Well, it’s back to Maine. And back to the color red as well.
This time, though, it’s the Eddies. The what? Huh? The Eddies?
Well, as you can probably guess, this one comes from Mr. Little himself. And he just so happened to be a local philanthropist, founding the school way back in 1835. Well, at least they’re not the Littles.
What you may not have guessed is that the mascot is actually supposed to be the ghost of this guy.
Auburn’s a city of 24,000 in south central Maine, right across the Androscoggin River from Lewiston (the most populous city in Maine). Once famous for shoes, it’s pretty depressed these days.
The school has a little over 1,000 students. They do have one alumnus I’ve heard of, former US Senator Olympia Snow.
Old school
They appear to have all the usual sports, as well as such cold-weather faves such as hockey and Alpine skiing.
Hmm, I wonder who Bonny Eagle was
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