Ranger Tim Caverly

“There is a special feeling to the Allagash; a sense of adventure, the thrill of getting away from it all!” says Tim Caverly. “But in the dark of night there is something else. A shadow lingers, hiding beyond the reach of the lantern’s fingers of light. It remains obscure in the midst of the evergreens and old growth. Among the campfires and s’mores, a bone chilling draft embraces all. Shivering, we draw our coats tighter to protect against the rawness . . .” Tim Caverly will bring his stories and his new book, “The Ranger and The Reporter,” to the Camden Public Library on Tuesday evening, August 30, at 7:00 pm.

In the book, cub reporter Margaret Woodward has been given an assignment she doesn’t want. The editor for the Penobscot Basin Times has sent her to interview retired ranger James Clark, a secretive Maine woodsman. Instructed to complete the report, Margaret visits Bangor’s assisted living community, where “old man Clark is expected to live out his final days.” In this sequel to the popular book “Solace” the reluctant newspaper trainee struggles to uncover the mysterious ordeals of a wilderness ranger.

Tim Caverly has spent his life in Maine’s outdoors. Growing up shadowing his father who was a fire warden with the Maine Forest Service and his brother, a ranger in Baxter State Park, it was natural for him to seek a career in the outdoors.

Caverly is originally from Skowhegan, Maine and has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Maine at Machias. While in college, Tim began working as a ranger at Sebago Lake State Park for the State Parks and Recreation Commission. After Sebago, he continued his employment with the Department of Conservation with assignments as a manager of Aroostook and Cobscook Bay State Parks as well as a regional supervisor of the Allagash Region, which included the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and the Penobscot River Corridor. Tim was supervisor of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway for eighteen years. In 1999, Tim retired from the Department after a 32-year career. Tim resides in Millinocket, and worked for five years in the Millinocket School System. He now writes and presents programs full time throughout New England, enjoys raising Golden Retrievers, and sharing stories about the Maine woods.

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