Corner of Main Street and North Street 1906 MR. SMITH AT THE SYNDICATE HOTEL Stephen A. Douglas Smith writes of Calais, its industries and statesmen, both of whom are of international reputation.At the Hotel Trust.DEAR UNION:Still here and doing finely.I enjoy … Continue reading
The world stage in 1904 featured only two main events—both involving our dynamic and controversial president, Teddy Roosevelt. The photo above shows deliriously patriotic Japanese citizens sending their sons off to war against the Russians in early 1904. Tsar Nicholas … Continue reading
1903 was a relatively peaceful year. There were no major military conflicts and only a few political dust-ups, primarily those involving the European powers colonial land grabs, especially in Africa. Joseph Conrad, in his classic Heart of Darkness put it … Continue reading
There were a couple of significant international events in 1902 which had a local connection—the purchase of the rights to the Panama Canal project by the United States from the French and the end of the Boer War in South … Continue reading
The Mona Lisa, the thief Vincenzo Peruggia and the return of the painting in 1913 One of the most sensational stories in 1911 was the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in Paris. Adding to the sensation resulting … Continue reading
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
It’s no secret what was happening in the world in 1944: the news was all about the war, and it was often tragic, especially the reports from the Pacific and Europe of the neighbors, friends, sons and husbands being killed … 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
ske·dad·dle/skəˈdadl/ Verb INFORMAL depart quickly or hurriedly; run away. “when he saw us, he skedaddled” A Maine Unit assembled after the Battle of Marye’s Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia Although we have written a good deal on the St. Croix Valley and … Continue reading