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Article: George Kane, 104, investor inspired by Maine camp
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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Waiting patiently until he was 14 for his first summer sojourn in
Maine, George E. Kane finally got a chance to go to West End House
Camp in 1919.
The retreat on Long Pond in East Parsonsfield was closed the two
previous summers, in 1917 because of World War I and the following
year in deference to the flu epidemic. His arrival made such an
impression, however, that he was still regaling campers with the
warm memory during each annual alumni week well into his late 90s.
"He told the story that when he first saw Long Pond, his heart
skipped a beat," said Bill Margolin, executive director of West End
House Camp. "And even years later he'd say that when he sees Long
Pond on a visit, his heart ...