Lower Enchanted Township
Lower Enchanted Township may be accessed by the lower enchanted road off Route US 201 North of West Forks. The road leads to a hiking area and a majestic waterfall.
South Enchanted
South Enchanted is the gateway to one of the major waterfalls in Maine.
Lasell Island
Lasell is a private island in Penobscot Bay off shore in Knox County, near North Haven Island. It has long curving beaches with stunning views of the Bay. The small building is also private.
Chase Stream Township
Two miles north of West Forks on U.S. 201, Capital Road begins its northeastern entry to Chase Stream Township, opening to a group of a dozen small ponds: Ellis (101-acres, 18-ft depth) (Flatiron 4-acres, 4ft depth) (Long-16 acres, 14-ft depth), (Round-36 acres, 11ft depth) (Dead 65 acres, 10-ft depth) among others. Most of these small ponds…
“Mert” Lane
Merton Lane (1910-2004) was a fixture in the lore of Maine’s gallery of interesting characters, typifying the State’s culture. In 1905 he became the first fire tower lookout warden in the State located atop Squaw Mountain [now Big Moose Mountain] in Greenville. It was a special breed of men who manned the lookout towers,…
Harpswell Sound
Harpswell Sound is a body of water that flows from Casco Bay at Little Mark Island ten miles to the Ewing Narrows Bridge, then two miles on to Long Reach and finally merges with the New Meadows River. Casco Bay has been reported as a significant warming water body. This may be contributing to…
Anson
Anson was the home of Francis B. Henderson, who moved there from from New York City in 1940 where he had been Captain of a barge moving critical material, equipment and supplies in New York Harbor for the military during World War II. Soon after moving to Anson, he was appointed Chief Deputy Sheriff and…
Right to Know Freedom of Information
Maine has several protections allowing the public access to government proceedings, such as meetings of town officials and regulatory agencies, along with their rules and documents. The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition is a private non-profit advocating to insure that Maine state and local government agencies adhere to their own obligations to the public. According to…
Books About Maine
The Maine Reader: The Down East Experience 1614 to the Present Day. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston 1991. Edited by Charles and Samuella Shain. 524 pp. Maine: A Literary Chronicle. New York 1968. W. Storrs Lee. Funk and Wagnalls. 487 pp. The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier. Colin Woodard. Viking. New…
BOWMANTOWN TOWNSHIP
Bowmantown is a small township along the western most Maine border at the Quebec border. It is the northernmost township in Oxford County. It contains the 30 acre Upper Black Pond. Located south of Twin Peaks near the Canadian border, it is not readily accessible to the general public. Permission must be obtained from International…
University of Maine at Orono
National Register of Historic Places – Listings Photos, and edited text are from nominations to the National Register of Historic Places researched by Maine. Historic Preservation Commission. Maine Experiment Station Barn Experiment Station Barn (1989) [University of Maine campus] Built in 1885, this long gable roofed building was the original agricultural structure used by the Maine…
T10 R12 WELS
National Register of Historic Places – Listings Photos, and edited text are from nominations to the National Register of Historic Places researched by Maine. Historic Preservation Commission. Full text and photos are at https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp Boarding House and Storehouse at Churchill Depot The Boarding House and Storehouse at Churchill Depot are located…
Sarton, May
[May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995] Poet Eleanor Marie (May) Sarton was born in Belgium. Her family moved to England as World War I threatened, then to Boston in 1915 As an adult she published poetry and traveled widely in Europe and in the United States, earning accolades for her work. Eventually she moved…
Williams, Ruel
Ruel Williams was a Senator from Maine; born in Hallowell, June 2, 1783; attended Hallowell Academy; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Augusta, Maine; member, State legislature 1812-1829, 1832, 1848; commissioner of public buildings in 1831; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1836. He was elected February 22,…
Palmer, Gideon Stinson
Gideon Stinson Palmer (1813-1891) was born in Gardiner, attended the Gardiner Lyceum, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1838. He returned to Gardiner after graduation and was principal of the Lyceum for several terms. He then began to practice medicine in Gardiner and also served on the Gardiner city council and as a representative in…
Eagle Island
SEE: ROBERT E. PEARY
Clarke, McDonald
McDonald Clarke 1798-1842 Alternate spellings: MacDonald Clarke; M’Donald Clarke McDonald Clarke 1798-1842. It is known he was born in Bath, Maine, the son (or grandson) of a wealthy ship builder. There is dispute over his legitimacy as there is over much of his early life. He was was associated with the Bohemian set in New York in the first half of…
Bellows, Shenna
Shenna Bellows (1975- ) is the first woman to become Maine Secretary of State, beginning in December, 2020. Born on March 23, 1975 in Massachusetts. She has been a non-profit executive director, best known for her work with the American Civil Liberties Union. She had been the State Senator from Maine’s 14th District since 2016…
William Burleigh
William Burleigh, (father of John Holmes Burleigh), was a U.S. Representative in Congress from Maine. He was born in Northwood, Rockingham County, N.H., October 24, 1785; moved with his parents to Gilmanton, N.H., in 1788 when he attended the common schools and taught for several years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar…
John Holmes Burleigh
John Holmes Burleigh (son of William Burleigh), was a Representative from Maine; born in South Berwick, October 9, 1822; he attended the local academy; became a sailor when sixteen years of age and commanded a ship on foreign voyages from 1846 until 1853 when he engaged in woolen manufacturing at South Berwick. He also engaged…