Arthur Raffel was born in Groton Massacusetts in 1963. He has lived in New England for fifty-two years. After playing youth hockey, he started working in the woods cutting wood. He...view moreArthur Raffel was born in Groton Massacusetts in 1963. He has lived in New England for fifty-two years. After playing youth hockey, he started working in the woods cutting wood. He attended two years at Alfred University then returned to the woods to finance an architectural education in Boston. He is presently in a twenty-five-year career as a carpenter.view less