Spring is here and soon people will be wanting to get out to visit the woods, lakes and mountains and to enjoy nature in the warmer months of the
year. Local residents and visitors alike
have always been drawn to explore the woods that surround us here in Porter. Devil’s Den Mountain, elevation 1,18 feet, is located northeast of
Colcord Pond and northwest of Libby Hill. In the following pictures a group of
young adults seek the wonders of the ‘Devil’s Den’ and ‘Cart Road’ about 1910.
This old
photograph below was taken from Walter Libby’s farm on Libby Hill shows the cliffs at
Devil’s Den Mountain in the background.
Taken by George French in 1910.
These
adventurous folks are in the “Devil’s Cart Road” in the cliffs at Devil’s
Den. Imagine climbing in those long
skirts, even suits, white shirts and ties!
The view above is
looking down the “Devil’s Cart Road”.
Above, a closer view of the group in the Devil's Den. The rocks must have been a lot more stable than they are today!
From the top of Devil’s Den the view is spectacular, and looks down on
Colcord Pond to the southwest in this photograph taken by George French around 1940. His son Donald and daughter-in-law Madeline are looking
east from the back side of Devil’s Den.