Comments on: Meet “The Woodswoman” – Anne LaBastille http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/ It is time for the world to get nice for absolutely no reason at all Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:56:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kathy http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-16424 kathy Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:42:53 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-16424 I am sadly to say, Anne LaBastille, has passed away. July 1 2011 in Plattsburgh, N.Y. I am sadly to say, Anne LaBastille, has passed away. July 1 2011 in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

]]> By: terri http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-10533 terri Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:27:34 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-10533 I don't know what made me think of Anne today. I loved reading her books. They brought me so much peace and confidence. I found an article written about her by a local paper at: http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x155209575/Woodswoman-still-craves-solitude# She's such an inspiration! God bless you, Woodswoman! I don’t know what made me think of Anne today. I loved reading her books. They brought me so much peace and confidence. I found an article written about her by a local paper at:
http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x155209575/Woodswoman-still-craves-solitude#

She’s such an inspiration! God bless you, Woodswoman!

]]> By: Theresa http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-8380 Theresa Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:16:58 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-8380 I was just working on Christmas cards, and had held on to my card from last year, returned from the last address I had for Ann. I realized I hadn't heard from her for a while, so I thought I'd browse online to see if I could find some new contact information. I'm so sorry to hear about her health. I was a student of Anne's back in 1986, when she was a visiting professor at Florida International University. She and I became friends and then something of pen pals as we moved on with our lives. She was a great mentor and I credit her for helping me develop my own writing career. I always found her inspiring, warm hearted and kind. If there is anyway to send a note to her at the retirement home where she is living, I would really like to do so. I can be contacted at willinghamster@gmail.com if anyone has the relevant information. Maybe those of us with stories to share of having known or met her can pull them together for a book for her to have where she's living. I have some wonderful photos of her and I with Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, when we coordinated Ms. Douglas' visit to FIU for a guest lecture. I also have other photos Ann has sent me over the years, and some of our correspondence. I was just working on Christmas cards, and had held on to my card from last year, returned from the last address I had for Ann. I realized I hadn’t heard from her for a while, so I thought I’d browse online to see if I could find some new contact information. I’m so sorry to hear about her health.

I was a student of Anne’s back in 1986, when she was a visiting professor at Florida International University. She and I became friends and then something of pen pals as we moved on with our lives. She was a great mentor and I credit her for helping me develop my own writing career. I always found her inspiring, warm hearted and kind.

If there is anyway to send a note to her at the retirement home where she is living, I would really like to do so. I can be contacted at willinghamster@gmail.com if anyone has the relevant information. Maybe those of us with stories to share of having known or met her can pull them together for a book for her to have where she’s living. I have some wonderful photos of her and I with Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, when we coordinated Ms. Douglas’ visit to FIU for a guest lecture. I also have other photos Ann has sent me over the years, and some of our correspondence.

]]> By: Debbie Arquitt Heilner http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-7485 Debbie Arquitt Heilner Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:35:32 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-7485 I was given La Bastille's book Woodswoman in 1979 by a dear friend. I could not bring myself to read it at that time as it would have been too painful living in Florida and missing the Adirondacks where as a child I had spent many happy summers in a cabin with my family on the Oswegatchie River near the town of Wanakena. I opened the book last week and could not put it down. What a great story and now I hope to find her other books. So sad to hear of her illness. I was given La Bastille’s book Woodswoman in 1979 by a dear friend. I could not bring myself to read it at that time as it would have been too painful living in Florida and missing the Adirondacks where as a child I had spent many happy summers in a cabin with my family on the Oswegatchie River near the town of Wanakena. I opened the book last week and could not put it down. What a great story and now I hope to find her other books. So sad to hear of her illness.

]]> By: Tony L http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-7383 Tony L Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:03:17 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-7383 I have read all of Anne's books. She is a wonderful inspiration to anyone who loves the out of doors, especially the Adirondacks. My wife and I, my son and my sister have canoed "Black Bear Lake" numerous times. It is not as remote as it was when Anne lived there but it is a wonderful wilderness experience. We usually set our canoes in the water before sunrise and paddle completely around the lake, enjoying the loons and their music and soaking in the beauty of the surroundings. We always paddle past the camp of "The Woodswoman". A beautiful and quiet place. I have read all of Anne’s books. She is a wonderful inspiration to anyone who loves the out of doors, especially the Adirondacks. My wife and I, my son and my sister have canoed “Black Bear Lake” numerous times. It is not as remote as it was when Anne lived there but it is a wonderful wilderness experience. We usually set our canoes in the water before sunrise and paddle completely around the lake, enjoying the loons and their music and soaking in the beauty of the surroundings. We always paddle past the camp of “The Woodswoman”. A beautiful and quiet place.

]]> By: carol crossen http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-7293 carol crossen Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:28:00 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-7293 I just completed Woodswoman III and am so sad to read of her illness. I found her books to be uplifting,interesting,encouraging and supportive of those who care about the environment. I live on a small lake, have a beautiful German shepherd dog and so can identify with so much of which she has written. I feel so much more aware of the consequences of our actions on this precious earth. I will now search for Woodswoman IV. I just completed Woodswoman III and am so sad to read of her illness. I found her books to be uplifting,interesting,encouraging and supportive of those who care about the environment.
I live on a small lake, have a beautiful German shepherd dog and so can identify with so much of which she has written. I feel so much more aware of the consequences of our actions on this precious earth.
I will now search for Woodswoman IV.

]]> By: Michelle http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-7286 Michelle Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:37:59 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-7286 How nice to come upon this post. I read Woodswoman when I was a teenage girl just beginning to learn backpacking and hiking. Her story of independence and her committed environmental stance were, and are, inspiring. I'm so sorry to hear of her illness and sorry I missed the chance to send her a book for signing - I wouldn't want to trouble her now. It's gratifying to know she touched so many lives. How nice to come upon this post. I read Woodswoman when I was a teenage girl just beginning to learn backpacking and hiking. Her story of independence and her committed environmental stance were, and are, inspiring. I’m so sorry to hear of her illness and sorry I missed the chance to send her a book for signing – I wouldn’t want to trouble her now. It’s gratifying to know she touched so many lives.

]]> By: susan ryan http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-6524 susan ryan Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:24:08 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-6524 I was working at Mann Library at Cornell Univ. in Ithaca, NY in the early 70's and routinely helped a blond-haired rather rustic-type woman who was a grad. student. She always had her German shepherd dog with her (in those days you could bring a dog into the library). One day my co-worker and I were looking at a new issue of "The Conservationist" and there was an article with a photo of this same grad student. Her name was Anne LaBastille. It told of her book "Woodswoman" and her life story from growing up near NYC and getting a college job at this Adirondack hotel, eventually marrying and divorcing the owner while discovering camping and the outdoors and biology. We at the library immediately bought her book and the next time she was in we invited her to the staff lounge for coffee and to autograph our books. She was kind and lovely and we were, from then on, interested in following her life. By then she had divorced her husband and built her cabin and written at least one book and was in grad school. Later, I was near Big Moose lake and stumbled on an historic log hotel, which turned out to be the one owned by her ex (we discovered this in flipping through a photo album in the main room and it had photos of Anne with him). He had re-married (another blond) and was still running the hotel. She was in Ithaca several times later lecturing with a slide show about her various efforts in ecology. I always wanted to see her cabin (should be a museum) but we at the library treasured meeting her. I did learn that her original cabin was on Twitchell Lake near Big Moose Lake. She named it Black Bear Lake of course. All of her books were wonderful but the first was exceptional as was she. Sorry to hear the latest sad news. Life goes so quickly. I was working at Mann Library at Cornell Univ. in Ithaca, NY in the early 70′s and routinely helped a blond-haired rather rustic-type woman who was a grad. student. She always had her German shepherd dog with her (in those days you could bring a dog into the library).

One day my co-worker and I were looking at a new issue of “The Conservationist” and there was an article with a photo of this same grad student. Her name was Anne LaBastille. It told of her book “Woodswoman” and her life story from growing up near NYC and getting a college job at this Adirondack hotel, eventually marrying and divorcing the owner while discovering camping and the outdoors and biology.

We at the library immediately bought her book and the next time she was in we invited her to the staff lounge for coffee and to autograph our books. She was kind and lovely and we were, from then on, interested in following her life. By then she had divorced her husband and built her cabin and written at least one book and was in grad school.

Later, I was near Big Moose lake and stumbled on an historic log hotel, which turned out to be the one owned by her ex (we discovered this in flipping through a photo album in the main room and it had photos of Anne with him). He had re-married (another blond) and was still running the hotel.

She was in Ithaca several times later lecturing with a slide show about her various efforts in ecology.

I always wanted to see her cabin (should be a museum) but we at the library treasured meeting her. I did learn that her original cabin was on Twitchell Lake near Big Moose Lake. She named it Black Bear Lake of course. All of her books were wonderful but the first was exceptional as was she. Sorry to hear the latest sad news. Life goes so quickly.

]]> By: Terry Macmillan Clockmaker http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-6384 Terry Macmillan Clockmaker Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:32:09 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-6384 StudioInverness A little clockshop located in the highlands of the Appalachains, one days drive north of Boston and an hour south west of Quebec city. Here we live in the woods........close to nature where we have the opportunity for resourcefulness, reflection, and creative thinking. I am a great fan of ANNE LABASTILLE books. May we all learn from her........ StudioInverness

A little clockshop located in the highlands of the Appalachains, one days drive north of Boston and an hour south west of Quebec city.
Here we live in the woods……..close to nature where we have the opportunity for resourcefulness, reflection, and creative thinking.

I am a great fan of ANNE LABASTILLE books.

May we all learn from her……..

]]> By: Terri http://ark2u.com/meet-the-woodswoman-anne-labastille/#comment-6373 Terri Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:34:11 +0000 http://ark2u.com/?p=43#comment-6373 I have just finished the three Woodswoman books, again, and am so glad to read the posts of others who appreciate her as much as I do. I first heard of her on a television program--I think it was PBS--in the '80s, that featured the story of her building the cabin in the Adirondacks. I haven't heard any reference made to that program since, but it led me to find and read her books later. I pray she has peace, if not memory, in her daily existence. I have just finished the three Woodswoman books, again, and am so glad to read the posts of others who appreciate her as much as I do. I first heard of her on a television program–I think it was PBS–in the ’80s, that featured the story of her building the cabin in the Adirondacks. I haven’t heard any reference made to that program since, but it led me to find and read her books later. I pray she has peace, if not memory, in her daily existence.

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