As Valentines Day approaches, it’s time for the story of Lovers’ Rock in the Madawaska Valley.
“It all started when I took my camera and Honda ATV side by side up Tom’s Lookout,” said Combermere resident, Chad Beckwith-Smith. “On the top of the lookout is a Rock that I have named Lovers’ Rock after meeting a young married couple celebrating their first anniversary up there.”
Their celebration developed a dramatic turn when Beckwith-Smith photographed them posing on what appears to be the edge of a cliff where one “pulls” the other to safety.
Beckwith-Smith was taken with the photographic possibilities and has since introduced numerous couples to Lovers’ Rock, telling them it’s the Valley’s test of true love.
photos Chad Beckwith-Smith
Editor’s note: Everyone was safe during these photo shoots. Not shown is the ledge to stand on. Tom’s Lookout is located in the Thomas P. Murray Recreational Trail system in the Madawaska Valley.
