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There are “snowflakes”, and then there’s Donn Fendler…
March 27, 2017 by GuyHeilenman · Leave a Comment
We recently became familiar with Donn Fendler, who in 1939, at the age of 12, survived 9 days (article says 8) in the remote mountains of Maine after becoming separated from his family. The account of his “adventure” certainly provides a strong contrast between “snowflakes” and those who have the fortitude to look extreme difficulty square in the face and move forward. His tale reminds us of Knute Rockne’s (or was it Joseph Kennedy’s?) well-worn words: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going!” And, as for “snowflakes”? When the heat gets turned up…
Please enjoy the coverage of Donn’s day of rescue found in The New York Times, July 26, 1939.
Filed under: Food for Thought, The 20th & 21st Centuries, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: 1939, Baxter State Park, Boy Scouts, Maine, Mount Katahdin