A new life-sized carving of Cornelia Thurza “Fly Rod” Crosby, a 2017 inductee to the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame, has found a home in Maine’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife building in Augusta.

Because of the High Peaks Alliance of Franklin County and two donors, this six-foot likeness by artist Brian Stockman of New Hampshire is available for public viewing, according to a news release from Brent West, alliance executive director.

A celebratory event is set for 10:15-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the IF&W building, 353 Water St. It will feature a short presentation by Earle Shettleworth, Maine’s State Historian and retired director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, to the IF&W Advisory Council followed by an opportunity for public viewing.

The lobby viewing will feature the carving with a song, “The Ballad of Fly Rod Crosby,” composed by Bud Godsoe and Stan Keach and sung by Julie Davenport of Maine’s Sandy River Ramblers.

Parking is available at the Kennebec River Rail Trail parking lot, 369 Water St., next to the IF&W building.

To attend the Advisory Council meeting and short presentation live or virtually, contact Becky Orff at [email protected].

For more information about the event and the alliance, contact Betsy Squibb at 207-578-2306 or West at 207-491-2750 at the alliance.

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