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Ada passengers would have walked this Main Street in San Francisco in 1850 In part 1, we left the barque Ada and our local gold rushers in San Francisco Harbor in the spring of 1850 following a 7-month journey around … Continue reading
John "Al" Churchill
The Calais Advertiser on June 9, 1948, published an article titled “49 ERS” in which Calais historian H.E. “Ned” Lamb recounts the journey of the Barque Ada around the Horn to San Francisco in the early days of the gold … Continue reading
November 22, 1957, BDN Twill Be Sad Day For Downcast With Coach Train’s Last Whistle CALAIS Nov 21 From all Indications it’s going to resemble a day at a country fair Saturday when the last passenger train departs from Calais … Continue reading
We found a copy of a 1982 article in The Calais Advertiser recently about Earl Bonness, one of Grand Lake Stream’s the legendary guides and thought it might be of interest to the group. The photos, other than the one … Continue reading
1919 The Volstead Amendment banning sale of alcohol in the United ratified by the states Prohibition is an interesting topic and we have written about it extensively in the past. Maine’s is known as “The Pine Tree State,” but for many … Continue reading
Colonel Benjamin Church(center) given role of honor in 1976 Bi-Centennial celebrations When Calais became first in the nation to celebrate the country’s Bi-Centennial in 1976, a prominent figure in the festivities was Col. Benjamin Church, a Massachusetts native who had … Continue reading
Theatrical companies made regular stops in Calais in the late 1800s Before the advent of motion pictures, public entertainment was largely provided by local musicians and thespians. The exception was troupes of actors, musicians and comedians who came through town … Continue reading
[Note: This article was originally written July 30, 2023] The International Festival is just a few days away. A couple of weeks ago we did a brief history of the international celebrations here in the St. Croix Valley which have … Continue reading
Calais in the early 1800s was a pretty rowdy town if the reports of drinking and brawling even during town meetings are any indication of the general behavior of some of the local citizens. This isn’t even taking into … Continue reading
According to Google Earth Calais is exactly 5210 miles from Honolulu Hawaii. The only two towns in the United States more distant from Honolulu are Eastport (5229 miles) and Lubec (5230 miles) so it is curious that Calais in the … Continue reading