92 and she would have loved little Gracie.

Thanks Dave... if you hadn't, I would have.

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Steve, I'm sure Dean wouldn't mind me sharing this with you all. It just priceless.

Dean, Did you have your shots? , Hate to see pup catch something !! nice pic and pup, maybe we could do a hunt together some time?? , Dean you can go too, scott

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by scott kittredge

Dean, maybe we could do a hunt together some time?? , Dean you can go too, scott

Sure Scott.... are there any grouse in New Hampcha?

[Dean Romig]

Did I mention she's a tri-color? White with black and orange ticking.

[ed good]

wonderful video...


there is a tinkham mountain in the town of alexandria, nh. it is a small mountain in the shadow of one of new hampshires larger peaks, cardigan mountain. my gunsmith, ed lander was born close to there. he was taken to massachusetts as a boy, but returned to his roots in the early seventies and is there now, still practicing his trade at 88 years of age.

the abandoned road to tinkham mountain is off washburn road which is a mostly passible dirt road on the way to old ed's shop. I pass it often when up that way. I walked it part way once, but having read the story, decided that I was not yet ready to go all the way to the end, so to speak...anyway, it is remarkable how the area in the video is so like the real place. wonder if it is?

I too had an english setter, who is now gone. his name was princie. he was my friend and I was his.

[Mills]

Check this out. This will take you to the supposedly original, unedited version.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/...y-ever-written

[Dean Romig]

If we can do it on a weekday I'm in.

[Dean Romig]

The Northeast side of Lake St. Francis ain't too shabby for good grouse numbers. Take a canoe... two hunters and a dog fit a canoe just right. That will get you into the untrammeled places.

[chris dawe]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

The Northeast side of Lake St. Francis ain't too shabby for good grouse numbers. Take a canoe... two hunters and a dog fit a canoe just right. That will get you into the untrammeled places.

When do it leave Dean ,is there room for a big Newfoundlander? were born quite good on the water you know

When we last spoke I thought you had sworn off getting another dog...I think you made a wise choice ,beautiful head on that pup I can't wait to hear reports of her Grouse adventures .

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

This twelve minute video has been put on YouTube so I guess it is public now.

It is narrated (read) by our friend Des Young of "Hunting With Hank" fame and produced by Laurie Morrow who has been given exclusive 'curatorship' by Dartmouth College, where Corey Ford was a professor, of all of Corey Ford's writings, letters, and private property.

"Cider", the blue belton English Setter in the video in reality is "Earl's Coronation" and is of the Earl Twombly line (from which came Ford's "Cider" and "Tober") and is the sire of the pup "Olga's Grace" that Kathy and I will be picking up in the first week of August. Coronation Kennels in Lowell Vt. is owned and operated by Legh and Jenn Higgins. Legh makes an appearance in the video, second from left, in the clip of the four hunting companions.

Please enjoy the Timkhmtown video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_PN6ZL0fMA

What a beautiful story! Thanks for posting.