We came across an interesting article recently reporting on John Trimble’s 1937 speech at the St Croix Club. The Club was a “gentleman’s” club formed the late 1800’s to provide “gentlemen” of the four towns, the Milltowns, Calais and Stephen, … Continue reading
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. -Yiddish Proverb A good horse cannot be a bad color. -Proverbs No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. -Winston Churchill Indeed, there is … Continue reading
In terms of important, world shattering events, 1930 was a pretty dull year, although two events in 1930 did have significant future repercussions. The first was Gandhi’s Salt March to the Sea in India, a protest of the British prohibition … Continue reading
Young Alice Sinclair was among the first piano players in Calais to provide a musical accompaniment to the silent films of the early 20th century. She began her work just after the first World War. Sinclair eventually moved to Meddybemps and lived … Continue reading
Of all the floods that have struck the Calais area, the one of 1923 was by far the worst. According to historian and reporter Ned Lamb, the water was so high in Maguerrowock that canoeists could literally paddle over telephone lines. … Continue reading
This article was originally written by Al Churchill for the Calais Advertiser in 2009. Football season is again upon us. A couple of years ago all the talk was about Tom Brady: Will his knee hold up? Will the cheap … Continue reading
Incorporated as a town in 1825, Baring’s history is inextricably linked to one William Vance, who, it can be safely said, was an uncommon reprobate, rogue and rascal at time when there was considerable competition among the residents of the St. Croix Valley for … Continue reading
Pirates have never been much of a problem in this area– unless you count the privateers who plagued the Brits during our occasional wars and border controversies in the early years. There’s also John Hogg Paine, one of history’s most violent and notorious … Continue reading
The Stone House is one of the oldest still-standing residences of Calais. It was built in 1825 from locally quarried granite and remains in excellent condition thanks to its owners. Take a virtual tour of this unique home and learn … Continue reading
Most of the early journals and materials that we have are from the prominent citizens and families of Calais. This is largely because if you weren’t wealthy you either weren’t inclined to write (or you might not even know how … Continue reading