tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.comments2023-05-17T11:30:01.193-04:00Sorrento HistorySam Youngerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637834071139959448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.post-57898748980757911542022-06-20T17:20:06.978-04:002022-06-20T17:20:06.978-04:00Good work, Sam.Good work, Sam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.post-89754759482404488752022-06-18T13:22:47.683-04:002022-06-18T13:22:47.683-04:00Thanks for reading Steven - I have traveled a simi...Thanks for reading Steven - I have traveled a similar road with my sons on Blink Bonnie - no better place to enjoy a round of golf with them - hopefully you also found my post on the first golf course in Sorrento in 1901 - Sam Youngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637834071139959448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.post-6241340707948161292022-06-18T11:06:50.948-04:002022-06-18T11:06:50.948-04:00It is abundantly obvious that the author’s depth o...It is abundantly obvious that the author’s depth of research must originate with his love of Sorrento.<br /><br />In 1980, while traveling the back roads that surrounded my stay in Winter Harbor, I stumbled on the links of Blink Bonnie. As both a professional artist/teacher and devotee of the game of golf, I was immediately “drawn” to the site. I have returned annually for forty one years to play on this special course and to paint the Maine landscape. Initially, I returned to attend a watercolor master class held in Winter Harbor but when that opportunity closed I began periodically to include my wife and our three children in my Summer plans. In 2022, I will spend my second month of August in Corea across from the famous Baptist Church made famous by the artist Marsden Hartley. <br /><br />I watched my youngest son grow at Blink from a small lad of eight to a man of now thirty six. I have enjoyed photographing (and painting) his journey with me at Blink Bonnie. To this day we return each year to reinvigorate our Father/Son tradition there.<br /><br />Thank you for your efforts in shedding light on the historical perspective of the course. It will add an additional element of joy to our stay there. <br /><br />Steven Sliwinski, Troy, Pennsylvania stsliwins@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.post-14532310057248179452021-10-30T15:47:55.323-04:002021-10-30T15:47:55.323-04:00Hi Peter - yes, Fuller's Den is still in town ...Hi Peter - yes, Fuller's Den is still in town owned by a private party - it is located near the rear of Main Stay on another road - at some point I'll do a longer piece on Fuller and his houses - Sam Youngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637834071139959448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.post-64404433898212251002021-05-29T10:08:29.770-04:002021-05-29T10:08:29.770-04:00Years ago I rented in Sorrento a cottage/cabin kno...Years ago I rented in Sorrento a cottage/cabin known as Fuller's Den. It is not the cottage pictured here, but something much more modest.As of late, I can't find any mention of this. Is it gone?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425844593214613309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708028821633062023.post-32656043090083795092020-05-02T15:33:39.924-04:002020-05-02T15:33:39.924-04:00For those that are interested, materials compiled ...For those that are interested, materials compiled by Sturgis Haskins can be found both in the collections of the Sullivan Sorrento Historical Society located at the Sorrento Sullivan Recreation Center along US Route 1 in Sullivan and at the Maine Historical Society located at 489 Congress Street in Portland, ME. There is an extensive finding aid available on-line for the Sturgis Haskins Collection (Collection 2682). https://www.mainehistory.org/PDF/findingaids/Coll_2682.pdf Dana R Youngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171182261135091793noreply@blogger.com