We received several dozen correct calls and emails identifying the metal butterfly sculpture in front of the Whitman Memorial Library in Bryant Pond Village in Woodstock. In the background is the town garage.Our winner,Denise Swan of Greenwood, not only recognized the location, but knew that the artist was master metal artist Gil Whitman,a descendant of Alanson and Eleanor Whitman,who left money in their will for the library to be built in 1910. Just around the corner is the more visible and famous“World’s largest crank telephone” sculpture that he also created.
The majority of calls and emails incorrectly identifying the doors at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Ash Street in Lewiston. However, Joe Saucier, our winner,who lives across the street from the Basilica,knew better because he used to go through the doors to attend Mass at the former St. Mary’s Church on Cedar Street in Lewiston. In 1907 St. Mary’s Parish was established in the Little Canada neighborhood. Today it serves as a performing arts center,museum, function hall, and learning center.
Only a few readers correctly identified this as the to of the gazebo behind the Mexico Town Office with a smokestack from the paper mill in the background. In a random drawing, Linda Blais of Rumford was selected as the winner
