The Road to Tinkhamtown

[Jim R]

I got this off another Forum. I had never read it before. The younger guys on here will not understand it and for us more seasoned gentlemen it will need no explanation. I found it to be a very good read.

The Road to Tinkhamtown: Corey Ford's Original, Unedited Manuscript | Field & Stream

 

[Onomea]

That's beautiful. Thanks for posting it for us.

 

[moosedog]

Thank you, I enjoyed that.

 

[walkinghorse]

Thank you for posting this!
I always enjoyed reading Corey Ford, Havilah Babcock stories!
What an era of writing!

 

[S42N8]

Thanks as well. Good read.

 

[olcop]

If this doesn't bring a tear to your eyes, you're tougher than than this old man.
olcop

 

[Bill Bates]

That is one of my favorite stories. As a ruffed grouse hunter and owner of bird dogs it is even more special.

Here is a video version of the story.[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_PN6ZL0fMA[/ame]

 

[Krell1]

The OP said old guys would understand.....I'm old but I guess not old enough. Good story though, thanks for sharing it.

 

[vonn]

Good read,thanks.

 

[CajunBass]

I remember reading Cory Ford in Field & Stream many years ago. His "Minutes of the Lower Forty" was the first thing I turned to. And I was just a shirttail kid.

Somewhere or other around here I have a book "The Best of Cory Ford." And a couple of Gene Hills too.

Now that I think of it, Gene Hill wrote a similar story about an elephant hunt.

 

[shouldazagged]

Beautiful, but today I found it hard to read.

I hope my brother, my fishing and hunting partner for a great many years, made a journey like that as he left us.

I hope I can too.

 

[Kitgun]

Great story, strange name "Tinkham" Long ago I used to go grouse hunting up by Ludington Mi. which has a Tinkham Ave in it as well as "No Name" road. Wonder if Cory was ever up there?

 

[Bill Bates]

Here is a photo of what I believe is the old dirt road to the long abandoned Tinkhamtown. I need to add going there to my bucket list. I would love to photograph the area and maybe hunt Pa'tridge.

 

[snuffy51]

The OP said old guys would understand.....I'm old but I guess not old enough. Good story though, thanks for sharing it.

It was a story by a good man about how he wanted to leave this world and his Heaven was what he loved and his old friends. Makes a lot of sense to me, read the story again and think about it. I ain't scared anymore.