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Originally Posted by deskjockey  Congratulations! Wow, you certainly are a Mainer at heart. Rangeley is a beautiful part of Maine... I'm sure it fits your daughter perfectly. |
Bonus points to deskjockey!!
That's exactly where the name comes from! My wife and I simply love the lakes region of Maine... we have so many fond memories of the lake and camps on Westshore Rangeley.
The loons calling in the early morning hours... The crystal clear cool water... Sitting in a hammock with my wife until 2am just watching the stars over the lake... Sitting in the hammock in the winter at 2pm just watching the quiet snow fall on the frozen lake... Awesome snowshoeing in the winter... Eating at the "Porter House" in Eustis... Watching the deer and moose walk right by our camps in the winter... Hiking, boating, fishing, and of course the scenery.... Saddleback, Mooselookmeguntic, etc... Simply wonderful.
Our first daughter was born in Maine... and we wanted our second daughter to have a connection to it as well. We had been discussing the name "Rangeley" for quite a while... But... one day two months ago, I had my Maine Atlas & Gazateer out, and I'm looking at Rangeley Lake and the surrounding area... As I look a little closer at the town of Rangeley situated on the northeast part of the lake... I see a feeder pond (Mainers call lakes "Ponds".) that flows into Rangeley Lake on the east part of town... The name of that Pond is called "Haley" Pond. Well... Guess what my first daughter's name is? Haley!
That was the clincher right there. It felt "real" and like it was meant to be... After she was born... it just "fit".
Bob