Dave Dunham (Bradford) topped the field, steaming home almost 3 minutes ahead of second. Jeff Gould (Westminster) is on the CMS list, but was identified as HSR (Hockomock Swamp Rat?). Paul McDermott (Fitchburg) was 60th. Ray Boutotte (Pepperell) came home 69th. And Ken Robichaud (Brookline) , also on the CMS list, but flagged as NMC, was 87th. Norfolk CT is known as "The Icebox of Connecticut". I wonder why? In the heart of the Green Woods (says the Norfolk web site) in what was later known as the Hartford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1774 by Cornelius Brown of Windsor. The town was incorporated in 1758 with forty-four voters at the first town meeting. A meeting house was built and in 1761 the Reverend Ammi R. Robbins became the firat minister, serving for fifty-two years.
Twenty-four men from Norfolk marched to aid Boston in 1775 and over one hundred and fifty fought in the Revolutionary War.
The early settlers were farmers, erecting sawmills, gristmills, and blacksmithies for their own needs. Using the waterpower of the Blackberry River, the town became industrial in the 1800's, manufacturing such diverse products as linseed oil, men's hats, woolens, cheese boxes, scythes, and hoes.
1 Dave Dunham 36 M Bradford MA CMS 57:57 5:48
2 Kevin Gorman 23 M Brighton MA 1:00:41 6:05
3 Mike Woodman 35 M Timonium MD Trail Rats 1:01:13 6:08
4 Jeff Niedeck 36 M Canaan CT 1:01:37 6:10
5 Phil Richey 43 M Danbury CT AFHT 1:04:12 6:26
6 Bill Borla 60 M Torrington CT 1:06:05 6:37
7 Will Graustein 39 M Harwinton CT HTC 1:06:25 6:39
8 Jeffrey Molson 38 M Avon CT HTC 1:06:39 6:40
9 Ed Kostak 32 M New Hartford CT 1:07:26 6:45
10 Jeff Gould 36 M Westminster MA HSR 1:08:33 6:52
60 Paul McDermott 65 M Fitchburg MA 1:30:05 9:01
69 Raymond Boutotte 55 M Pepperell MA 1:35:03 9:31
87 Ken Robichaud 48 M Brookline NH NMC 1:45:38 10:34
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 04:42 PM