by Anura Guruge
on September 9, 2023
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The security cameras & looking North
(i.e., other way from Monument One).
The ‘Hanbleceya Ranch’ before the Monument —
at the end of the road.
The shoe of a young Asian lady who crossed the border illegally
but didn’t make it too far before she was apprehended.
She was wearing these high heeled shoes!
It, i.e., the two Monuments, came up on Google Maps. I immediately knew what they were. I had seen them on a ‘North Woods Law‘ TV show (about Maine’s Fish & Game Wardens). I wasn’t sure what the deal was BUT I saw there was a marked road leading to ‘Monument Two’. So, I decided to explore, emboldened in that I had my passport card on me in case I got stopped. I wasn’t stopped BUT I am sure I am on camera, well studied & even identified. I, however, made sure that I didn’t go to the east of the Monument though I was told that there is a small buffer area — & that you are OK as long as you don’t cross into the woods on the Canadian side. But, I wasn’t taking any chances.
It was neat. It was an adventure. Another ‘fun’ place I have visited.
ADDED bonus, got to meet a real neat, class individual, viz. ‘Jason R.‘, who with his wife owns the Homestead above. He was real, real nice & SUPER HELPFUL. As he pointed out they don’t get too many folks coming down that road (which is unpaved) bar the Border Patrol. He was out to meet me even before I got out of the Volvo. He literally gave me the lay of the land. The border is on a swamp & we had a huge amount of rain the night before. He had placed some cut logs, strategically, at the worst spot. Told me about those. I used them. Still got wet. But, I always have spare socks & shoes in the car. So no big deal.
I am glad I went. It was worth seeing.
The Monument mentions the ‘1842 Treaty‘. I looked it up:
It also says, on the opposite ‘face’, ‘Renewed 2020‘. This would appear to be a reference to: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Kind of strange. That was essentially a TRADE AGREEMENT not a border deal. I have, of course, not read it or studied it. Maybe it confirms the borders.
