Grand Lake Stream, Maine 1970s Carved Wooden Plaque of Unhappy Hiker Nathaniel hawthorne Great in a kid's room

Great in a kid's room

There is wear to this box consistent with its age

but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made

7" long x 1 7/8" in diameter

a couple of hairline cracks in the lacquer close to the hinges

Grand Lake Stream, Maine 1970s Carved Wooden Plaque of Unhappy Hiker Nathaniel hawthorne Great in a kid's roomWhat I love most about this funny old carved souvenir plaque are the two tiny figures at lower left waving to the hiker protagonist from a distance; I'm not sure whether they completed the hike hours ago and are waiting on the slow father, or whether they are random bystanders just cheering him on! In any case, I think it's pretty good, and a fun gift for a reluctant outdoors person. Fyi, Grand Lake Stream is in the northeastern most part of Maine,