[NatureNS] The Miracle and the Hermit of Gully L.

Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:48:03 -0400
From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
On the eve of Remembrance Day, Randy Bachman on CBC's radio program, Randy's Vinyl Cafe ended his show tonight on war theme songs with a song he composed for a documentary on the Hermit of Gully Lake- Willard Kitchner MacDonald.  Willard had jumped a troop train to avoid the draft  into World War 2 and spent the next 50 years living alone in the wilderness around Gully L. near the Pictou- Colchester county borders. Gully Lake is one of the last number of Protected Wilderness areas declared in the province after a lengthy letter writing and lobbying campaign and is indeed a beautiful area of the province. I have led a few field trips into the area including one for the Nature NS Annual meeting that was held in Truro a couple of years back. 
In Randy Beckman's song the voice of 2 children and the voice of Willard MacDonald speculate on whether peace in the world can ever be achieved. Several times a couple of lines from Willard say "I believe in miracles" and "sometimes miracles happen". This would be a nice wish in our world of turmoil. If anyone knows when this documentary might be shown, I would love to know. Sorry if the subject here is a trickle off topic, but I think anyone who has hiked into the Gully Lake area has surely been inspired and maybe even heard the voice of Willard. Spend a moment tomorrow to reflect on those who have fought the past and present battles. 
Lest we forget
Ken 

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 
1S0<BR>902 752-7644</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the eve of Remembrance Day, Randy Bachman on 
CBC's radio program, Randy's Vinyl Cafe ended his show tonight on war theme 
songs with a song he composed for a documentary on the Hermit of Gully Lake- 
Willard Kitchner MacDonald.&nbsp; Willard had jumped a troop&nbsp;train to avoid 
the draft&nbsp; into World War 2 and spent the next 50 years living alone in 
the&nbsp;wilderness around Gully L. near the Pictou- Colchester county 
borders.&nbsp;Gully Lake is one of the last number of Protected Wilderness areas 
declared&nbsp;in the province after a lengthy letter writing and lobbying 
campaign and is indeed a beautiful area of the province. I have led a few field 
trips into the area including one for the Nature NS Annual meeting that was held 
in Truro a couple of years back. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Randy Beckman's song the voice of 2 children and 
the voice of Willard MacDonald speculate on whether peace in the world can ever 
be achieved. Several times a couple of lines from Willard say "I believe in 
miracles" and "sometimes miracles happen". This would be a nice wish in our 
world of turmoil. If anyone knows when this documentary might be shown, I would 
love to know. Sorry if the subject here is a trickle off topic, but I think 
anyone who has hiked into the Gully Lake area has surely been inspired and maybe 
even heard the voice of Willard. Spend a moment tomorrow to reflect on those who 
have fought the past and present battles.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lest we forget</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken&nbsp;</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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