Confluence: Merrymeeting Bay

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* 2009 John Burroughs Medal for Best Nature Writing *

There are said to be only four places on the planet where two major rivers–with entirely separate watersheds–converge at their mouths to form a common delta.

Three are famous, having loomed large within the histories and economies of their regions: the Sacramento, San Joaquin delta in California; Tigris, Euphrates delta in Iraq; and the Ganges, Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. The fourth is Merrymeeting Bay in Maine. It’s unfamiliar to most of the people, even within its immediate vicinity.

Frank Burroughs has lived and knocked around on Merrymeeting Bay for three decades, gaining a familiarity with its natural and human history–with its birds, fish, and mammals, and with the area people who are aware of it best. His wonderfully fluid essays explore the ecology, environment, and activities on this bizarre bay, as Heather Perry’s beautiful photographs show us the main points.

Color Photography all over

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