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.
a retiree riding a bike on a paved path
At this Topsham retirement community, residents and management work together for a more sustainable future.
illustration of a family on a horse-drawn sleigh ride
Almost 90 years ago, with prose as crisp as a cold winter night and sentiment as sweet as steamy apple pudding, the Pulitzer-winning writer Robert P. Tristram Coffin conjured the timeless pleasures of a yuletide gathering in rural Maine.