On the Presidential Highway, Guy Shorey photograph and postcard, 3.5" x 5.5"


Inset: Portrait of Guy Shorey at his desk, unknown photographer, circa 1955, 5.25" x 3.75"


The author is deeply indebted to Guy Gosselin and Susan Hawkins, whose Among the White Hills: The Life and Times of Guy L. Shorey provided the core material for this essay. Their book reflects the depth of knowledge that a native son can have for his community, and the love that a granddaughter can have for her grandfather.


SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING


Guy A. Gosselin and Susan B. Hawkins, Among the White Hills: The Life and Times of Guy L. Shorey. Portsmouth: Peter E. Randall, for the Mount Washington Observatory, 1998. Page Helm Jones, Evolution of a Valley: The Androscoggin Story. Canaan, New Hampshire: Phoenix, 1975.


D.B. Wight, The Androscoggin River Valley: Gateway to the White Mountains. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1967.


THE AUTHOR Peter Crane serves as curator of the Mount Washington Observatory’s Gladys Brooks Memorial Library, which features books, maps, prints, photos, and other material relating to the MWO, Mount Washington, and the White Mountains. The collection serves the MWO, its members, and the public as a resource for the history, literature, and science of Mount Washington and the White Mountains.


Crane has lived in the White Mountains for more than thirty years, and served the US Forest Service and the Appalachian Mountain Club in resource management, public information, and educational roles before coming to work for the MWO. He began his MWO career in 1988 as a weather observer, museum manager, and summit shift leader. After three years of summit duty, he focused on the MWO’s educational activities, based at its valley office. He served for several years as director of programs before transitioning to his current position. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard College, and earned his doctoral degree in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania; his dissertation focused on the abandoned White Mountains logging town of Livermore. An avid year-round hiker, he is also a volunteer trail maintainer for the Appalachian Mountain Club, is a member of Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, and serves on the board of the New Hampshire Outdoor Council.


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