Rangeley Lake, Maine, with photo by Skender Liedl
This is an unused color postcard produced by Trail Blazer Cards of Dixfield, Maine with a photograph by Skender Liedl. MM8112 appears at the upper right on the reverse where the stamp would be placed. At the bottom left on the reverse is a blurb: “A view of Rangeley Lake, the village of Rangeley with Haley Pond and Gull Pond in the infinite wooded mountain country of Western Maine.” The publisher/distributor has a logo printed on the center line of the card on the reverse.
Motto and Logo for Trail Blazer
Rangeley Lake is one of the major headwater lakes of the Androscoggin watershed. The town of Rangeley is located at the eastern part of the lake. It covers about 10 square miles or 26 km. The maximum depth is 149 ft (45 m), average depth 95 ft (29 m) and is shallow near the shore. It sits 1,518 ft (463 m) above sea level. There are some small islands in the lake called South Bog Islands in the western part and Maneskootuk Island, also known as Doctors Island, in the eastern part of the lake. The lake home to the Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base and is a designated water landing zone for seaplanes.
Rangeley is a town with a population of about 1220 located in Franklin County, Maine. It is in the center of the Rangeley Lakes Region, a resort area. The town includes the communities of Rangeley, Oquossoc, Mooselookmeguntic, Bald Mountain, Mountainview, and South Rangeley. It was named for Squire James Rangeley who inherited 31,000 acres (130 km) in 1796 from his father. He established an estate based on the landlord and tenant system used in England. There was a two-story mansion, sawmill and a gristmill. Farming and logging were the main industries. Today Rangeley is a popular resort.
As an interesting side note, when I looked up the photographer, Skender Liedl, I discovered that he was no longer selling picture cards but had become the owner of the Red Onion pizza restaurant in the town of Rangeley. When the Red Onion celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2020 Leidl was interviewed by Stephanie Chu-O’Neil of the Rangeley Highlander the local newspaper. When he pulled out files with photos to help fill in details about the restaurant she told him she thought he had a great collection. He told her that he used to take photos and develop them quite regularly. He also made 8mm movies.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeley_Lake
https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/07/10/celebrating-50-years-and-not-one-day-of-work-at-the-red-onion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeley,_Maine
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