Robin Brooks- Dezigns by Robin

The founder "Robin K Brooks" of Brooks Enterprises has been designing folk art products since 1975. She has designed various exquisite gifts. She has also won several awards (including Best of Show) at State Fairs for her crafts.

Talented members of her family:

Clarence Knudson (Knudsen)(grandfather) Concert Violinist played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Head of the 2nd Violins for 55 years. He also played with the Boston Pops for many years. Immigration at Elise Island misspelled our last name when his parents moved to the USA.

Paul Knudson (father) Concert Pianist graduated from Harvard University. Paul has played as guest pianist with Aurthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops. He also has 300 classical musical pieces in the Bagadose Lending Library in Blue Hill, Maine (search word: KNUDSON)
He has had his musical pieces performed at Universites.

Robert Knudson (uncle) Inventor has newly created an electron microscope.

William Scharff (great-great grandfather) Store owner in NY owned the 1st part store for the Model T-Ford and sold car parts to Ford Motor Company.

3/11/1996
Eastern Maine Ski resort proposed
Associated Press
GRAND FALLS TOWNSHIP- A Deblois woman who is promoting the development of
a ski resort on Passamadumkeag Mountain says eastern Maine needs a ski area suitable for training and racing.
Robin Brooks, president of Ski Passadumkeag Mountain Association, wants to purchase or lease about 500 acres of land on a 1,049-foot peak, which would offer skiers an 800-foot vertical drop.
Brooks estmates the cost of the project at between $2.5 million and $5 million. depending on whether new or used equipment is installed. private investors have pledged $1 million, she said.
She said many of Maine's 15 ski resorts are in the western part of the state, forcing skiers in eatern Maine to travel long distances.
"We want to develop a ski area large enough so kids can train and race", she said.
Brooks has met with three of the four landowners, who have indicated support for the project. the town of Burlinton owns about 300 of the 500 acers needed for this project.

3/31/2002
Check out Maine Attractions online
By ROGER PETTERSON, The Associated Press
Maybe it's time to head "Down East" for your next vacation, to explore maine's rocky coast and deep forest, eat lobsters fresh off the boat, and maybe go whale-watching.

There's a boatload of Maine travelers' information available on the Web, with ideas on sights to see, streams for canoeing, and contacts for guides to hire.

What do they mean by Down East? Look up that region and others at the state Office of Touism (visitmaine.com) and see what each one has to offer in the way of sightseeing and outdoor recreation. Check out some views from the live Web cameras at maine travel (http://www.mainetravel.net).

For more ideas on things to fill a vacation, dig into the Outdoors division of Maine Today (outdoors.mainetoday.com) for articles, fishing reports (even weekly ice fishing reports) and useful links to information such as state boating laws and registration requirements.

And if you want to take it easier for a day or two, there's a Nature Watching section with information on bird watching, whale watching and spring peepers (tree frogs; not to be confused with autumn leaf peepers).

Next, click your mouse over to thrie sister Web site, Destination Maine (mainetoday.com). Click on Activities to reach a catalog of things to explore, starting with Antiques and going alphabetically to Windjammer Cruises. There are things to keep your kids entertained (and you with them), breweries, covered bridges and lighthouses. If you're considering autumn travel dates, click on foliage for tips on becoming a leaf peeper when the trees put on their fall color displays.

To learn more about sailing vacations, the Maine Winjammer Association (sailmainecoast.com) offers directories to rental properties. Click on their button for MaineOutdoors.com for information on hunting and fishing permits, canoeing and hiking.

You can search for a hotel, campground or bed & breakfast at the Maine Tourism Association (mainetourism.com) and learn about basics including what cloths you'll need for the state's varied climate zones.