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The Calais Jail

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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​ 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 →

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Calais diplomats in Hawaii

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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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 →

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Boston Braves vs. Kiwanis

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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There are likely some lifelong baseball fans still around today who remember the days when the Boston Red Sox were only one of two major league teams in Boston.  There may even be a few who remember July 17, 1934 … Continue reading →

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Gas Stations

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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As the price of gas heads up we thought it timely to do a piece about gas stations of the past. Back in 1959 when gas cost 29 cents a gallon and sometimes less when one of local “gas wars” was … Continue reading →

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The Sky Route

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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In the past we have shared some photos of the 1931 Pan Am airline service between Boston and Halifax, with a scheduled stop in Calais but we didn’t have much information on the details of Calais’ short lived air connection … Continue reading →

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Bear Hunting

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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[Note: This article was originally written October 9, 2018.] Deer hunting season is still a few weeks away but if you can’t wait to get in the woods the season on bear started on August 27th. Perhaps you’ll get lucky … Continue reading →

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Whale of a Tail

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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The Charlotte County Museum in Milltown New Brunswick has recently provided the Historical Society with some interesting photos from its collection including the one above. We recalled a newspaper story about Passamaquoddy whale hunters in the early 1900’s and after … Continue reading →

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Hunting Season

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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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 →

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Out on Strike

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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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 →

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Rum Row and Bobby Kerr

Posted on July 27, 2023 by schsuser
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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 →

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