The Cabin By Deep lake

Every fall, six men return to a remote cabin deep in the woods of northern Maine. They come to hunt, to work, to sit by the fire, and to keep a tradition alive-one passed down not just through family, but through time spent on land that asks to be treated with care. What begins as another familiar season changes when a wounded deer leads one of them into ground that has been quiet for more than a century. Hidden in stone and shadow is a truth the land has protected through silence-human lives caught between hope and history, waiting where freedom once passed north. As the discovery unfolds, the men are faced with a choice: preserve the secret as it is, or allow the past to finally speak. What follows is not a rush toward answers, but a careful reckoning-with legacy, responsibility, and the difference between ownership and stewardship. This is not a story about hunting trophies or buried treasure. It is a story about restraint. About listening. About knowing when to act-and when to leave things exactly where they are. Blending wilderness realism with quiet historical mystery, The Cabin by the Deep Lake explores: - The unseen paths of the Underground Railroad- The weight of inherited land and generational responsibility- The bonds of lifelong friendship forged through shared tradition- The ways memory survives when it is honored rather than exposed In the end, the land keeps its secrets. But those who learn to listen are changed forever.

Pages: 142, Paperback, Independently published