SUN JOURNAL • November 27, 2022
For a century now, the Stanton Bird Club’s Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary has been a refuge for wildlife and for all those who enjoy connecting with nature and escaping Lewiston’s loud and busy streets. What was created in response to widespread war and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic would once again provide the reprieve so many Mainers needed 100 years later under similar circumstances. A sturdy 45-acre gift to a bird club established in a frivolous frenzy grew to a staggering 450 acres open to all.