Vim! View
Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues
by Vikky Vail
14 January 2303
Old Longfellow Sails Off into the Sunset
It is with great sadness that we report the end of a long, productive life in the great legend of Far Harbor, Old Longfellow, 89. A burial at sea procession was held for Longfellow at the beach near his cabin.
Longfellow was born on Mount Desert Island and had become the island's fog guide during the heavy fogs of the 2280s. He was a friend of the Harbormen though he never claimed to be one of them. He was also a friend of Nate Howard during the raids on the Trappers and creatures of the island. He credits Howard with "taming the island."
Longfellow owned the Vim! League franchise, the Cranberry Island Hermit Crabs. While Longfellow did not have much interest in baseball, he did credit the Vim! League with bringing the islands back to life and vowed to pour his remaining years into its success. Commissioner Small Bertha has said that the league would hold a special ceremony for Old Longfellow on opening day of the 2302 season.
The team will now be under the control of Boxer Sweet, who was one of the investors in the Vim! factory reopening in 2289. Boxer originally was a Railroad operative working in Acadia but decided to make her home in Acadia after the Commonwealth Alliance among all four major factions of the Commonwealth. That also meant extra protections in Mount Desert Island, though the four factions are not stationed on Mount Desert Island.