The roar of the “Roaring Twenties” became a whimper with just two months left in the decade Few folks are around today who remember 1929. After all, a 5-year-old child in 1929 would be 97 today. Nonetheless “1929” evokes, even … Continue reading
The year 1956 was a momentous one on the world stage: Khrushchev denounced Stalin, a hopeful sign that the Soviets might be mellowing, but the Soviets then began conducting multiple nuclear tests—putting the rest of the world on edge and … Continue reading
We came across an article recently written by Sam Saunders, well known Calais historian and raconteur, which mentioned what Sam called the “Ole Steel Bridge” at Ferry Point, the main bridge connecting Calais and St. Stephen and how the local kids put … 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
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
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 By the 20s the telegraph was becoming an outdated technology, but it had had a long … Continue reading
The distinguished gentleman in the photo above is John Evans, a Calais bookkeeper with, for his time, short hair and a neat, closely cropped beard. The date of the photo is uncertain, but we speculate it was taken in the … Continue reading