About – Caulked Shoe, LLC

About Caulked Shoe, LLC founder Roy Reehil

Caulked Shoe, LLC is the new name for The Forager Press, LLC, a publishing company founded in 2003, by Roy Reehil (upper left).
With a passion for Adirondack history and folklore, Roy teamed up with fellow historian William “Jay” O’Hern, published several of his Adirondack history books and together they co-wrote two books, Adirondack Adventures (2012) and Under an Adirondack Influence (2008). Roy’s currently working on a new book with the working title Fur, Fish and Lumber, and this new web site will keep his hand in book retailing as that progresses.
To honor the memory of French Louie Seymour, (AKA Adirondack French Louie) and to promote the classic book about him by author Harvey Dunham, Roy has also created the website French Louie.com.
In July 2025, Roy sold the The Forager Press imprint and rights to titles to Upstate Books, LLC, in order to keep those books in print “long past when I’m gone!”

Link to Roy’s French Louie Day Presentation Flyer
Link to the story of how Roy convinced two Adirondack counties to proclaim: “French Louie Day.“

Two Books Our Books and Services

We sell books and DVDs about the Adirondacks & the outdoors. Most books are about topics we love as well as the books we’ve written. Hermits, History, Field and Trail Guides Vintage and Collectible Books too.

Roy Adirondack Story Telling and Music

Caulked Shoe, LLC Founder Roy Reehil is a gifted story-teller and musician with several presentations he does on Adirondack history topics with dozens of period photographs he’s collected. He also does acoustic music performances. Sometimes he combines both.
Contact us for bookings.

Website design Web Site Design

We create beautiful, functional web sites designed to market your business or products or to keep your municipal residents informed. We provided inexpensive domain hosting and custom e-commerce sites too.