When hunting season rolls around it always brings to mind those days long past when there was no hunting season, folks could hunt year round without licenses,bag limits etc and all those other legal inconveniences of today. When the game … Continue reading
In the early days on the St Croix Valley the life of a laborer, even those with some specialized skills or engaged in dangerous work, while not quite to coin a famous phrase “ brutish, nasty and short.” was very, … Continue reading
This 1930s photo of “Upper Main” Street Calais shows the businesses located on the part of Main Street from the corner of Union Street to the bridge back in the days after prohibition ended. A close inspection of these business … Continue reading
Many of you will remember Arlo and Helen Bates. They lived in the early years of their marriage on Germain Street just up from Washington and later on Calais Avenue near the ball diamond. At some point, probably after Arlo … Continue reading
[Note: This article was originally written on April 19, 2020.] While the State of Maine wants Mainers to stay at home as much as possible until the coronavirus is brought under control, one outdoor activity the State is encouraging is … Continue reading
[Note: This article was originally written on May 31, 2020.] Today the last service of the First Congregational Church of Calais was held at the Congregational Church on Calais Avenue. While the number of participants in today’s service was nearly equivalent … Continue reading
There is no question the coronavirus seriously disrupted our social and economic life. Mandated social distancing and self-isolation imposed by the government to slow the spread of the virus are certainly taxing and were seen by some as too extreme … Continue reading
Over a century ago in 1912 St. Croix Valley communities were anxiously anticipating the annual end of summer Calais and St. Stephen Fairs. The St. Stephen Fair was already an established event, the Calais Fair at the new fairgrounds on … Continue reading
Above is a 1925 photo of the officers of the Calais Police Department in 1925. Sam Saunders, one of Calais’ most eminent and certainly most humorous historians of the era, described these fellows as follows: The way I recall, Scout Eye, was the … Continue reading
As this is the 50th Anniversary of the first St. Croix Valley International Festival we thought it a good time to look back at its history. The International Festival is unique in many ways but so is the relationship among … Continue reading