This would have been the same view about 100 years ago when my Great Great Grandfather George Mayo crested Blair Hill in Greenville.  He drove his team of oxen from his farm in Milo to the Grant Farm above Kokadjo, selling produce to help feed the hundreds of men that worked in the woods.  The "road" was so rough, the wagon had runners instead of wheels.  

     My Grandmother Violet was about 10 when her older brother George jumped on board the wagon to ride along for a while, as they often did for the fun of it.  That time Grandfather decided they had gone too far to send him back to the Milo farm on his own.  So he let young George go along, on a three day round trip.  Meanwhile, back at the farm, young George's parents fretted (no phones then!), hoping he was still with his Grandfather, but not knowing for sure until the two Georges arrived back home.  George ended up dying at a young age, at 14, while being operated on for appendicitis on the family kitchen table.  But he did get to see that beautiful view during his short life.

    My Grandmother Violet settled in Greenville as a young mom, with husband James Richards of Prince Edward Island, and they raised their family here.  Their descendants, (my cousins, nieces and nephews) still live and work in Greenville.  Many of us drive by that view daily.

     On my Mother's side, their views were from the west side of Moosehead Lake, and of Kineo.  Her family names, Tessier and King are well known in Rockwood.  Mom's father, Leo, ran a local store on Moose River for years.

     My husband Brian's family, being of the Malecite native tribes, most likely saw those views throughout many generations.  Kineo was a summer home for their tribe, where they would gather the flint, fish and hunt.  The same lake where his ancestors once wove baskets, is our home, where Brian crafts the pine crates we use for our gift boxes. 

     We love the Moosehead region, raised our family here, and will live out our lives here.  Greenville is our heart and soul, and one of the reasons we started this business, to help boost its economy.  Thank you for being a part of our dream.