Clara Louise Burnham: A star among us
Over the course of her career, Clara Louise Burnham wrote and published more than 26 novels. Reviews of her work appeared in such prominent publications as Dial and The Atlantic Monthly.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Jul 5, 2023 | History
Over the course of her career, Clara Louise Burnham wrote and published more than 26 novels. Reviews of her work appeared in such prominent publications as Dial and The Atlantic Monthly.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Apr 2, 2023 | History
Almost everyone familiar with Bailey Island has, at one time or another, made their way to Land’s End and seen the statue of a lobsterman looking out over Jaquish Island and the waters of Casco Bay.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Nov 3, 2022 | Columns
For most of her 80-plus years, Marjorie Johnson lived in a modest house on Bailey Island, on the side of a hill overlooking Mackerel Cove. Her father was a fisherman; her mother, the proprietor of a summer boardinghouse and cottages known as The Willows.
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Aug 5, 2022 | History
Esther Sayles Root (right) with Marjorie Crocker in the author photo for “Over Periscope...
Read MorePosted by Joann Gardner | Jul 4, 2022 | History
Michael Sinnett’s grave is in the cemetery behind the old meetinghouse in Harpswell Center....
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