Memorial for a hermit

In August 2015, the Monson Historical Society was contacted by a University of Maine student who was writing a thesis on Hermits of Maine. Apparently the Monson/Elliotsville/Onawa area of Piscataquis County contained many such reclusive men over a span of years. This was the beginning of a fact-finding journey for several members of the Historical Society. One of the men, known locally as “Hank the Hermit,” was …