Stanwood Park, Farmington, Maine. More information needed....

"Before my brother, and I, got into fly tying, my dad used to get his flies from an old gent by the name of Melvin Huff. Mel was the zoo keeper at the old Stanwood Park Zoo in Farmington. Of course the zoo had an array of exotic birds and animals so Mel always had a good supply of feathers on hand. He was also an excellent fly tyer and a man of infinite patience. In retrospect I can recall many times when he should have sent me packing as I must have been a real pain in the butt....."