It was a long drive leading up to Mayflower Hill on a chilly morning of November 3rd, 1971.

The road to the Colby College campus in Waterville, Maine was covered in a thick fog from

the previous evening, a kind that seems to settle from the sky all the way to the ground,

as though you're walking through a cloud.

A marine forecast probably would have warned of low visibility on the coast that day, but

inland, a jogger on an early morning run could see the unmistakable form in the woods,

all the way from the winding road.

The November 4th Colby Echo describes the scene, it was about 35 feet from the road down

a slight embankment near the pumping station at the sharp turn in Mayflower Hill Drive.

Those from the Waterville area or familiar with Colby College can picture the embankment

well.

The edge of campus just passed the Osborne House, for the president of the college resides.

Though this November morning scene was 50 years ago last month, the memory within the

community remains.

For some, this foggy morning discovery is little more than folklore.

For others, it's visceral.

I'm Kylie Lowe, and this is the case of Colby College student Catherine Murphy, on Dark

Down East.

Driving through the downtown main street of Waterville Main in 2021, it's difficult

not to notice the extent of the construction and revitalization occurring all over the

city.

Older rundown buildings are receiving a facelift, and new shops and boutique hotels are

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