Olle Olsson giving Calais Lion Frank Frost an Award. Calais Advertiser editor Jay Hinson can be seen over Olle’s right shoulder. Olle Olsson, who after 18 years in the Swedish Merchant Marine, settled in Calais in 1948 and not only … Continue reading
Hitler and Ernst Roehm in happier days The most notable world news in 1934 was made in Germany and China. In Germany, in what became known as the “Night of the Long Knives”, Hitler consolidated his political power with a … Continue reading
So, matey, you’re tired of the endless Maine winters, the bitter cold, snow and daily chores of cutting wood and thawing water, not to mention the swarms of insects which will plague you with the arrival of spring when the … Continue reading
Buggy at the Corner of the Shattuck Road Red Beach and Route 1 In 1900, Red Beach was a busy and in many ways idyllic New England village. The scene above shows the “Main Street” now Route 1 from the … Continue reading
ACTOR’S CAR ON FIRE. LEWIS Morrison and His Company in Lively Blaze Calais Maine March 7 1900The car of Lewis Morrison, the actor, was burned as a result of the explosion of an oil stove in it while the car was … Continue reading
Sidney Unobskey We were saddened to hear of the death of Sidney Unobskey earlier this week (January 20, 2021). His passing truly marks the end of an era in the St. Croix Valley. For over a century the Unobskey family … Continue reading
Wickachee in the 50s; Wickachee Guest House to the right. The Wickachee Dining Room is perhaps the oldest restaurant in the St. Croix Valley, although it is possible Carmen’s Diner in St. Stephen is also in the running. Originally, the … Continue reading
A Deadly Explosion. Calais, Maine, 29th. The boiler of a dredger burst in the harbour here today. The explosion killed seven persons and injured several others. The bodies of the killed were horribly mutilated. Newspapers in the 1800s were highly … Continue reading
Erebus before becoming icebound In 1845, Sir John Franklin, one of England’s greatest explorers and naval heroes, sailed from England on his third Arctic expedition with every hope of finally navigating the Arctic Circle in northern Canada from Baffin Bay … Continue reading
The Calais Western Union Telegraph office is shown above at the lower right at the corner of Main and North Streets in the 1920s. By the 20s the telegraph was becoming an outdated technology, but it had had a long … Continue reading