The Island I was among several steamboats offering service to Squirrel Island.
On the centennial of Maine’s original summer colony, Down East asked Edith Wheeler, the 93-year-old granddaughter of the Squirrel Island Association’s first president, to pen a recollection of the little colony’s early days.
S.L Wadsworth & Son’s old wharf-side spot
Known as the nation’s oldest chandlery and Maine’s longest-running retail operation, S.L. Wadsworth & Son hardware store still supplies the necessities to the city’s homeowners and boat owners.
Doughnuts from the Cookie Jar Pastry Shop.
Hundreds of miles and thousands of calories later, one very hungry road-tripper digests Maine’s long, sweet love affair with the doughnut, stretching back to the humble pastry’s hazy origins.