Reply
In the spirit of our program tomorrow night (May 2nd, 2016), we thought a few old photos of Pleasant Point might be of interest. All of the photos date to about 1900 except the last which was may be earlier … Continue reading
John "Al" Churchill
The above photo of the Calais Academy Class of 1906 touring Washington has led us to ponder what sort of experience it was for this group to travel to the nation’s capital near the turn of the 20th century. It … Continue reading
This fishing fleet in Black’s Harbor is waiting, not very patiently, for an annual event which yearly decided the fortunes of thousands of people in this area from the 1870’s until the 1950’s: the spring running of the herring. When … Continue reading
Traditionally speaking, female artists haven’t always been as encouraged as they should’ve been. The field of art has long been dominated by the hand of males, who were viewed as possessing adequate technique to convey their artistic intentions. That wasn’t … Continue reading
What do Benedict Arnold and bootleggers have in common? A great deal as it turns out. Both made a good living as smugglers here in the St Croix Valley, both were detested by a large portion of the population but … Continue reading
One of the rites of spring in Calais after the Second World War was the annual Unobskey Fashion show held on the stage of the State Theatre. Each spring Arthur Unobskey, shown above with his three indispensable assistants, would travel … Continue reading
This excerpt (used with permission) from Ken Ross’ book, Washington County Maine in the Civil War, 1861-66, details the life of Isabella Fogg. Ross recounts Fogg as among the most notable figures he had the pleasure of writing about for the … Continue reading
This article was originally written by Lura Jackson and published in the Calais Advertiser (www.thecalaisadvertiser.com) on March 10th, 2016. It is used with permission. Of the many brave and distinguished soldiers who have come from Calais over the past centuries … Continue reading
1948 was year the temperature of the “Cold War” dropped several degrees from merely cold to bitter cold with a serious wind chill. The Russians blockaded Berlin and Winston Churchill who had coined the term “Iron Curtain” continued to warn … Continue reading
This photo from around 1970 shows the very large business block on Main Street which was occupied at that time and until the building was destroyed in the fire of July 19, 1996 by Johnson’s Hardware. The building was enormous- … Continue reading