Good and unexpected news comes to us from Michigan.
Maine rodmaker George Barnes of Harpswell left us a few years ago, but not before publishing his split bamboo fly rod making techniques in his coffee-table sized book, affectionately called Fly Rods Galore ($49.95). Read more at:
http://www.aldercreekpublishing.com/fly_rods_galore.htmNow,
Ron Barch, our good friend, rodmaker, and my publisher as well as George's, happens to love school Robotics Clubs almost as much as bamboo rods - his brother is a high school robotics coach.
So, Ron has donated
80 copies of George Barnes' book to the kids (the LJHS Robotics Club, who host SuperBoo so we can use the school) to
GIVE AWAY FREE to the first 80 attendees who stop by their table to pick one up.
No strings attached. While you're always welcome to donate to the kids, the books are just another way to support the unique and wonderful coming-together which event has happened in Maine each winter for the past 15 years.
Kat