![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s not a spoiler to know how he was captured, because that’s really only the beginning of the story.Īuthor Michael Finkel is a man who loves solitude, too. He was finally captured by a Maine game warden so determined to catch him that he used new high-tech equipment developed by Homeland Security, under condition that he keep quiet about the specifics. He survived the brutal Maine winters without once lighting a fire, because the smoke might give him away. He was careful to hide his camp, to walk in such a way that he left few footprints. Law enforcement searched but never found him, never even figured out who he was. He took only what he needed, but the burglaries left people feeling violated and uneasy. How did he survive? How did he get what he needed?įor nearly three decades he broke into cabins and summer camps, taking food, clothing, reading material and the occasional small amount of cash. ![]() He took no shelter with him that could withstand Maine winters. The Maine woods don’t yield much in the way of year-round forage. He took little food with him, and no fishing rod or gun to kill animals for food. He had no conversation with other human beings, unless you count the one time a hiker said, “Hi,” to him, and he said, “Hi,” back. He left his home and family in Massachusetts, disappeared into the Maine woods and stayed there for 27 years. ![]()
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