J. S. Calkins Store, W. Lubec, Me. 54.

The Calkins family, originally from Wales then Nova Scotia, settled in the Lubec region about 1830. Some became landholders

G.H. Carver & Co. Store, Beals, Me. L35

This store was built about 1925 by Guy Herrick Carver, Sr. It burned in 1930 as a result of an electrical fire.

Narraguagus Inn, Cherryfield, Me., Route 1

This Queen Anne style house was built about 1880 for Henry H. Bowles by noted Cherryfield architect and builder Charles Allen. It stood out

Cruiser Pauline, Machias, Me. 35.

No record can be found on the Cruiser Pauline. Behind the boat is part of the extensive wharf that lined the bank of the Machias River.

Mill St., Pembroke. Me. 2.

Over the years the village of Pembroke, on the west bank of the Pennamaquon River, had developed as a trading center and assumed the appearance

Union Hall, Danforth, Me. 6X.

The majestic Union Hall came into being due to the hard work and planning of the Union Hall Corporation. It was completed in 1888.

Latter Day Saints Church, Beals, Me. 41.

In 1870 Elder Josiah Ells, a missionary from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints, came to Jonesport from Pennsylvania. He baptized five local people

Princeton Hotel, Princeton, Me. 95A.

This hotel is the Princeton House, which had a long history of providing lodging. It was built by Putham Rolfe in the early 1800s. Peter Carle purchased the Princeton House in 1839

Main St., Princeton, Me. 16K.

Neil E. McCannell was an enterprising Princeton businessman. In addition to his Main Street store, he manufactured and distributed his patented Soda-Licious beverages,

Mansfield’s Sardine Factory, Jonesport, Me. 14.

This 1920s’ photo shows Mansfield’s Sardine Factory in the center; it was taken from the south side of Sawyer’s Cove at the campground also known as Henry’s Point.

Gov. Brann, Islesboro-Lincolnville Beach, Me. Ferry

In 1936, Islesboro got a new ferry, the GOV. BRANN. It would be Penobscot Bay’s first purpose designed car ferry.

Deer Isle – Sedgewick Bridge – Under Construction

Bridge construction began in 1937; this is probably the summer of 1938, taken from the Deer Isle side.

St. Croix Paper Mill, Woodland, Me. 19A.

About 1900 Sprague’s Falls on the St. Croix River, five miles north of Baring, was identified as an ideal location for a dam and a paper mill by a consortium of businessmen. The St. Croix Paper Company was formed

Opera House, Woodland, Me. 13X.

In 1907 and only two years from the time Woodland was a forested, largely uninhabited wilderness, Charles Murray, an immigrant from Italy, built the Woodland Opera House to provide the then boom town a venue for entertainment.

View from Monaghan Hill, Whitneyville, Me. 11.

This broad view from the Monaghan Hill on Canal Road looks south across the Machias River. The wooden structure is the remnants of the dam that supplied power to the original Sullivan lumber mill,

Post Office from Across the Pond, Whiting, Me. 16.

This c. 1910 image shows the mill pond on the Orange River with the road to Lubec (Route 189) in the foreground. The building facing the road was a private home, which is now gone.