Location: Trescott: Festival Headquarters, Cobscook Institute
Sunday, May 24
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Guides:
Delia Farris
Fee: No additional fee
Description
Delia has a degree in biology from UMO and descends from a tradition of story tellers. She weaves an intriguing blend of facts about island bird-watching with folklore from her mother Ruth Corbett’s lighthouse keeping family. In the 1950s, Delia’s lobster fisherman father Glenn Farris initiated the puffin birding trips from Cutler harbor to Machias Seal Island. Her uncle, Captain Purcell Corbett, succeeded Glenn as a reliable ocean guide aboard his Audubon Queen, which he designed and built. Captain Andy Patterson carries on this able seamanship lineage with his Bold Coast Charter Company boat tours. Captain Andy’s vessel, the Barbara Frost, passes around Little River Island on its way to and from Machias Seal Island.
Ruth Corbett Farris with her seven brothers and sisters grew up on Little River at the mouth of Cutler Harbor. As an island-loving girl, Ruth laid out the bodies of migrating birds that unfortunately perished when they struck the light tower. Ruth grew up to become a folk art carver of our local sea bird species, including puffins, terns, gulls, and cormorants.
This Festival event appeals to a variety of birding enthusiasts, including historians, families, and home schooling families.
Meeting Place
Trescott: Festival Headquarters, Cobscook Institute
GPS Coordinates: 44.799204, -67.146377
This indoor event takes place at Festival headquarters.
Meeting Place Map