“This was a very personal and special experience for the both the students and teachers alike,” said Andrea DeBiase, director at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library. The author then spent another two hours signing maps of his journey and chatting with each student who sat by his side, asking them what they liked to do and if they had any questions for him. His dramatic story is retold in the 2011 graphic novel: Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness.įendler spoke for over an hour, detailing his story of survival which included a 10-minute film his uncle took 73 years ago, showing Donn, a young, thin boy being carried to a canoe during his rescue. STRATTON – Author Donn Fendler, came to speak to the students of the Stratton Elementary School recently.įendler wrote Lost on a Mountain in Maine in 1978, now a legendary story, about how he got separated from friends and family and was lost for nine days while climbing Mt Katahdin at the age of 12. Benjamin DeBiase, 9, a fourth grader, has a one-on-one conversation with author Donn Fendler on a visit with students at Stratton School recently.
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