Great pond spans several towns outside of Belgrade Maine and is home to one of the last US mail routes delivered by boat. John Govostes has been delivering mail for five years on this route. Each morning in the summer he loads his boat behind the Post Office in Belgrade and heads out on the water. Along the way he interacts with residents and even pets a dog or two!* When he's not delivering mail John can be found playing table tennis, which he is a two time Maine state champion of! I really love when a photo story has smaller micro stories within it. Shot as part of the Belgrade Lakes feature for @downeastmagazine . . . *Side note, dogs disliking letter carriers is a real thing! My mom was a letter carrier for 35 years and was bite four separate times by dogs. So watching John pet dogs along the way filled me with a little fear and a bunch of amazement. . . . #Maine #Mainemail #lettercarrier #Uspostalservice @uspostalservice #usmail #BelgradeMaine #Mainelakes #specialdelivery #summertime #mainesummer #onlyinmaine #mainejobs #tabletennis #champion #editoralphotographer @mwphotographic #michaelwilsongphotography #michaeldwilson #boats #mailboat #mainething (at US Post Office) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0GYPJsA3u3/?igshid=ewkwqciirfnu
