Wells, Me. Wells is a town in York County, Maine, founded in 1643. It is the third-oldest town in Maine. The Abenaki Indians called the area Webhannet, meaning “at the clear stream”, a reference to the Webhannet River. In 1653, Wells was incorporated, the third town in Maine to do so, and named after Wells, […]
Heading north up through Maine
York, Me. Agamenticus, (this was the term that the Abenaki Indians called the York River), was the first city to be chartered in the United States in 1641. In 1642, it was renamed Gorgeana and incorporated as the first city. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony annexed southwestern Maine in 1652, Gorgeana was reincorporated as York, […]
Maine (The Way Life Should Be)
If you are heading to Maine i will be posting some information on here ever Sunday that i hope will make your stay more informative. The first one being about Kittery, Maine: Kittery, Maine As you head into Maine (the way life Should Be) the first town you come to is Kittery. There are a […]
New Years Eve 2016 and Cedar Key
I have always Loved Cedar Key, Florida so anything i get a chance to go I do. If you haven’t been to Cedar Key, Fl. you need to take a day trip. It is a very Quaint place and you can park your car and walk to just about anywhere. The seafood is great, Especially […]
Where it all Began
When I drive down to Popham Beach it is hard to imagine what it must have looked like when the English settlers arrived in 1607. No Spinney’s restaurant, no houses, and no road to drive there. You read books about how hard it was back in the history of this country. Think about 100 to […]
Brunswick Invades Falmouth
As you are driving from Portland north or Brunswick south think about this little story: It was March of 1775, and our newly declared country was at war with England. There was an English ship in the harbor of Falmouth called the Canceaux, a man of war sent there to intimate the colonists as they […]
Meadowbrook Camping Area, the old Winnegance Farm
The Old Winnegance Farm By Jeff Darling My Historical paper is on the Old Winnegance Farm on the Meadowbrook Rd, in Phippsburg, Me. I don’t know for sure when the house was built because the records would be either in the county of York or Lincoln depending on the Date. It was built in the […]
In Memory of Danny Joe Lalk
In Memory of Danny Joe Lalk June 3, 1947 – April 5, 2015 Obituary Dan Lalk, 67, of Marietta, passed away Sunday April 5th, 2015. A memorial service will be held Thursday April 9th at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church in Acworth, Ga. at 11 am. Born in Pensacola, FL, Dan served our country honorably for […]
Riding in the Rain
Because I don’t own a car I always get the question “what happens when it rains?” Well i am always prepared for the worst. I always carry my rain gear and my heated gear anytime i leave home. As the Boy Scouts say “Be Prepared! ” and I am. My first story is about riding […]
Colonel Jonathan Buck, A Ghost Story about Bucksport, Maine
I love Ghost stories and a lady told me this one many years ago. Every time I head north and go through Bucksport I always stop at this monument. Their are many different versions of this story. As you head up the coast, which is a beautiful ride through Camden, Maine you will come to […]