A pack of grey wolves I’ve written extensively about the Airline and the Airline stagecoach over the years. It is a truly romantic tale of brave men and strong horses who together conquered the wilderness between Calais and Bangor over … Continue reading
[Note: This article was originally written on April 4, 2024] A flood warning has been issued for Calais-St. Stephen today. While not common in recent years floods have in the past devastated the St. Croix Valley, washing out bridges, roads and … Continue reading
Recently I wrote a piece on the Cloud Nine Motel on the Airline. Historian John Dudley had written that the last hurrah of the Cloud Nine was the filming of a movie titled “Anniversary” at the Cloud Nine but I … Continue reading
Lindbergh’s plane mobbed at airport in Paris after first transatlantic flight 1927 When Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris in 1927 after his historic first transatlantic flight, he was greeted by over a hundred thousand people at Le Bourget Aerodrome in … Continue reading
The Cloud 9 Most will remember with some fondness the Cloud 9 Motel and restaurant in Township 31, just west of the Wesley line going to Bangor. We can date the above photo by the vehicles, especially the classic VW … Continue reading
Abraham Lincoln meets Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin The question posed in the title to this email is, we admit, rather absurd. Abraham Lincoln, himself a man who should know who is responsible for the Civil War, … Continue reading
John Judson Ames As we have often noted, the St. Croix Valley sent many interesting and accomplished men and women to the far reaches of the new nation in the mid 1800s. Many went in search of gold in California … Continue reading
The Battleship Maine, Havana Harbor 1898 February 15, 1898 The battleship Maine destroyed by mysterious explosion The Spanish American War of 1898 began in the spring of 1898 a few months after the sinking of battleship Maine in Havana Harbor … Continue reading
The keeper’s house and bell tower on St. Croix Island In October 1976, I was John A. Churchill, Esquire, a pretentious title for a young, inexperienced lawyer just a year out of law school. Still, I was already accustomed to … Continue reading
Abbie Hill Laughlin, later known as Gail Laughlin Both sides of the St. Croix Valley have produced notable national and international figures – U.S. senators, ambassadors and consuls to far flung nations, artists, historians, journalists and several novelists. One native … Continue reading