SUN JOURNAL • August 29, 2021
While growing up in Kingfield, Patty Cormier worked at her family’s business, Deer Farm Camps. She spent a lot of time in the woods, which led to her becoming not only a forester, but a Maine Forestry Museum Hall of Fame member and the head of the Maine Forest Service. Q: How did you decide to become a forester? A: Growing up in Kingfield, my family ran Deer Farm Camps. The woods were our business in that we had 30 miles of ski touring trails, a ski touring center, and sporting camps. My life was intertwined with Maine’s forest. I had a horse that I would spend hours traveling old logging trails with, I had a thirst for discovery of the forest. For the two summers after high school, I worked in Baxter State Park for the Youth Conservation Corps. This deepened my love for the forest and the special places in Maine.