The Maine Spirit and the Horse: Maine's Connection to Lady Thorn -- A Recent Donation to the Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center

A Comment about The Maine Spirit Blog

Historians and horse lovers owe a great debt of gratitude to Stephen Thompson for his thorough and fascinating survey of Maine’s tie to the magnificent beast that, in both work and sport, was a principal means of tying this vast state together in the long era before the automobile. Water Village, my history of Waterville, only touches on the horse, most particularly the astonishing creature named Nelson. Thompson’s work reveals the full tale of the impact of these beloved animals in this area, and in celebration of the horse, future generations will be grateful to know a story that otherwise might have been lost in the mists of time. -- Earl Smith, Dean of College, Emeritus, Colby College

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Maine's Connection to Lady Thorn -- A Recent Donation to the Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center

Often we look at 19th century lithographs and we recognize that horses that are subjects of lithographs are generally the famous horses of their time. This lithograph has a special connection to the State of Maine. Open the text storyboards by right clicking on the storyboard and opening in a new tab to enlarge the storyboard.